May 2019 #OHMuseumChat Resources –Building Partnerships: Museums and Schools

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums) held our May ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, May 16 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

For May's topic we discussed Building Partnerships: Museums and Schools.

Have questions you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat?

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Weren't able to make it to this month's chat, but want to stay in the loop on the great conversation with other museum professionals? We have you covered! You can find a summary with details from the May #‎OHMuseumChat here.

Below are resources related to this month's chat topic, "Building Partnerships: Museums and Schools"

American Alliance of Museums

• Book. An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School Partnerships, by Kim Fortney and Beverly Sheppard. May 7, 2010.
  https://www.amazon.com/Alliance-Spirit-Museum-School-Partnerships/dp/1933253169
• Articles on Education and Interpretation
  https://www.aam-us.org/category/education-interpretation/
• School and Educator Programs resources
  https://www.aam-us.org/programs/resource-library/education-and-interpretation-2/school-and-educator-programs/
• Museums and P-12 Education resources
  https://www.aam-us.org/programs/museums-and-p-12-education/
• Blog. “Top Ten Takeaways from the Museums & Schools: The LA Convening,” by Sage Morgan Hubbard. January 3, 2018.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2018/01/03/top-ten-takeaways-from-the-museums-schools-the-la-convening/
• Blog. “Learning through Play: Exhibition Developers and PreK-12 School Partnerships,” by Elizabeth Merritt. March 10, 2016.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2016/03/10/learning-through-play-exhibition-developers-and-prek-12-school-partnerships/
• Blog. “From a Teacher: How to make your museum field trips ones to remember for students and staff,” by Claudia Bartow. February 28, 2019.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2019/02/28/from-a-teacher-how-to-make-your-museum-field-trips-ones-to-remember-for-students-and-staff/
• Blog. “What makes K-12 public school educators choose to use a museum as part of their curriculum?” by Amber Geary. August 8, 2018.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2018/08/08/what-makes-k-12-public-school-educators-choose-to-use-a-museum-as-part-of-their-curriculum/
• Blog. “Meeting Teachers Where They Are,” by Meg Davis. Jun 13, 2018.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2018/06/13/meeting-teachers-where-they-are/
• Blog. “The power of evaluation: Assessing how museum experiences influence classroom practice at the Monticello Teacher Institute,” by Lora Cooper. January 23, 2018.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2018/01/23/the-power-of-evaluation-assessing-how-museum-experiences-influence-classroom-practice-at-the-monticello-teacher-institute/
• Blog. “Giving school groups a place to sit – Tips for Creating Museum Field Experiences from a Teacher’s Perpsective,” by Lisa M. Thayne. October 6, 2017.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2017/10/06/giving-school-groups-a-place-to-sit-tips-for-creating-museum-field-experiences-from-a-teachers-perspective/

American Association for State and Local History

• Blog. “Meet the Staff-Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens/Akron Public Schools Place-Based Education Curricula.” January 26, 2017.
  https://aaslh.org/meet-the-staff-stan-hywet-hall-gardensakron-public-schools-place-based-education-curricula/
• Blog. “Uniting Town and Gown: Municipal Musuem Partners with Local Colleges.” June 29, 2017.
  https://aaslh.org/uniting-town-gown-municipal-museum-partners-local-colleges/
• Blog. “Real World History: Formal Learning in Museums and Historic Sites.” March 24, 2017.
  https://aaslh.org/real-world-history-formal-learning-in-museums-and-historic-sites/
• Blog. “Cracking the Nut to Reach Large Urban School Districts.” May 11, 2016.
  https://aaslh.org/cracking-the-nut-to-reach-large-urban-school-districts/
• Blog. “Unique Curriculum Based Solidly on Local History.” September, 15, 2014.
  https://aaslh.org/unique-curriculum-based-solidly-on-local-history/

American Museum of Natural History

• Unpublished master’s thesis. To Infinity and Beyond: Museum-School Partnerships Beyond the Field Trip, by Hall, J. Seton Hall University. 2012.
  https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/evaluation-research-and-policy/research/to-infinity-and-beyond-museum-school-partnerships-beyond-the-field-trip

Association of Art Museum Directors

• Research Study. “Impact of Art Museum Programs on K-12 Students.” October 5, 2018.
  https://aamd.org/our-members/from-the-field/impact-of-art-museum-programs-on-k%E2%80%9312-students

Association of Science and Technology Centers

• Blog. “Museums and Teachers: Partnerships with a Purpose,” by Larry Hoffer. October 15, 2011.
  https://www.astc.org/annual-conference/museums-and-teachers-partnerships-with-a-purpose/
• Blog. “When Schools Meet Museums: Finding a Third Way,” by vedtsdoow. May 17, 2007.
  https://www.astc.org/astc-dimensions/schools-meet-museums/

Medium.com

• Blog. “Museum and School Partnerships: Why They are Important for Education,” by Lindsey Steward. September 21, 2017.
  https://medium.com/@steward.lindsey/museum-and-school-partnerships-why-they-are-important-for-education-f239f4e2ff99

University of North Texas

• Master of Arts Thesis. “A Collaborative Affair: The Building of Museum and School Partnerships,” by Katherine Yount. August 2010.
  https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30532/

U.S. Department of Education

• Blog. “16 Museums in Partnership with Schools = A Model for Learning,” by Nancy Paulu. June 17, 2015. https://blog.ed.gov/2015/06/16-museums-in-partnership-with-schools-a-model-for-learning/

Thanks again for a fantastic May chat! We hope you can join us for our June #‎OHMuseumChat,  Thursday, June 20 as we discuss "Making Museum Visits Accessible and Affordable."

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!