In the spring of 2008, the Connecticut Humanities Council collaborated with Robin S. Grenier and Alan S. Marcus, professors from the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education, to conduct a study that explored secondary school classroom teacher and museum educator practices, attitudes, and beliefs. Over the next fifteen months, Grenier and Marcus asked both groups of educators questions exploring how teachers prepare students for field trips, the types of activities students complete at...
The HRC thanks Marcie Charest for serving as guest author for the following entry. Marcie has worked in the education field for fifteen years, including the past eight years in museum education. Marcie is currently Director of Interpretation at the Stanley-Whitman House and Manager of School & Family Programs at the Hill-Stead Museum, both in Farmington, CT. Previously she worked as a classroom teacher and as head of education programs at the Lutz Children's Museum....
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The HRC thanks Dawn Salerno for serving as guest author for the following entry. Dawn is Director of Education at the Mystic Arts Center. She served as co-chair of the New England Museum Association's (NEMA) Education Professional Affinity Group from 2003-09 and as a board member for the Connecticut Art Education Association from 2002-09. She is currently a NEMA board member. PBS recently published their 7th annual survey of media and technology use in school...
Museums should serve a social purpose as they are products of the society that support them.Robert R. Janes and Gerald T. Conaty used this premise to create Looking Reality in the Eye, a collection of case studies that explores how museums can move beyond education and entertainment to embrace new socially relevant missions.The idea for this book emerged from a panel presentation on museums and social responsibility at the annual meeting of the Canadian Museums...
