Finding History Where You Least Expect It - Site-Based Strategies for Teaching About the Past

This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It is aimed at educators, programing developers, university students, and teachers to illustrate the innovative and engaging programing anyone can do.

About the author

Jill M. Gradwell is Professor, SUNY Buffalo State.

Kathryn H. Leacock is Director of Collections at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

Summary

This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It is aimed at educators, programing developers, university students, and teachers to illustrate the innovative and engaging programing anyone can do.

Product details

• Authors: Jill M. Leacock Gradwell
• Assisted by: Jill M. Gradwell (Editor), Kathryn H. Leacock (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781538140871
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4087-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: American Alliance of Museums
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Study & Teaching, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: History, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science