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The Museum Educator's Manual: Educators Share Successful Techniques

Name: The Museum Educator's Manual: Educators Share Successful Techniques
Author: Anna Johnson
ISBN: 9780759111677

by Anna Johnson

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Overview

The Museum Educator's Manual addresses the role museum educators play in today's museums from an experiencebased perspective. Seasoned museum educators author each chapter, emphasizing key programs along with case studies that provide successful examples, and demonstrate a practical foundation for the daily operations of a museum education department - no matter how small. The book covers volunteer management and training; exhibit development; program and event design and implementation; working with families, seniors, and teens; collaborating with schools and other institutions; online education; and funding. With invaluable checklists, schedules, organizational charts, program examples, and other how-to documents included throughout, The Museum Educator's Manual is a "must have" book for any museum educator.

Synopsis

This all-in-one book provides information, strategies, and tips on museum education in the areas of volunteer management, docent training, tour development, teacher training, web technology, exhibits, working with families, programs and events, evaluation, collaboration with other institutions, and funding.

About the Author, Anna Johnson

Anna Johnson presents workshops on museum education and serves as a content expert for the Arizona Humanities Council in the Smithsonian's Museums on Main Street project. Kimberly A. Huber has been a volunteer, intern, educator, curator, consultant, administrator, and board member at a number of museums in Arizona, including Mesa Southwest Museum, the Heard Museum, and Deer Valley Rock Art Center. Nancy Cutler is a consultant in the field of museum education and interpretation and has worked on projects with the Gilbert Historical Museum, the Desert Botanical Garden, and the City of Phoenix.Melissa Bingmann is assistant professor of history at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.Tim Groveis an education specialist and exhibition developer at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.

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This volume...is an excellent tool for both beginners and mid-level professionals. The authors have set out to create a manual for practical use and have clearly succeeded....Overall, this is an excellent addition to a professional library....The authors have succeeded in meeting their goal of compiling a comprehensive resource focusing on museum educators. It can serve as a resource for practitioners and for training museum educators.