Dear Paul -
Very good advice - I agree that we cannot be totally driven by the school
system, and that it's better to see where our mission complements various
educational components.

Thanks,
Sharon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Koenig" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Standards and the Museum Visit


> on 12/10/01 7:48 AM, Sharon Chaplock at [log in to unmask]
wrote:
>
> >Dear Colleagues,
> >There is a movement afoot in our region that will require  teachers to
meet
> >learning standards in the classroom.  I'm currently involved in a project
that
> >will develop an educational script for a new museum addressing the
history of
> >war in preserving freedom.  Do any of you have experience with linking
school
> >curricula with exhibit content and other museum education programs?  I'm
> >especially interested in how you worked with schools to design education
> >programs, and also any innovative ways you may have used technology to
discern
> >and design exhibits and programs.  Your experience, as well as references
to
> >resources would  be a great help in getting started.
>
> I'm really only familiar with the national science standards (NSES and
> Project 2061), but those documents have linking themes that span several
age
> groups. I focus on those and work on having material relating to the
various
> developmental levels spread out. You can try examining the standards and
see
> if some such unifying themes exist.
>
> My personal opinions (and rants): use the standards as a tool to
understand
> what the kids are doing in the classroom and use that as a launching point
> for programming that advances the museum mission. Museums can't
effectively
> take the place of classroom curricula and can't hope to address every
> education standard. Museum learning is associated with but distinct from
> classroom education. Work towards addressing the standards as best you
can,
> but make sure the museums character, identity, and purpose are always at
the
> forefront.
>
>
> --
> Paul Koenig
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