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  • 1.  Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 08-31-2018 10:24 AM

    Would any of you be willing to share your Education Department-specific philosophy or mission? Or, how you worked through writing that document? We're mid-way through writing a department philosophy and also thinking about an overarching interpretive philosophy, and could use some good models to share with our director and board.

     

    Katrina Stacy

    Curator of Education and Interpretation
    Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

    217 Johnson Street

    Santa Fe, NM 87501

    505.946.1006

    okeeffemuseum.org

     

     

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  • 2.  RE: Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 09-03-2018 02:51 PM
    If anyone would be willing to share to the group, I would apprecaite it as well - we're engaged in a similar process!

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    Michelle Moon

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  • 3.  RE: Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 09-04-2018 08:54 AM

    Below is Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Educational Philosophy:

    EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY
    The Learning Division is composed of professionals and volunteers who advance Vizcaya's mission, vision, and core values through programs and resources that:
    • Promote lifelong learning;
    • Respond to the needs of diverse constituent communities;
    • Demonstrate excellence in content, learning theory, and practice;Present multiple entry points and perspectives for understanding Vizcaya;
    • Support active and social learning;
    • Empower visitors to make personal meaningful connections with Vizcaya; and
    • Encourage new ways of thinking about relevant issues today.


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    Mark Osterman, Ed.D.
    Adult Learning and Engagement Manager
    Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
    Miami, FL 33141
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  • 4.  RE: Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 09-04-2018 09:22 AM
    Some of the main museum education philosophies are listed in the Museum Managers Compendium (Jacobsen, Roman & Littlefield, 2017). You can select which ones align with your museums goals. 

    Four of the books 101 sections are devoted to this question: Education: K-12 Strategy; Learning Theory; Social Learning Concepts, and Strategies. These sections contain diagrams, planing worksheets, citations and descriptions you can copy and adapt. Fall/Dierking, Hein, Vygotsky, Borun, Jolly and others work is summarized. 

    Cheers,  John

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    John Jacobsen
    CEO
    White Oak
    Marblehead MA
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  • 5.  RE: Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 09-04-2018 03:59 PM

    My department includes education and visitor services, so the mission includes both.  We have guiding principles rather than philosophy.  These are endorsed by our organization's advisory board of managers.  I have taken the succinct approach in word count (it fits on a fact sheet), but one that is accountable and adaptable on an individual or program basis. Each can be explored for meaning in a specific context.  These have proved durable and useful, with some tweaking over ten or twenty years.  We also have wordier program philosophies for adult and youth education programs that are more existing-resource-influenced and strategic planning oriented than mission or vision.

    Department Mission:
    Provide high-quality learning programs and visitor experience through exemplary resource stewardship.

    Guiding Principles:
    "May we have been worthy stewards is our hope" John T. Morris, 1913.    (FYI - John is one of our founders)
    Each action and interaction supports the Arboretum's mission.
    Set the standard for education, experience and service.




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    Robert Gutowski
    Director of Education and Visitor Experience
    Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia PA
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  • 6.  RE: Education Department Philosophy?

    Posted 09-05-2018 09:15 AM
    Hi Katrina,

    The Harn Museum of Art has an "Interpretive Philosophy" that is posted on our publications page, and the direct link is: Interpretive Philosophy, Harn Museum of Art .

    Best, -Eric

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    Eric Segal PhD
    Director of Education & Curator of Academic Programs
    Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art - University of Florida
    Gainesville FL
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