July 2017 #OHMuseumChat Resources - Working with School Groups
The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums) held our July #OHMuseumChat - Thursday, July 20 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!
For July's topic we discussed Working with School Groups.
Many thanks to our special guest panelists Samantha Kay Smith from Spring Hill Historic Home - @SammyKay118 , members of the Dennison Depot Museum team - @DennisonDepot, Jen Cassidy and Katie Poole from the Ohio History Connection - @OhioHistory.
Have questions for our panelists you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat? Be sure to reach out to them via twitter with #OHMuseumChat!
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 from July's #OHMuseumChat here.
There were many resources referenced during this month's chat. Those and more are listed below:
American Alliance of Museums
- EdCom – AAM’s Education Professional Network (EdCom) advances the purpose of museums as places of lifelong learning, serves as an advocate for diverse audiences and educators, and promotes professional standards and excellence in the practice of museum education.
www.aam-us.org/resources/professional-networks/edcom
American Association for State and Local History
- Blog, Where are the School Groups? By: Michelle Zupan. June 12, 2014.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/where-are-the-school-groups/
- Blog, Where are the School Groups Part 2 – Teachers. By: Michelle Zupan. June 19, 2014.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/where-are-all-the-school-groups-part-2-teachers/
- Blog, School Group Tour Logistics. By: James Zacharias. September 12, 2012.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/school-group-tour-logistics/
- Blog, Field Trips and the Admission-Free Museum. June 4, 2013.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/field-trips-and-the-admission-free-museum/
- Blog, Chime In: Museum Education in History Museums. By: Alexandra Rasic. October 8, 2015.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/chime-in-museum-education-in-history-museums/
- Blog, A Membership Program Just for Elementary Schools. By: Freeborn County Historical Museum. September 15, 2014.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/a-membership-program-just-for-elementary-schools/
- Blog, Don’t You Love it When Field Trips Go Well? March 20, 2013.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/dont-you-love-it-when-field-trips-go-well/
- Blog, The Future of Education: The Role of Museums and Historical Organizations. By: Megan Wood. February 24, 2015.
http://blogs.aaslh.org/future-of-education-role-of-museums-and-historical-organizations/
Association of Science and Technology Centers
Smithsonian Institution
Thanks again for a fantastic July chat! We hope you can join us for our August #OHMuseumChat, Thursday, August 17 at noon as we discuss Submitting Awesome Session Proposals!
Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!