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No Child Left Behind does not necessarily mean No School Field Trips!  Use the resources below to stay up to date with curriculum frameworks, current learning theories, and tips on how to engage young visitors.

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By Scott Wands
on December 14, 2010 10:11 AM

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You Are There: An Invitation to Step into History at the Indiana Historical Society

YAT-IHS-2.jpg The HRC thanks Eloise Scroggins for serving as guest author for the following entry. Eloise is the Director of Exhibitions Research and Development at the Indiana Historical Society (IHS). She has been with the IHS for 12 years, overseeing the research, writing, and selection of graphics and artifacts for exhibitions within the Indiana History Center. Her primary responsibilities these days surround content development for the IHS's "You Are There" (YAT) exhibition series, including the...



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on September 15, 2010 2:11 PM

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The HRC Goes to Oklahoma City

OK-City.JPG Next week the HRC will be traveling to Oklahoma City to attend and report back from the 2010 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Annual Meeting. From Wednesday September 22 through Saturday September 25, check the HRC Community Center Blog and HRC facebook pages for reports and thoughts on conference sessions, news and updates on the history and museum community, and tips on new resources worth checking out. We'll let you know what...

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By Scott Wands
on August 4, 2010 11:13 AM

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Connecting Kids to History with Museum Exhibitions

ConnectingKidsToHistoryWeb.jpg The HRC thanks Elizabeth Pratt Fox for serving as guest author for the following entry. Betsy is a museum and historic site consultant. She has assisted clients with institutional assessments and planning, collection assessments, and exhibition planning and implementation. Prior to forming her own consulting company in 1997, she was the curator at the Connecticut Historical Society. She serves on the Board of the Connecticut League of History Organizations, on the Cheshire Historic District Commission...



By Scott Wands
on July 8, 2010 2:17 PM

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Guess Who's One Year Old?

birthdaycakeweb.jpg The HRC Web site, that's who!And what a year it has been: 85 posts, nearly 8,400 visits to the HRC Web site, and just under 23,000 total HRC Web pages viewed.210 people have signed up to receive the monthly HRC Spotlight e-newsletter, 136 people have become facebook fans of the CHC Heritage Resource Center, and 88 people receive weekly feedburner e-mail updates.Here are just a few highlights:With 218 unique page views, David Rau's exploration of...

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By Scott Wands
on June 2, 2010 10:29 AM

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Teens, Cell Phones, and Texting

TeensCellPhonesWeb.jpg Teenagers love their cell phones. A lot. For those of us who work with teens or live with one this probably does not come as shocking news. A recent report published by the Pew Research Center, however, quantifies teen cell phone use and provides some interesting statistics. First off, as Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist for the Pew Internet & American Life Project, concludes, the mobile phone has become the favored communication hub for the...




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