MS236: Education in Museums Dates: Aug 31 - Sep 25, 2009 Price: $425.00 Instructor: <http://museumclasses.org/training/../training/trolinstructors.html#kh>Karin Hostetter Location: www.museumclasses.org Description: The world of museum education is as varied as the imagination. From school field trips to online blogs, from 2-year-olds to senior citizens, and from formal programs to volunteering. In Education in Museums, survey the education programs offered at your site. Determine what exhibits and collections need better representation through education. Develop a long-term plan of education program development for your site that you can use to improve services to your community. Course Outline: 1. Types of Education Programs 2. Inventorying Your Museum 3. Goals of Education Programs 4. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Preschool Children 5. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Elementary Aged Children 6. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Middle and High School Children 7. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Working Adults 8. Characteristics of: Education Programs for Seniors 9. Programs for Schools - Speaking their language 10. Outreach 11. Online Education Programs 12. Thinking Outside the Box 13. Evaluation Logistics: Participants in Education in Museums work through sections on their own. Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and the instructor through online forums. Education in Museums runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at <http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask] The Instructor: Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company specializing in interpretive writing, program development and staff and volunteer training. A museum educator at museums, zoos and nature centers for over 30 years, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX) and the first paid volunteer coordinator at the Denver Zoo. Among her award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed for the education department at the Denver Zoo over her 12 years on staff. Over the years, Ms. Hostetter has been responsible for small animal exhibits and animal care at both the Heard and the Denver Zoo. She worked with wild animal rehabilitation and public education animals, work that included training volunteer animal handlers. Karin co-founded the Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria special interest section of the National Association for Interpretation. Ms. Hostetter taught the National Association for Interpretation's two-day volunteer management course for volunteer coordinators and served on their panel about volunteer programs. She authored a series of articles for the National Association for Interpretation's Legacy magazine, providing guidelines for developing and maintaining a volunteer organization. She has worked with volunteers for nearly 15 years. Ms. Hostetter now consults with organizations on structuring and improving volunteer programs. And she volunteers herself. She also continues to teach in two museums, preferring preschool and family programs. ========================================================= 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).