nicole cheslock director, education & outreach
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Tahoe Maritime Museum A place to Connect, Interact and Learn TTUSD Board of Trustees Meeting * April 2, 2008. Nicole Cheslock Director, Education & Outreach. David “Smitty” Smith Schools Program. Why are we here?. Working with schools is important to us. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe Maritime Museum
A place to Connect, Interact and LearnA place to Connect, Interact and Learn
TTUSD Board of Trustees Meeting * April 2, 2008TTUSD Board of Trustees Meeting * April 2, 2008
Nicole CheslockNicole Cheslock
Director, Education & OutreachDirector, Education & Outreach
David “Smitty” SmithDavid “Smitty” Smith
Schools ProgramSchools Program
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Why are we here?Why are we here?
Working with schools is important to us
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OverviewOverview Our Schools Program seeks to engage students
in hands-on and minds-on learning experiences aligned to California’s content
standards.
• Connect youth to Lake Tahoe / their surroundings• Engage students in their own learning using inquiry-based
and hands-on approaches to teaching • Educate in and outside of the classroom
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Linking the Formal and InformalLinking the Formal and Informal
Learning can be enhanced through:
• Orientation to setting
• Clear learning objectives
• Follow up activities
• Tie to classroom curriculum
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Goals (year one)Goals (year one)• Pilot modules for 3rd grade
• Develop pre / post suggestions
• Participate in local community enrichment and educational offerings
• Identify and launch student
service projects for middle
and high school students
• Host open house for teachersSource: Tahoe Maritime Museum 2007 Education Plan
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Beyond First YearBeyond First Year
Continue to expand the Schools Program– Develop grade level specific modules and
continue to refine in-class and field trip experiences
– Work with teachers and students on service learning projects
– Continue opportunistic strategy of working with all interested K – 12 teachers
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Why?Why?
• Increase students’ content knowledge via diverse curriculum
• Fulfill our mission to engage and educate people in local maritime history
• Engage the Tahoe-Truckee community
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Design ProcessDesign Process
• TTUSD Teacher Questionnaire
• What is going on in the area
• Align to standards
• Pilot the program
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Teacher QuestionnaireTeacher QuestionnaireMethods
– Designed questionnaire to learn more about practices and interests
– Got district approval and distributed hard copies to each school
Key Results– Program must tie to standards
– High level of interest in:
• Logging and other uses of the Lake (e.g. Tourism, ice, mail)
• Stewardship
• Ecology
– Majority of teachers are interested in in-class presentations + fieldtrips to Museum
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What is going on in the areaWhat is going on in the area
• Observed existing field trip opportunities and talked to non-formal educators (e.g. Gatekeepers Museum, TERC)
• Active in TTREC meetings
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Aligning to StandardsAligning to Standards
Making Connections• Social Studies• Math• Language Arts• Science
…the opportunities are endless
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PilotPilot
• In class visits and field trips begin in May 2008
• Get feedback
• Refine, improve and grow
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Ongoing EvaluationOngoing Evaluation
• Formative
• Summative
• Outcomes
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Tahoe Maritime MuseumTahoe Maritime MuseumSchools ProgramSchools Program
A place to observe, question, guess, experience, and communicate
www.TahoeMaritimeMuseum.org