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Finding History Where You Least Expect It: Site-Based Strategies for Teaching about the Past

Contributor(s): Gradwell, Jill M (Editor), Leacock, Kathryn H (Editor)

ISBN: 9781538140871

Publisher: American Alliance of Museums

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Pub Date: April 21, 2020

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.95 lbs) 194 pages

Series: American Alliance of Museums

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Description: This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It is aimed at educators, programing developers, university students, and teachers to illu...

Review Quotes: "This book offers creative, replicable ideas for museums--including small museums--looking to leave those age-old ways of doing things behind. Not only does it underscore the importance of community engagement, partnerships, and audience focus but it also reveals the rich tapestry of local history that one region can offer." --Donna R. Braden, senior curator and curator of public life, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI

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