Grindstone Seminar: Connecting with K-12

From: J. Trant (jtrant@ARCHIMUSE.COM)
Date: Wed Feb 06 2002 - 09:34:51 CST

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    <pre> Archives & Museum Informatics announces the second event in the 8 week Grindstone Island 2002 Summer Seminar Series. For full details of our summer program see http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone/learn.html

    ------------------------------------------------------- Connecting with the K-12 Teaching and Learning Community June 15-21, 2002
    -------------------------------------------------------

    with

    Scott Sayre, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Kris Wetterlund, Educational Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Overview
    --------- This workshop will help museum educators define their institution's current connections to K-12 teachers and students, and use those connections to develop a strategy for on-line museum resources that serve the needs of their own institutions and the K-12 teaching audience. Through individual and group process participants will work with a number of activities and case studies from The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. At the conclusion of the workshop participants will have developed a draft of formal education plans for on-line tools and resources which can be applied in their own museums.

    Overall Learning Objective
    ------------------------ Participants will study and evaluate a variety of strategies for using and/or creating online tools and resources to strengthen their relationships with the K-12 education community.

    Audience
    -------- Museum education professionals with an interest in creating and sustaining online tools and resources for K-12 teachers and students.

    Full Outline
    ----------

    - Session One - Analyzing Your K-12 Audience Introduction and workshop overview Program and K-12 audience analysis of each participant's museum. Learning Objective: Participants will analyze their museum's existing programs and resources for the K-12 audience.

    - Session Two - Case study: Teacher Materials Case study: Teacher materials online, from objects in the collection to curriculum resources and everything in between. Learning Objective: Participants will use a case study to develop strategies for repurposing existing materials and creating new online resources for teachers and students.

    - Session Three - Case Study: Teacher Training Case Study: Teacher training to developing audiences for online resources. Learning Objective: Participants will assess a variety of opportunities for developing audiences through teacher training.

    - Session Four - Work Session and Group Critique Learning Objective: Participants will begin to draft a plan for online K-12 teacher and student materials and training, and receive feedback from their colleagues.

    - Session Five - Supporting Materials Supporting materials such as listsevs and user's guides to sustain relationships with teachers. Learning Objective: Participants will evaluate a variety of methods for sustaining relationships with their K-12 teaching and learning community.

    - Session Six - Work Session and Group Critique Learning Objective: Participants will continue to draft a plan for online K-12 teacher and student materials and training, and receive feedback from their colleagues.

    - Session Seven - Teacher Advisory Boards Learning Objective: Participants will examine the use of teacher advisory boards and plan for the use of teacher advisors in their own museums.

    - Session Eight - Work Session and Group Critique Learning Objective: Participants will create a final draft of a plan for online K-12 teacher and materials and training, and receive feedback from their colleagues.

    Registration
    ------------ Registration in all Grindstone Island Seminars is very limited. All groups are very small to ensure personal attention and a quality learning environment. Applications will be reviewed by instructors prior to acceptance.

    Tuition : $795 Room and Board: from $115 / day

    Register on-line at http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone/register.html

    Questions
    --------- Visit the Grindstone Island Summer Seminars Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone/ or email mailto:grindstone@archimuse.com to receive our brochure.

    __________ Grindstone Island Summer Seminars mailto:grindstone@archimuse.com offered by Archives & Museum Informatics phone: +1 412 422 8530 2008 Murray Ave, Suite D fax: +1 412 422 8594 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone

    In-depth learning opportunities for cultural informatics professionals.
    __________

    </pre>

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