Museum education

Smithsonian American Art museum, it stands three stories high with impeccable architecture inside and out, withholding some of the most antique and modern works of American art. For some locals, the most iconic places in Washington, D.C are the White House, the National Mall,or the United States Capitol. However, I myself, believe the most iconic place in Washington, D.C is the galleries within every Smithsonian museum. It was there in the Smithsonian American Art Museum that I found the calling…

The Swiss Science Center Technorama is a hands-on science museum in Zurich, Switzerland, which aims to give individuals the environment and tools necessary to learn more about science phenomena. With its 120 employees and over 500 exhibits, Technorama hosts over 280,000 visitors a year, 60,000 of which are school children; its expansive, 7,000 square meter facility attracts people from across Europe with its unique exhibits. The vision of the Swiss Science Center, Technorama is to give people…

We focus on increase the capacity of parents in San Francisco to support their children’s current academic success and future life goals, including a college education. There were some challenges to help students and their parents to know more about the importance of education, also apply several bonus like donation for them. When we got the mission before one month, the biggest question appeared in our mind -- what can we do for them? Researching sources and submitting…

To whom it may concern at the Neville Public Museum., With the utmost enthusiasm, I would like to express my interest in the Research Technician position. My interest in this position stems back to my love for history education and all it can provide for a community. It has been my goal to work within the museum industry and share my love of history with not only my colleagues but the community. I am strongly committed to creating new and inviting ways to get people involved in learning about…

I am writing to apply for Museum Educator being offered by the education department in Museum of the Moving Image. I received my MFA from the Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts in New York with a focus on interdisciplinary practice, working mainly with time-based media and interactive projections. While at the School of Visual Arts, I worked as a teaching assistant in both sculpture and New Media classes. My teaching experience includes responsibilities for course preparation,…

the same contagious energy and level of respect that she brings to other classes. When she set up a trip to the Bodies museum in NYC, she invited any students to go because she believed that all students should learn about the body. She was also willing to pay the fee for the disadvantaged students who could not afford the…

because he was unable to think critically about what he read. His need to fit in and succeed outweighed his ability to form opinions other than that of the teachers. This type of education can be closely related to the “banking” method of education made famous by Paulo Freire in his essay “The Banking Concept of Education”. There is a section of Freire’s essay which explains how teachers have their students leave their culture at the classroom door and adapt their new ideas as their own…

raised in Massachusetts, where she got her education. At the age of eighteen in 1901 Brown returned to North Carolina with an offer. The offer was to teach at Bethany Institute in Guilford County. Although Dr. Brown only had the chance to teach there for one term, she did not give up there. Brown decided to start her own school and accomplished so in 1902. Through funding, the school was a day and boarding school for blacks. Brown stressed the education…

undergraduate with a clearly defined direction and goal. I knew I wanted to be a middle school math and science teacher. My major in middle grades education allowed me to become a teacher immediately following graduation. My first position was as a 6th and 7th grade math and science teacher at a public Montessori middle school. I knew little about Montessori education when I accepted the position, but through training, I learned about the philosophy and fully embraced it. Within the…

Despite already completing field hours for my previous education courses I found out I had to independently complete them again for my EDUC 2120 course. At Emmanuel College, students were assigned to specific classrooms within nearby public schools and we observed the teachers interact with their students. I was intimidated to redo my field hours for this class because there were so many options to choose from and I had to complete them around my daily schedule. However, in the end, I was…