Education & Interpretation

How to Foster Authentic Museum Engagement Through Online K-12 Teacher Training

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More than ever, museum educators can share their collections with teachers and students worldwide through online learning—but the best practices are still being formed. Too often, online courses focus on lecture-based models that ask participants to ingest hard content rather than master new skills. In this session, learn strategies for fostering engaging and effective skills-based learning online.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participant will be able to articulate why museums are an ideal venue for teaching soft-skills, like inquiry-based teaching and fostering student-led learning, to K-12 educators.
• Cite at least three reasons why online courses serve the demonstrated needs of K-12 teachers.
• Upon completion, participant will be able to apply at least three pedagogies for teaching soft-skills to K-12 educators through a museum collection.

Presenter(s)

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  Colleen Wilson

  Senior Program Specialist, Arts Integration
  The Barnes Foundation