Museum Education

The following blog posts are on specific museum education topics including but not limited to developing museum programs and museum-school partnerships.

Back to What is Going on in the Museum Field

Back to School During a Pandemic

Reflections on Museum Education Since COVID Arrived in the United States Part 1

Museum Educator: A Vital Role in the Museum-Community Partnership

Why Self-Care is Important for Museum Educators

The Importance of Education Management in Museums

Museum Education Challenges: Why We Need Museum Educators

Museum Education Programs: The Challenges of Having Chaperones Be Effective Participants

Day at the Museum: Field Trips for Kids and Museum Educators

Planning Education Programs: The Significance of School Program Registrations

Museum Education’s Canon: A Focus on Museum Education in Historic House Museums and Science Museums

Museum and School Partnerships: Why They Are Important for Education

How Education Supplies Are Significant in Museum Programming

How Education Theory is Used in Museums

Virtual Museum Experiences: Impressions of Museum Education Roundtable’s Journal of Museum Education

Museum Education Challenges: Why We Need Museum Educators

Curiosity about History: What Does this Mean for Museum Educators?

The History of Museum Educators: Why the Role Is Important Today

The History of Museum Educators, Part Two: Children’s Museums

Summer Memories, and How to Prepare for the Upcoming School Year  

Planning a Summer Program: My Experience Creating a Summer Camp Program

Museums Are Not Neutral: A Discussion on Why There is No Museum Neutrality in Museum Education

Mentorships: Why It Is Significant for Museum Educators

How We Can Show Policymakers and Teachers Our Museums’ Potential as Educational Resources

Education Programming: How Important Flexibility is in School Programs

Museums Prove that Education is for Everyone

Is Children’s Play Declining? What are Museums Doing to Encourage Playtime

Maker Space: Museums Can Benefit from Having a Creative Space

Summertime: Keeping Audiences Coming to Museums

Interpretation: The Importance of Storytelling in Museum Programs

Art and History Museum Perspectives on Storytelling

How Creativity is Necessary in the Museum

Reflections on Museum Education in 2017

How Can I Grow in the Museum Education Field

How to Make Educational Programs Accessible?

What I Love the Most About Being a Museum Educator

How Museum Can Gain Visitors’ Attention through Educational Programming: Homeschool and Other Non-Traditional Programming

EdComVersation: Developing a Strategy for Inclusion and Diversity

EdComversations and Journal of Museum Education: Race, Dialogue, and Inclusion

Museum Education Online: Museums’ Position in the Virtual World

Writing about Museum Education