/museums Museums en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Mon, 17 Dec 2018 04:43:34 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-response-classroom-walls-can-be-museums-of-learning/2018/12 Ron Berger, Oman Frame, Martha Caldwell, Valentina Gonzalez, Julie Jee, Michael Sivert and Stacey Shubitz contribute their responses to the question: How can we use class walls most effectively? Mon, 17 Dec 2018 04:43:34 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-response-classroom-walls-can-be-museums-of-learning/2018/12 /leadership/opinion-design-thinking-city-as-classroom-museum-as-home-base/2018/11 Tom recently visited the Grand Rapids Public Museum School that's rooted in design thinking and place-based education. Here's a look at the school and how they're using their XQ Super School grant to extend their vision for high-quality, community as a classroom learning opportunities for more students. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:17:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-design-thinking-city-as-classroom-museum-as-home-base/2018/11 /leadership/museums-are-dabbling-in-teacher-training-and-the-results-are-promising/2018/05 A New York City effort aimed at preparing teachers to take learning outside the classroom and into the community may be leading to improvements in science achievement and teacher retention, according to some study results. Wed, 02 May 2018 00:27:54 GMT /leadership/museums-are-dabbling-in-teacher-training-and-the-results-are-promising/2018/05 /leadership/opinion-mysteries-at-the-museum-offers-engaging-history-lessons/2017/01 It's amazing where ideas come from when it comes to be creative as a teacher. As I'm watching this program and writing this post, I've had a million other ideas of how I could differentiate this one idea for the particular students in my class. If my goal is to get students engaged with story telling and doing research about their personal history and tying that personal history to larger history, then by providing choice and voice, I'd hope the students would strengthen valuable skills while learning new content. Sun, 22 Jan 2017 12:35:31 GMT /leadership/opinion-mysteries-at-the-museum-offers-engaging-history-lessons/2017/01 /leadership/african-american-history-museum-gears-up-for-school-visits/2016/11 Official school tours don't start at the national museum until 2017, but classes are already flocking to the museum and tapping its resources. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:57:29 GMT /leadership/african-american-history-museum-gears-up-for-school-visits/2016/11 /teaching-learning/video-new-stem-teachers-learn-at-the-museum/2016/10 As part of a special report on ways to support new teachers, the Ed Week video team examined a program for first- and second-year science educators held at San Francisco's hallowed Exploratorium. Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:02:06 GMT /teaching-learning/video-new-stem-teachers-learn-at-the-museum/2016/10 /teaching-learning/students-help-holocaust-museum-citizen-history-project-dig-up-local-news/2016/04 69´«Ã½ and teachers are searching through local newspaper archives to discover how American newspapers reported on Nazi Germany. Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:59:15 GMT /teaching-learning/students-help-holocaust-museum-citizen-history-project-dig-up-local-news/2016/04 /teaching-learning/art-museum-woos-younger-generation-via-snapchat-instagram/2016/04 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is generating a huge online following of young people through its irreverent use of social networking tools. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:35:31 GMT /teaching-learning/art-museum-woos-younger-generation-via-snapchat-instagram/2016/04 /leadership/civil-rights-museum-on-wheels-rolls-from-new-york-to-tampa-fla-district/2016/04 The "Destination Diversity" tour, part of a digital civil rights course being taken by students in two districts hundreds of miles apart, is making stops in Washington, Greensboro, N.C., Atlanta, and Tampa. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:00:04 GMT /leadership/civil-rights-museum-on-wheels-rolls-from-new-york-to-tampa-fla-district/2016/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-virtual-expeditions-highlight-culture-nature-and-museums/2015/12 Money, time, buses--all the reasons that field trips are being cut. But virtual expeditions can bypass all of these constraints. Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:50:07 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-virtual-expeditions-highlight-culture-nature-and-museums/2015/12 /teaching-learning/air-and-space-museums-student-explainers-program-gets-a-boost/2015/09 A program at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in which trained high school and college students lead demonstrations and hands-on activities about flight is expanding and going online. Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:26:35 GMT /teaching-learning/air-and-space-museums-student-explainers-program-gets-a-boost/2015/09 /teaching-learning/flipped-museum-pilot-upends-traditional-field-trip-model/2015/07 The North Carolina Museum of Art is applying the "flipped classroom" model, in an effort to better engage students. Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/flipped-museum-pilot-upends-traditional-field-trip-model/2015/07 /teaching-learning/with-local-control-funds-calif-district-buys-field-trips/2015/05 New funding rules that put school spending decisions in the hands of local communities have spurred a renewed interest in field trips for students in Vallejo, Calif. Thu, 28 May 2015 16:34:02 GMT /teaching-learning/with-local-control-funds-calif-district-buys-field-trips/2015/05 /teaching-learning/prominent-art-galleries-release-complete-digitized-collection/2015/01 The Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington have released their entire digitized collection, including hi-resolution images of more than 40,000 objects in the museums' Asian art collections. Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:00:48 GMT /teaching-learning/prominent-art-galleries-release-complete-digitized-collection/2015/01 /teaching-learning/museum-examines-onlookers-role-in-holocaust/2015/01 In an exhibit and teacher programs, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum offers a powerful new lens for lessons about the genocide that killed nearly 6 million Jews. Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:38:15 GMT /teaching-learning/museum-examines-onlookers-role-in-holocaust/2015/01 /teaching-learning/retired-educator-donates-800-school-artifacts-to-national-museum/2014/11 A former principal who has been gathering school artifacts dating back to the 1700s is giving most of his collection to the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution. Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:36:18 GMT /teaching-learning/retired-educator-donates-800-school-artifacts-to-national-museum/2014/11 /leadership/arts-education-in-schools-and-museums-whats-out-there/2014/05 Two arts education reports released last week highlight the variability in how schools and informal-learning environments are addressing the arts across the country. Wed, 21 May 2014 14:06:53 GMT /leadership/arts-education-in-schools-and-museums-whats-out-there/2014/05 /education/science-museums-in-the-digital-age/2014/05 Museums can be exciting new hubs of learning for students, especially when using digital tools, explains a new webinar. Fri, 09 May 2014 17:35:20 GMT /education/science-museums-in-the-digital-age/2014/05 /teaching-learning/museums-step-up-as-resource-for-new-science-standards/2014/04 Science centers and museums are looking to help educators adapt to the vision for instruction reflected by the Next Generation Science Standards. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:11:26 GMT /teaching-learning/museums-step-up-as-resource-for-new-science-standards/2014/04 /leadership/smithsonian-unveils-new-science-learning-space-for-teenagers/2013/12 The Smithsonian's new hands-on learning center encourages teenagers to find the connection science has to their lives each day. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:13:40 GMT /leadership/smithsonian-unveils-new-science-learning-space-for-teenagers/2013/12 /policy-politics/museums-libraries-given-4-3-million-to-improve-early-childhood-education/2013/11 Twenty museums and libraries in 17 communities received $4.3 million in federal grants to improve early-childhood education, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reports. Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:10:23 GMT /policy-politics/museums-libraries-given-4-3-million-to-improve-early-childhood-education/2013/11 /teaching-learning/museum-based-preparation-program-graduates-first-class-of-teachers/2013/10 New York welcomes the first class of graduates from the Natural Museum of American History's earth sciences teacher-preparation program. Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:50:00 GMT /teaching-learning/museum-based-preparation-program-graduates-first-class-of-teachers/2013/10 /teaching-learning/field-trips-to-art-museum-offer-multiple-benefits-study-finds/2013/09 A new study finds multiple benefits for students who participated in a school field trip to an art museum in Arkansas, including enhanced ability to think critically about art and stronger interest in the arts. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:35:57 GMT /teaching-learning/field-trips-to-art-museum-offer-multiple-benefits-study-finds/2013/09 /teaching-learning/museums-researchers-shifting-to-online-science-ed-outreach/2013/08 Cultural institutions are offering open online training sessions, virtual activities, and tech-enhanced projects to bring the subject alive in the nation's schools. Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:25:24 GMT /teaching-learning/museums-researchers-shifting-to-online-science-ed-outreach/2013/08 /teaching-learning/linking-real-world-science-to-schools/2013/08 Initiatives are using technology to give K-12 science educators opportunities to create science content and explore virtual environments for learning. Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:25:24 GMT /teaching-learning/linking-real-world-science-to-schools/2013/08 /education/libraries-museums-engage-more-learners/2013/07 Libraries and museums are becoming a hotbed for new and engaging learning opportunities; new grants to these institutions were recently awarded. Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:36:00 GMT /education/libraries-museums-engage-more-learners/2013/07 /education/libraries-museums-offer-innovative-summer-programs-for-little-learners/2013/06 Libraries and museums offer all kinds of new educational experiences for the littlest learners. Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:31:06 GMT /education/libraries-museums-offer-innovative-summer-programs-for-little-learners/2013/06 /teaching-learning/museums-open-doors-to-informal-math-learning/2013/06 A new museum in New York City, along with math exhibits in other museums, are designed to infuse fun into learning. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:11:02 GMT /teaching-learning/museums-open-doors-to-informal-math-learning/2013/06 /teaching-learning/new-mooc-teacher-pd-project-enlists-prominent-museums/2013/05 Coursera is partnering with museums, not just teacher colleges, in a new effort to provide teacher professional development through "massively open online courses." Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:28 GMT /teaching-learning/new-mooc-teacher-pd-project-enlists-prominent-museums/2013/05 /policy-politics/partnership-blends-science-and-english-proficiency/2013/03 A California school district and a museum are working together to teach English-learners the language in tandem with science. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:12:51 GMT /policy-politics/partnership-blends-science-and-english-proficiency/2013/03