Hello everyone, Just wanted to share information about the following: New York City Museum Educators Roundtable Annual Conference: Innovative Approaches to Learning Across the Lifespan Museum of Jewish Heritage--A Living Memorial to the Holocaust May 24, 2004 In recent years, museum professionals have begun to address the importance of their commitment to providing opportunities for lifelong learning. Among those who have strongly encouraged museums to develop infrastructures for learning across the lifespan is Beverly Sheppard, former Acting Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Science (IMLS). Sheppard explains that museums, and libraries, are central for promoting lifelong learning because "throughout their history both institutions have been deeply engaged in the critical work of creating and serving learners." Sheppard argues that the need for museums to provide opportunities for lifelong learning is particularly important at the present time. Owing to the 21st century's "bewildering mix of opportunity, uncertainty, challenge and change," she believes that museums must "conceive a new means to provide access to their resources and awareness of their roles in a learning society." As Sheppard sees it, "access to learning across a lifetime may become among the essential civil rights of the 21st century." Inspired by Sheppard's call to action, the theme of the Annual Conference of the New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) is Innovative Approaches to Learning Across the Lifespan. This one-day conference will focus on strategies and opportunities for successfully engaging museum audiences of all ages. In panel or workshop format, conference sessions will explore program content and teaching methodologies that respond to and anticipate the changing needs of our visitor communities. Further information about conference sessions and a registration form are available at www.nycmer.org. Thank you, Laura Laura Joseph, Program Manager Sony Wonder Technology Lab 550 Madison Avenue, Annex 1 New York, NY 10022 Phone: 212/833-7895 Fax: 212/833-4445 www.sonywondertechlab.com ========================================================= 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).