Museum School Partnerships

Two weeks ago, I plugged the MFPE Educator Conference in Belgrade (the largest educator conference in the state), highlighted some sessions, and invited attendees to visit us at our booth in the exhibit hall.

Sandra Oldendorf, who organized the Montana Council for Social Studies excellent track at this year's Educator Conference in Belgrade, asked me to mention a special Wednesday night session at the Gallatin Gateway Museum at 317 W. Main Street that I had overlooked. Called "When a Jail Becomes a Museum," the session will be held from 6:00 p.m.-7:50 p.m. Curator Kelly Hartman will tell some interesting stories about the jail and Sandra and Kelly will lead a discussion on how to use museums and local history in the classroom. The session includes free refreshments, a cash bar for beer and wine, and an opportunity to visit with the National Council for Social Studies president Tina Heafner.


I'm really excited about this session because I love, love, love museum school partnerships and local history projects. If you aren't attending the Educator Conference, you can read more ideas for working with local museums, including ideas for field trips across the state and best practices for making field trips meaningful, in the links above. If you ARE coming to the educator workshop, perhaps I'll see you at the Gallatin Gateway Museum on Wednesday evening or in the exhibit hall or one of my sessions on Thursday or Friday.