Museum Learning: Recent Episodes
Gillian Engelbrecht
Website List of Museum Resources:
The Smithsonian Institute: https://www.si.edu/educators
The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools
The Louvre: https://www.louvre.fr/en/teachers/ressources
The Acropolis: https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/content/learning-resources
The American Museum of Natural History: https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections
The Hong Kong Museum of History: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/History/en_US/web/mh/collections/resources/teaching-kits.html
The National Museum in Delhi: http://nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/pdfs/FlowIndia-NM-India&TheWorld-EducatorToolkit-Web.pdf
The Apartheid Museum: https://www.apartheidmuseum.org/resources
The Sydney Observatory: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/teachers/resources/index.html
For more information about the Country Music Hall of Fame, visit https://countrymusichalloffame.org/education/school-programs/teacher-resource-portal/
Music for today’s episode provided by Free Use Worldwide Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_zomNMK_s . Used with permission.
This episode explores the possibilities and challenges of developing a museum school. We interview Ms. Lyndell Edmondson of John Early Museum Magnet Middle School about her experiences as a museum design specialist.
References:
Pumpian, I. Fisher, D. & Wachowiak, S. (Eds.). (2006). Challenging the classroom standard through museum-based education: School in the park. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ, 07430. Retrieved from http:// login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/ 62089985?accountid=14816
Shamy, R. (Summer 1991). A Museum program: A Hands-on approach to the social sciences. Southern Social Studies Journal, 16(Special), 18 – 30.
For more information on John Early Museum Magnet Middle School, visit https://schools.mnps.org/john-early-museum-magnet-middle-prep
Music for today’s episode provided by Free Use Worldwide Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_zomNMK_s . Used with permission.
In this episode we explore what museum/school partnerships can offer teachers and students. We also have a special interview with Rex Bennett from the Lane Motor Museum.
References:
Marcus, A.S. (2007). Representing the past and reflecting the present: Museums, memorials, and the secondary history classroom. Social Studies, 98(3), 105 - 110. https://doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.98.3.105-110
Morris, R.V. (2008). Extra-curricular social studies in an open-air history museum. International Journal of Social Education, 23(2). 131-148. http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/docview/1140142379?accountid=14816
Morris, R.V. (2016) Traveling with eighth-grade students to learn about state and local history. The Geography Teacher, 13(2). 72-78, DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2016.1176584
Penna, S.L. (2007). Beyond planning a field trip: A Case study of the effect a historical site’s educational resources have on the practices of four urban eight grade social studies teachers (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved form Erick ProQuest (3252757).
Yilmaz, K., Filiz, N., & Yilmaz, A. (2013). Learning social studies via objects in museums: Investigation into Turkish elementary school students’ lived experiences. British Educational Research Journal, 39(6). 979-1001. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/10.1002/berj.3018
Music for today’s episode provided by Free Use Worldwide Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_zomNMK_s . Used with permission.
In this episode we cover the basics of museum learning, including "What is museum learning?", "What benefits does it offer students?", and "How can I implement it in my classroom?"
References:
Bouck, E. C., Courtad, C. A., Heutsche, A., Okolo, C. M., & Englert, C. S. (2009). The virtual history museum: A universally designed approach to social studies instruction. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 42(2), 14-20. Retrieved from http:// login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/ docview/61826104?accountid=14816
Lacina, J. & Watson, P. (2003). A Social studies wax museum: Meeting famous Americans without leaving school. Social Studies, 94(6), 281-283. http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/docview/61992748?accountid=14816
Marcus, A.S. (2007). Representing the past and reflecting the present: Museums, memorials, and the secondary history classroom. Social Studies, 98(3), 105 - 110. https://doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.98.3.105-110
Morris, R.V. (2008). Extra-curricular social studies in an open-air history museum. International Journal of Social Education, 23(2). 131-148. http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/docview/1140142379?accountid=14816
Penna, S.L. (2007). Beyond planning a field trip: A Case study of the effect a historical site’s educational resources have on the practices of four urban eight grade social studies teachers (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved form Erick ProQuest (3252757).
Pumpian, I. Fisher, D. & Wachowiak, S. (Eds.). (2006). Challenging the classroom standard through museum-based education: School in the park. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ, 07430. Retrieved from http:// login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/ 62089985?accountid=14816
Yilmaz, K., Filiz, N., & Yilmaz, A. (2013). Learning social studies via objects in museums: Investigation into Turkish elementary school students’ lived experiences. British Educational Research Journal, 39(6). 979-1001. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/10.1002/berj.3018
Music for today’s episode provided by Free Use Worldwide Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_zomNMK_s . Used with permission.
In this episode, learn all about in the classroom museum learning and how to integrate it with your instruction.
References:
Bouck, E. C., Courtad, C. A., Heutsche, A., Okolo, C. M., & Englert, C. S. (2009). The virtual history museum: A universally designed approach to social studies instruction. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 42(2), 14-20. Retrieved from http:// login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/ docview/61826104?accountid=14816
Lacina, J. & Watson, P. (2003). A Social studies wax museum: Meeting famous Americans without leaving school. Social Studies, 94(6), 281-283. http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/docview/61992748?accountid=14816
Marcus, A.S. (2007). Representing the past and reflecting the present: Museums, memorials, and the secondary history classroom. Social Studies, 98(3), 105 - 110. https://doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.98.3.105-110
Penna, S.L. (2007). Beyond planning a field trip: A Case study of the effect a historical site’s educational resources have on the practices of four urban eight grade social studies teachers (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved form Erick ProQuest (3252757).
Robinson, C. (1991). Making good use of museum resources. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 3(4). 9-11.
Yilmaz, K., Filiz, N., & Yilmaz, A. (2013). Learning social studies via objects in museums: Investigation into Turkish elementary school students’ lived experiences. British Educational Research Journal, 39(6). 979-1001. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/10.1002/berj.3018
Music for today’s episode provided by Free Use Worldwide Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_zomNMK_s . Used with permission.