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


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

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

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

Full Outline
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- 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
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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
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Visit the Grindstone Island Summer Seminars Web site at
http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone/ or email
[log in to unmask] to receive our brochure.

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Grindstone Island Summer Seminars       [log in to unmask]
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.
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