Tara Young is an experienced museum professional and a professor of museum studies at Tufts University. Currently an independent consultant, she has held positions at several museums on both coasts. Most recently, she served on the founding staff of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, which received AAM accreditation in 2015. Tara has degrees in the history of art and architecture from Harvard College and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Tisch College of Tufts University. She lives in Central Massachusetts.

• IntroductionTara YoungPart I: Setting the StageChapter 1: Unpacking the Field Trip Tara YoungChapter 2: Taking First Bites Out Of Museum Education In The Big Apple Samantha Hirsch and Sierra Van Ryck DeGrootChapter 3: A Challenging Proposition: The Financial Realities of Museum Education Erik GreenbergChapter 4: An Ideal Partnership: Museums and Museum Schools Katherine KelbaughChapter 5: Partners in Learning: Early Childhood Visitors, their Companions, and Museums Dena Rapoport and Meghan Lally KeatonChapter6: Integrating Engineering and Empathy in the Pre-K/K Classroom Melissa Higgins and Michelle CerronePart II: Building BlocksChapter 7: A Pedagogical Philosophy as a Guiding Light for Museum Education Departments Jason Hanley, Deanna Nebel, and Mandy SmithChapter 8: Creating an Effective Teacher Advisory Board Megan Clark and Heidi MoisanChapter 9: Building the Museum Educators of the Future: A New Model for Staffing School Programs Suzi FondaChapter 10: Sustainable Training for Museum Education Staff Sarah Sims and Maria RussellChapter 11: Exploring Impacts of Whiteness on Art Museum Field Trip Teaching Hannah D. Heller, Michelle Antonisse, and Amanda TobinChapter 12: Everything But the Education: The Importance of Mastering Field Trip Logistics Olivia EdlundPart III: Questions and New ParadigmsChapter 13: Rethinking Museum School Partnerships: Collaborating with Teachers to Develop Personalized Programs Kyla Cook, Jenny Flowers, Wendy Quinlan, and Heidi RouleauChapter 14: Powerful Educational Partnerships: A State Museum Association Model for Access and Learning Heidi LungChapter 15: Into the Classroom: Making Museum Education Essential in School Curriculum Gwyneth Mac Murtrie, Jetta Walls, Nancy Merriman, and Richard SegerdahlChapter 16: Inspiration Quotient Jason PallasChapter 17: Representation Matters: Diversifying School Tour Curriculum Jessica FuentesChapter 18: A Decade of Think Like an Archaeologist: Sustaining and Evolving a Cross-Institutional Partnership and Multi-Visit Outreach Program Leah Burgin, Geralyn Ducady, Mariani Lefas-Tetenes, and Sarah SharpeChapter 19: Teaching Beyond the Apocalypse: Taking Virtual Learning from Pivot to Priority Jacqueline Eyl and Lucy StirnPart IV: Solutions and Innovative ModelsChapter 20: Sparking Innovation in Museum/K–12 Programs through Self-Care and Social-Emotional Learning Rachel Straughn-Navarro, Molly Nevius, Amanda Martin-Hamon, and Kristina WalkerChapter 21: Eight Months and Five Days: Student & Teacher Learning During Classroom in Residence at the Hammer Tara BurnsChapter 22: Teaching Slavery at a Historic Site: Interpretive Approaches, Audience Engagement, and Lessons Learned Margaret HughesChapter 23: Passport to Museum Learning: Academic programs at Shelburne Museum Mollie DavisChapter 24: Influence with Integrity: Two Models for Museum-Based Youth Development Programs Keni SturgeonChapter 25: Developing Online Teaching Materials on Contemporary Asian Art Sharon Vatsky and Queena KoAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors

Essential reading for today’s museum education workforce and K-12 teachers alike, Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K–12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students, assembles thoughtful explorations of contemporary teaching and learning challenges in the K–12 museum education space. The authors share inspiring and innovative solutions based on new programming paradigms and best practices that will undoubtedly facilitate the kinds of motivating dialogues and collaboration needed to push the museum education field forward in support of our nation’s teachers and learners.

Tara Young is an experienced museum professional and a professor of museum studies at Tufts University. Currently an independent consultant, she has held positions at several museums on both coasts. Most recently, she served on the founding staff of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, which received AAM accreditation in 2015. Tara has degrees in the history of art and architecture from Harvard College and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Tisch College of Tufts University. She lives in Central Massachusetts.

• IntroductionTara YoungPart I: Setting the StageChapter 1: Unpacking the Field Trip Tara YoungChapter 2: Taking First Bites Out Of Museum Education In The Big Apple Samantha Hirsch and Sierra Van Ryck DeGrootChapter 3: A Challenging Proposition: The Financial Realities of Museum Education Erik GreenbergChapter 4: An Ideal Partnership: Museums and Museum Schools Katherine KelbaughChapter 5: Partners in Learning: Early Childhood Visitors, their Companions, and Museums Dena Rapoport and Meghan Lally KeatonChapter6: Integrating Engineering and Empathy in the Pre-K/K Classroom Melissa Higgins and Michelle CerronePart II: Building BlocksChapter 7: A Pedagogical Philosophy as a Guiding Light for Museum Education Departments Jason Hanley, Deanna Nebel, and Mandy SmithChapter 8: Creating an Effective Teacher Advisory Board Megan Clark and Heidi MoisanChapter 9: Building the Museum Educators of the Future: A New Model for Staffing School Programs Suzi FondaChapter 10: Sustainable Training for Museum Education Staff Sarah Sims and Maria RussellChapter 11: Exploring Impacts of Whiteness on Art Museum Field Trip Teaching Hannah D. Heller, Michelle Antonisse, and Amanda TobinChapter 12: Everything But the Education: The Importance of Mastering Field Trip Logistics Olivia EdlundPart III: Questions and New ParadigmsChapter 13: Rethinking Museum School Partnerships: Collaborating with Teachers to Develop Personalized Programs Kyla Cook, Jenny Flowers, Wendy Quinlan, and Heidi RouleauChapter 14: Powerful Educational Partnerships: A State Museum Association Model for Access and Learning Heidi LungChapter 15: Into the Classroom: Making Museum Education Essential in School Curriculum Gwyneth Mac Murtrie, Jetta Walls, Nancy Merriman, and Richard SegerdahlChapter 16: Inspiration Quotient Jason PallasChapter 17: Representation Matters: Diversifying School Tour Curriculum Jessica FuentesChapter 18: A Decade of Think Like an Archaeologist: Sustaining and Evolving a Cross-Institutional Partnership and Multi-Visit Outreach Program Leah Burgin, Geralyn Ducady, Mariani Lefas-Tetenes, and Sarah SharpeChapter 19: Teaching Beyond the Apocalypse: Taking Virtual Learning from Pivot to Priority Jacqueline Eyl and Lucy StirnPart IV: Solutions and Innovative ModelsChapter 20: Sparking Innovation in Museum/K–12 Programs through Self-Care and Social-Emotional Learning Rachel Straughn-Navarro, Molly Nevius, Amanda Martin-Hamon, and Kristina WalkerChapter 21: Eight Months and Five Days: Student & Teacher Learning During Classroom in Residence at the Hammer Tara BurnsChapter 22: Teaching Slavery at a Historic Site: Interpretive Approaches, Audience Engagement, and Lessons Learned Margaret HughesChapter 23: Passport to Museum Learning: Academic programs at Shelburne Museum Mollie DavisChapter 24: Influence with Integrity: Two Models for Museum-Based Youth Development Programs Keni SturgeonChapter 25: Developing Online Teaching Materials on Contemporary Asian Art Sharon Vatsky and Queena KoAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors

Essential reading for today’s museum education workforce and K-12 teachers alike, Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K–12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students, assembles thoughtful explorations of contemporary teaching and learning challenges in the K–12 museum education space. The authors share inspiring and innovative solutions based on new programming paradigms and best practices that will undoubtedly facilitate the kinds of motivating dialogues and collaboration needed to push the museum education field forward in support of our nation’s teachers and learners.

Tara Young is an experienced museum professional and a professor of museum studies at Tufts University. Currently an independent consultant, she has held positions at several museums on both coasts. Most recently, she served on the founding staff of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA, which received AAM accreditation in 2015. Tara has degrees in the history of art and architecture from Harvard College and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from Tisch College of Tufts University. She lives in Central Massachusetts.

• IntroductionTara YoungPart I: Setting the StageChapter 1: Unpacking the Field Trip Tara YoungChapter 2: Taking First Bites Out Of Museum Education In The Big Apple Samantha Hirsch and Sierra Van Ryck DeGrootChapter 3: A Challenging Proposition: The Financial Realities of Museum Education Erik GreenbergChapter 4: An Ideal Partnership: Museums and Museum Schools Katherine KelbaughChapter 5: Partners in Learning: Early Childhood Visitors, their Companions, and Museums Dena Rapoport and Meghan Lally KeatonChapter6: Integrating Engineering and Empathy in the Pre-K/K Classroom Melissa Higgins and Michelle CerronePart II: Building BlocksChapter 7: A Pedagogical Philosophy as a Guiding Light for Museum Education Departments Jason Hanley, Deanna Nebel, and Mandy SmithChapter 8: Creating an Effective Teacher Advisory Board Megan Clark and Heidi MoisanChapter 9: Building the Museum Educators of the Future: A New Model for Staffing School Programs Suzi FondaChapter 10: Sustainable Training for Museum Education Staff Sarah Sims and Maria RussellChapter 11: Exploring Impacts of Whiteness on Art Museum Field Trip Teaching Hannah D. Heller, Michelle Antonisse, and Amanda TobinChapter 12: Everything But the Education: The Importance of Mastering Field Trip Logistics Olivia EdlundPart III: Questions and New ParadigmsChapter 13: Rethinking Museum School Partnerships: Collaborating with Teachers to Develop Personalized Programs Kyla Cook, Jenny Flowers, Wendy Quinlan, and Heidi RouleauChapter 14: Powerful Educational Partnerships: A State Museum Association Model for Access and Learning Heidi LungChapter 15: Into the Classroom: Making Museum Education Essential in School Curriculum Gwyneth Mac Murtrie, Jetta Walls, Nancy Merriman, and Richard SegerdahlChapter 16: Inspiration Quotient Jason PallasChapter 17: Representation Matters: Diversifying School Tour Curriculum Jessica FuentesChapter 18: A Decade of Think Like an Archaeologist: Sustaining and Evolving a Cross-Institutional Partnership and Multi-Visit Outreach Program Leah Burgin, Geralyn Ducady, Mariani Lefas-Tetenes, and Sarah SharpeChapter 19: Teaching Beyond the Apocalypse: Taking Virtual Learning from Pivot to Priority Jacqueline Eyl and Lucy StirnPart IV: Solutions and Innovative ModelsChapter 20: Sparking Innovation in Museum/K–12 Programs through Self-Care and Social-Emotional Learning Rachel Straughn-Navarro, Molly Nevius, Amanda Martin-Hamon, and Kristina WalkerChapter 21: Eight Months and Five Days: Student & Teacher Learning During Classroom in Residence at the Hammer Tara BurnsChapter 22: Teaching Slavery at a Historic Site: Interpretive Approaches, Audience Engagement, and Lessons Learned Margaret HughesChapter 23: Passport to Museum Learning: Academic programs at Shelburne Museum Mollie DavisChapter 24: Influence with Integrity: Two Models for Museum-Based Youth Development Programs Keni SturgeonChapter 25: Developing Online Teaching Materials on Contemporary Asian Art Sharon Vatsky and Queena KoAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors

Essential reading for today’s museum education workforce and K-12 teachers alike, Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K–12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students, assembles thoughtful explorations of contemporary teaching and learning challenges in the K–12 museum education space. The authors share inspiring and innovative solutions based on new programming paradigms and best practices that will undoubtedly facilitate the kinds of motivating dialogues and collaboration needed to push the museum education field forward in support of our nation’s teachers and learners.