Lynn D. Dierking Ph.D.

Associate Director, Institute for Learning Innovation, www.ilinet.org

Free-Choice Learning and Families

Join Dr. Lynn Dierking, internationally recognized researcher on behavior and learning in free-choice learning environments, in exploring practical applications of her research for museum educators involved in family programming. What are families expecting out of their museum experience? How can we apply what we know about free-choice learning to the museum experiences of families and to our family programming?

WHEN:

Monday, May 24, 2004

WHERE:

J. Paul Getty Museum

Museum Lecture Hall

1200 Getty Center Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90049

TIME:

9:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Presentation

11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Architecture or Garden Tour of Getty Center

Please note galleries will be closed.

FEE:

$12 MESC Members

$15 Non-members

QUESTIONS: Contact Viviane Meerbergen (310) 440-7138 or [log in to unmask]

SPACE IS LIMITED

REGISTRATION – Please send one form per person. Advance paid registration is recommended.

Mail registration no later than May 14. After May 14, FAX registration form and pay at the door.

Name:

Title:

Institution:

Address:

Phone:

E-mail:

Please make checks payable to MESC. MESC Member: $12, Non-member: $15

Mail registration form and check to:

Patricia Ancona, LACMA

Education Department

5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Fax: (323) 857-4729

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Become a MESC member! Visit www.mesconline.org for more information on the benefits of membership. MESC annual membership dues: Individual $20; Students (w/ID) $10; Institutions $65

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