Pennsylvania Learning Standards
All museum programs align with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for the Arts and Humanities; History; and Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.
Arts and Humanities
- 9.1 Production, Performance and Exhibition of Visual Arts-all gallery-studio workshops, and school/museum projects
- 9.2 Historical and Cultural Contexts-all tours, gallery-studio workshops, and school/museum projects
- 9.3 Critical Response-all tours with the guided viewing activity, gallery-studio workshops, and school/museum projects
- 9.4 Aesthetic Response-all tours with the guided viewing activity, gallery-studio workshops, and school/museum projects
History
- 8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development-all tours
- 8.2 Pennsylvania History-Looking & Learning, American Experiences, Pittsburgh & Pennsylvania, and Presenting Pittsburgh: Past & Present
- 8.3 United States History-American Experiences, Looking & Learning, Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Pittsburgh & Pennsylvania, and Presenting Pittsburgh: Past & Present
- 8.4 World History-Looking & Learning, Famous Artists, European Experiences, Impressionism, Exploring Ancient Greece & Rome, Athena to Zeus, Impressionism, and Symbols & Stories in Art
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
- 1.2 Reading Critically in all Content Areas-all tours
- 1.3 Analyzing and Interpreting-all tours and all gallery-studio programs
- 1.4 Types of Writing-Art & Writing and all tours with the guided viewing activity
- 1.6 Speaking and Listening-all tours and all gallery-studio workshops
- 1.8 Research-all tours with the guided viewing activity
Mathematics
- 2.3 Measurement and Estimation-Geometry, Proportion and Ratio
- 2.4 Mathematical Reasoning and Connections-Geometry, Proportion and Ratio
- 2.5 Mathematical Problem-Solving and Communication-Geometry, Proportion and Ratio
