Museum Educator's Manual (eBook)

Educators Share Successful Techniques

Melissa Bingmann, Nancy Cutler, Tim Grove, Kimberly A. Huber, Anna Johnson (Autoren)

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2017 | 2., Second Edition
352 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7906-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This second edition interweaves technology into every aspect of the manual and includes two new chapters on working with K-12 learners and interaction. With checklists, schedules, organizational charts, program examples, and other how-to documents included throughout, The Museum Educator's Manual is a 'must have' book for any museum educator.

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The Museum Educators Manual addresses the role museum educators play in todays museums from an experience-based perspective. Seasoned museum educators author each chapter, emphasizing key programs along with case studies that provide successful examples, and demonstrate a practical foundation for the daily operations of a museum education department, no matter how small. The book covers:volunteer and docent management and training; exhibit development; program and event design and implementation; working with families, seniors, and teens; collaborating with schools and other institutions; and funding. This second edition interweaves technology into every aspect of the manual and includes two entirely new chapters, one on Museums - An Educational Resource for Schools and another on Active Learning in Museums. With invaluable checklists, schedules, organizational charts, program examples, and other how-to documents included throughout, The Museum Educators Manual is a must have book for any museum educator.

Autor

Anna Johnson, MEd, has twenty-five years of experience working in museums as a director, curator/educator, and consultant. Kimberly A. Huber has been a volunteer, intern, educator, curator, consultant, administrator and board member at a number of museums including Arizona Museum of Natural History, the Heard Museum, Ruthmere, Sirrine House, and the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve.Nancy Cutler is a consultant in the field of museum education and interpretation. She is retired from the position of interpretive coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Melissa Bingmann, PhD, is presently associate professor of history and director of public history at West Virginia University. Tim Grove has worked in education at three Smithsonian museums and is currently chief of museum learning at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. He oversees programming at two locations and develops exhibitions and online components.

Inhalt

Part I, Building an Education Team1. Museum Education and Museum Educators 2. Working with Volunteers and Interns 3. Docent Program EssentialsPart II, Connecting with Museum Collections4. Educators on Exhibition Teams 5. Active Learning in Museums6. Museum Education in a World of TechnologyPart III, Engaging Multiple Audiences7. Professional Development for Teachers 8. Museums - An Educational Resource for Schools 9. Families and More: Intergenerational Learning 10. Reaching Out Into the CommunityPart IV, Pulling It All Together11. Planning and Managing Museum Programs and Special Events12. Financing Museum Education Programs13. Collaboration 14. EvaluationAppendix – Sample Forms by chapter

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.8.2017
• Reihe/Serie: American Association for State and Local History
• Zusatzinfo: 155 Illustrations including: - 15 Black & White Illustrations; - 7 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 12 Tables; - 121 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: docent training • education tools • exhibit development • Funding • how to teach • K-12 • Museum Administration • museum management • professional development • Program Development • staff development • Technology • volunteer management • Workbook • working with teens
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7906-0 / 1442279060
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7906-3 / 9781442279063