*MS236: Education in Museums
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Price: $475
Dates: Jan 10 to Feb 4, 2011
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:*
The world of museum education is as varied as the imagination. From 
school field trips to online blogs, from 2-year-olds to senior citizens, 
and from formal programs to volunteering. In Education in Museums, 
survey the education programs offered at your site. Determine what 
exhibits and collections need better representation through education. 
Develop a long-term plan of education program development for your site 
that you can use to improve services to your community.

*Course Outline:*
1. Types of Education Programs
2. Inventorying Your Museum
3. Goals of Education Programs
4. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Preschool Children
5. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Elementary Aged Children
6. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Middle and High School 
Children
7. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Working Adults
8. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Seniors
9. Programs for Schools - Speaking their language
10. Outreach
11. Online Education Programs
12. Thinking Outside the Box
13. Evaluation

*Logistics:*
Participants in Education in Museums work through sections on their own. 
Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and 
dialog between students and the instructor through online forums.To 
reserve a spot in the course, please pay at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please 
contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

*The Instructor:*
*Karin Hostetter* has over thirty years experience with museum 
education. With a career that includes natural history museums, cultural 
history museums (including first person interpretation), nature centers, 
and zoos, Ms. Hostetter is experienced in interpretive writing, program 
and curriculum development, and staff and volunteer training. As a 
museum educator, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural 
Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX). Among her 
award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed for 
the education departments during her five years at the Heard Museum and 
her twelve years on staff at the Denver Zoo. As an interpretive writer, 
Ms. Hostetter has written text for exhibits, wayside exhibits, visitor 
brochures, and professional magazines. Her skill is in making technical 
information understandable and meaningful to visitors.Karin Hostetter is 
owner of Interpret This, a consulting company specializing in 
interpretive writing, program and curriculum development, and volunteer 
program management. When she is not consulting with museums, she likes 
to teach at them with a special love for preschool and family programs.




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