The Museum Educator's Manual

Anna Johnson, MEd, has twenty-five years of experience working in museums as a director, curator/educator, and consultant. Kimberly A. Huber has been a volunteer, intern, educator, curator, consultant, administrator and board member at a number of museums including Arizona Museum of Natural History, the Heard Museum, Ruthmere, Sirrine House, and the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve. Nancy Cutler is a consultant in the field of museum education and interpretation. She is retired from the position of interpretive coordinator at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Melissa Bingmann, PhD, is presently associate professor of history and director of public history at West Virginia University. Tim Grove has worked in education at three Smithsonian museums and is currently chief of museum learning at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. He oversees programming at two locations and develops exhibitions and online components.

Part I, Building an Education Team
1. Museum Education and Museum Educators
2. Working with Volunteers and Interns
3. Docent Program Essentials

Part II, Connecting with Museum Collections
4. Educators on Exhibition Teams
5. Active Learning in Museums
6. Museum Education in a World of Technology

Part III, Engaging Multiple Audiences
7. Professional Development for Teachers
8. Museums - An Educational Resource for Schools
9. Families and More: Intergenerational Learning
10. Reaching Out Into the Community

Part IV, Pulling It All Together
11. Planning and Managing Museum Programs and Special Events
12. Financing Museum Education Programs
13. Collaboration
14. Evaluation
Appendix – Sample Forms by chapter