MPMA Workshops: Interpretive Writing Workshops: 101 and 201
101 Monday, October 17, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm 201 Tuesday, October 18, 8:30 am
- 11:30 am
These two workshops will help you learn how to make your writing
compelling. You'll come away learning not only the basics of good writing, but how to
apply these techniques to brochures, websites, exhibits, public service
announcements, books, magazine articles, and other interpretive projects that
apply to museums. Even if you think your writing is good enough, these
workshops will help you refine it to a higher level. Take one or take 'em
both!
Writing basics are presented in the workshops through advanced concepts
and all within a fun learning environment. Participants will learn how to
create clear, dynamic and concise texts, how to reveal meanings, and how to
excite visitors about your museum or exhibit. Through interactive activities,
participants will develop new skills, be challenged to write about
something and will learn how to deliver compelling messages.
Here's what else attendees will learn: Capturing your reader's attention
*What to avoid * How to show rather than tell * The editing process * How to
write for your specific audience * Writing a good lead-in sentence
Presenter: Dr. Alan Leftridge, Writing Consultant, Swan Valley, MT. Dr.
Leftridge specializes in writing for displays and exhibits. He is known for
his engaging and informative workshops.
Workshops at MPMA's 2011 Conference
MPMA has many workshops this year. See below a list of all of them
HALF-DAY MPMA WORKSHOPS
W2 MPMA Workshop: Oral Histories in the Digital Realm
Monday, October 17, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Your institution would like to start or add oral histories to its
collections? Great! But where do you start - especially when there are many issues
to address before recording can begin.
This workshop will provide all you need to know regarding oral histories.
Participants will come away having learned how to start an oral history
program and conduct an interview, what to do after the interview and how to
transcribe the recording, what equipment (recorders, camcorders, software,
accessories) to purchase for the interview, and how to maintain and store
the interviews. Participants will get to practice on digital equipment in the
class. Other topics covered in this session include legal issues, old
audio and video tapes, security, and useful references and resources.
Presenter: Sandra Reddish, Collections Manager, Public Historian, Fort
Riley, KS
W3: Introduction to Grant Writing Monday, October 17, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
This grant writing workshop is for small museums and historical
organizations with limited staff and limited time. It will be an introduction to the
process and skill of grant proposal writing. Learn from seasoned grants
officers how to gather information, develop a project description, provide the
key information requested for the grant and create a detailed budget.
Hands-on exercises will include a review of a grant proposal, and practical
exercises to take you step-by-step through planning programs. Participants
will receive worksheets, handouts and information on grant opportunities for
museums and cultural projects.
Presenters: Amy Munson, Grants & Contracts Officer, State Historical
Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND; Becky Meidinger, Development Specialist,
Cooperstown-Griggs Co Economic Development Center, Cooperstown, ND.
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W4: Changing Negative Workplace Behavior Workshop
Monday, October 17, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Every organization or group has someone who chafes and irritates others.
Trying everything is frustrating and rarely works. Not knowing what to do is
even worse. Workshop Leader Sarah (Sam) Elliston, who is certified in
Reality Therapy, walks through the issues and steps to eliminate negative
behavior.
The scope of this workshop is workplace behavior but it introduces a
process that can be applied to individuals, groups, colleagues, and even family
members. It will also explore what motivates an individual to act in
certain ways and the methods, message and strategies that can be used to change
negative behavior into positive behavior. This is an opportunity to learn
how to redirect an unhappy and irritating individual into a happier and more
productive member of the staff. This workshop is for directors, deputy
directors, supervisors, and anyone who works with or manages paid staff.
Presenter: Sarah (Sam) Elliston, M A T, Certified Volunteer Administrator,
Reality Therapy Certified, Cincinnati, OH
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W5: Don't Let the Paper Get You Down! Basic Records Management for
Museums
Monday, October 17, 2011 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Why does record management matter? And what is a museum's legal
responsibility when it comes to its records? While it is easy to lose sight of what
records to retain and what records to toss, the decision to do either one of
these is important. This hands-on workshop is designed to give
participants confidence to work with their institutional documents and to solve their
records issues. It will focus on record management and provide steps for
successfully managing organizational records. The workshop will begin with an
overview of the general principles of records management, cover the many
categories of records along with the resources available to records
managers, and finish by tailoring the workshop to the needs of each participant.
Presenter: Audra Oliver, Registrar, W. J. Clinton Presidential Library and
Museum, Little Rock, AK
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W7: Dealing with Difficult Volunteers
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Every organization has people who need correction but it is even more
difficult when the individual is a volunteer. We don't want to offend the
volunteer but we also need something to change.
This highly interactive workshop will lead participants in a process to
identify what to say, how to say it, and then practice the process. It
provides hope by identifying the elements of a Volunteer Program that can ease
problems and prevent them from occurring.
Workshop Leader Sarah (Sam) Elliston has worked with volunteers in a
variety of settings and taught classes about them for over 20 years. She has
also managed a certificate-earning series on volunteer management and taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in Volunteer Program Management.
Come learn from one of the best in this fun and informative class.
Participants will leave with the knowledge of a process that can be applied to any
difficult person. This workshop is for volunteer coordinators or managers,
or anyone who works closely with volunteers.
Presenter: Sarah (Sam) Elliston, M A T, Certified Volunteer Administrator,
Reality Therapy Certified, Cincinnati, OH
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W8: Who Do You Really Think You Are? How Can Museums Help Youths Find
Their Identities and Make Good Choices?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Neil Postman declared "Every museum offers an answer to the question 'What
does it mean to be human?'" Others have indicated that museums and their
collections, programs, and exhibits can be viewed as ultimate resources for
personal and social identity construction and making meaning of the lives
we lead.
This workshop will explore the ways that museums can support identity
development of youth audiences and answer the question: how do encounters with
museum objects help shape their personal identities? Presenters will pose
questions about the nature of identity work and lead participants through a
series of discussions and interactive exercises designed to provide them
with the basic skills and techniques for understanding identity and using
these techniques in educational programs and exhibits. Participants also will
gain information about other identity-oriented programs going on in
museums, science centers and zoos.
Presenters: Peter Tirrell, Associate Director, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum
of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Holly Hughes, Head
of Education, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of
Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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W9: Project WET Training: Community Connections Through Water Resources
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators, and
communities of the world with water education. It is an Environmental
Education Program that includes an interdisciplinary hands-on approach to
activities and standards-based curriculum to encourage outside learning for all
ages. Earn professional development credits toward facilitator status in your
state. Learn how to teach about water, our precious resource, through
hands-on, investigative, and easy-to-use activities. Participants will receive
Project WET curriculum and resources for their sites and museums.
Chair: Susan Rowe, Education Program Manager, Lubbock Lake National
Historic Landmark, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Presenters: Kathryn S. Watson, Education Outreach Coordinator, Montana
Watercourse, Bozeman, MT; Angela Hewitt, Early/Elementary Education
Specialist, Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
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Half Day Workshops Monday and Tuesday
W1 and W6: Interpretive Writing Workshops: 101 and 201
101 Monday, October 17, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
201 Tuesday, October 18, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
These two workshops will help you learn how to make your writing
compelling. You'll come away learning not only the basics of good writing, but how
to apply these techniques to brochures, websites, exhibits, public service
announcements, books, magazine articles, and other interpretive projects
that apply to museums. Even if you think your writing is good enough, these
workshops will help you refine it to a higher level. Take one or take 'em
both!
Writing basics are presented in the workshops through advanced concepts
and all within a fun learning environment. Participants will learn how to
create clear, dynamic and concise texts, how to reveal meanings, and how to
excite visitors about your museum or exhibit. Through interactive activities,
participants will develop new skills, be challenged to write about
something and will learn how to deliver compelling messages.
Here's what else attendees will come away with:
Capturing your reader's attention
What to avoid
How to show rather than tell
The editing process
How to write for your specific audience
Writing a good lead-in sentence
Presenter: Dr. Alan Leftridge, Writing Consultant, Swan Valley, MT. Dr.
Leftridge specializes in writing for displays and exhibits. He is known for
his engaging and informative workshops. He is the recipient of the 2009
National Association for Interpretation Fellow Award.
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FULL- DAY MPMA WORKSHOP
W10: Secrets from Exhibit Designers
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Are you overworked and under funded? Are you wearing too many hats? This
hands-on workshop is for staff of small museums on a tight budget. Exhibit
designers share a few of their secrets on developing new exhibits or
revamping what you've got while not spending a budget you don't have. See how to
involve the community and transform your exhibits and increase support.
Bring your exhibit/ design issues and get help solving them. Learn how to
create a contingency plan for when the unthinkable happens. Other topics will
include:
Problems and "deadly" experiences
Visitor circulation and interpretive design: including do's and don'ts of
visitor circulation and pacing
Text panels: tips for writing an effective text panel, graphic basics,
point size, positioning, and design challenges
Design tips: do's and don'ts of showcase layout design and lighting objects
Exhibit design problem solving
Presenters: Bianca Message, President, and Amy Willson, Designer, André &
Associates Interpretation & Design Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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form_ (http://mpma.net/documents/2011PreliminaryProgramWEB_000_000.pdf)
Have you already registered? You can still add this workshop or other
events. Just contact us above by _email _ (mailto:[log in to unmask]) or
phone.: 303-979-9358
MPMA: A Ten-state museum network
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming
Mark your calendar:
2011 MPMA Conference: October 17-21 Helena, Montana
2012 MPMA Conference: October 1-5 Corpus Christi, Texas
2013 MPMA Conference: September 30-October 4 Lincoln, Nebraska
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
7110 West David Drive
Littleton, Colorado 80128-5404
303-979-9358 www.mpma.net
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