Another good source of information on how to develop your
professional interests in museum education would be the upcoming
conference on Museum Studies Programs. March 30th is the deadline for
the early registration discount. To print a copy of the conference
brochure & registration form go to:
http://www.NaturalHeritageCenter.org/acumg/conference03.html

This conference is in Portland on Saturday May 17th, the day before the
AAM conference begins in Portland, Oregon.

Stefan Sommer



helen bryant wrote:

>
>
> Just as a side note, I'd like to thank everyone participating in this
> discussion. I have a degree in Classics and I'm researching the
> various options available to me from this point. I'm leaning heavily
> toward museum education and this particular strand of discussion has
> offered more anecdotal and statiscal tid bits than practically any
> other source I've looked into so far.Helen N.
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>
>
> From: Deb Fuller
> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Art Museum Educator Survey Response and education in
> general
> >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:30:49 -0800
> >
> >--- Jill wrote:
> >
> > > Please read it for a practical and wise explanation of why one
> does, in
> > > fact, need to be a subject area expert in order to teach.
> >
> >For those who haven't or can't read the article, Ms. Mentor answers a
> question
> >from a person who wants to teach at a community college but doesn't
> want to get
> >an MA or PhD in the subject matter.
> >
> >For advanced HS and up, I'd definitely agree that you should have an
> advanced
> >degree in the subject matter in order to teach. On that level, the
> amount of
> >detail you will be teaching would only be truly understood by someone
> who has
> >had advanced coursework in the subject.
> >
> >But as I pointed out in my post, most museum education is done on the
> K-12 -
> >elementary to high school level. While I think all educators should
> constantly
> >be learning about their subject matter and advanced coursework is a
> way to do
> >it, you also have to understand that probably 90% of that knowledge
> will never
> >be used when dealing with the public and especially with children.
> >
> >And on the flip side, having advanced degrees doesn't mean that you
> can teach
> >either. I work as an education specialist with subject matter experts
> to
> >develop advanced coursework. Some people have a natural talent to
> teach and do
> >pretty well getting the basics of a course developed. Some should
> never step
> >foot in a classroom. It's rare to find someone who is equally gifted
> with both
> >teaching and being a subject expert. My job comes in with not
> developing or
> >correcting content but making sure that the content, activities and
> evaluations
> >accurately reflect course goals and objectives. (Otherwise known as,
> "Do not
> >abuse Powerpoint". :)
> >
> >So if I was looking to hire someone to develop and lead school museum
> education
> >programs, I'd pick someone with a strong education background and
> little
> >subject matter expertise over someone with a strong subject matter
> expertise
> >and little education background. Museums will always have subject
> matter
> >experts around. They don't always have good educators.
> >
> >deb
> >
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