MS236: Education in Museums
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Price: $475
Dates: Feb 6 to Mar 2, 2012
Location: Online at 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, it is all part of the 
educational delivery system of a museum. 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.

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 If you have 
trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter has over thirty years experience with museum education. 
With a career that includes natural history museums, cultural history 
museums (including first person interpretation), nature centers, and 
zoos, Ms. Hostetter is experienced in interpretive writing, program and 
curriculum development, and staff and volunteer training. As a museum 
educator, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural Science 
Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX). Among her award-winning 
education curricula are several programs she developed for the education 
departments during her five years at the Heard Museum and her twelve 
years on staff at the Denver Zoo. As an interpretive writer, Ms. 
Hostetter has written text for exhibits, wayside exhibits, visitor 
brochures, and professional magazines. Her skill is in making technical 
information understandable and meaningful to visitors.

Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company 
specializing in interpretive writing, program and curriculum 
development, and volunteer program management. When she is not 
consulting with other museums, she likes to volunteer and contract teach 
at them with a special love for preschool and family programs.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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