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 ------------------------------------------------------- Connecting with the K-12 Teaching and Learning Community June 15-21, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------- with Scott Sayre, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Kris Wetterlund, Educational Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Overview --------- 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 ------------------------ 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 -------- Museum education professionals with an interest in creating and sustaining online tools and resources for K-12 teachers and students. Full Outline ---------- - 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 ------------ 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 --------- Visit the Grindstone Island Summer Seminars Web site at http://www.archimuse.com/grindstone/ or email [log in to unmask] to receive our brochure. __________ 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. __________ ========================================================= 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).