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Dr. Eileen Council / ecouncil@uarts.edu / 215.717.6432
Program Director

Description

Museum + Primary resources provide such exposure for making connections that contribute to an early orientation toward an array of cultures, concepts, and skills, which may lead students to a greater understanding of the world and their place in it. This certificate program encourages the professional development of K-12 teachers and librarians by furnishing them with information and promoting skills necessary to research, analyze, develop, and integrate museum objects into units of instruction. The program gives them insight into museum typologies and varied programming. Teachers explore five contexts: perceptual, autobiographical, culture, interdisciplinary, and institutional, that give insight into varied perspectives and experiences, and help to synthesize museum and primary resources by examining factors that shape modes of inquiry.

The knowledge and skill learned in this certificate program will set the stage for a growing understanding and appreciation for informal learning environments, which museums and their resources accommodate. The courses provide opportunities for teachers to investigate museum programming, to meet and talk with visiting arts professionals, and to communicate with museum staff. Museum visits allow teachers to research and evaluate collections in order to develop and write their curriculum and lesson plans.

This certificate is for in-service teachers. Courses within this certificate may also fulfill requirements of the Museum & Primary Sources concentration in the Med in Educational Program Design program.

Program Objectives

Students will:

• Learn to use museum + primary resources as pedagogical tools
• Understand concepts, principles, and skills in order to integrate museum resources into K-12 curriculum
• Identify and describe how different museum and primary resources can be applied to K-12 curricula/projects
• Make connections among museum and primary resources, curriculum, and students’ diverse interests, abilities, experiences, and learning preferences
• Develop skills to integrate museum and primary resources into their curriculum (multiple subject and single subject)
• Understand museum and primary resources in K-12 curriculum based on readings, lectures, site visits, and studio practice

Program Requirements (15 Credits)