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]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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 > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).