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Kristen Lowrey posted a reply on Re: Museum Class Pop-ups
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Said: Hello Meegan! I have been an educator at my museum for a few years now, and I have run many workshops/pop-ups like this in the past. I do wonder if daily could be a little too often for these kinds of events. Personall...
Stephanie Ashton posted a reply on Re: Museum Class Pop-ups
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Said: We run similar programming 2-3 times per day and the content switches out monthly. We've also struggled with motivation among staff with this and other aspects of guest engagement. Here are a couple of things our managers over visitor s...
Susan Foutz posted a reply on Re: Educational/ Exhibit Master Plans: Looking ...
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Said: Look at AAM's Educational and Interpretive planning resources. https://www.aam-us.org/programs/accreditation-excellence-programs/education-assessment/ and https://www.aam-us.org/topic/education-interpretation/There's a MAP ass...
Kiersten Dittrich posted a reply on Re: Museum Class Pop-ups
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Said: Hi Meegan, this is a really interesting question. Can you say more about why the Play Facilitators feel like the pop-ups are a chore? For example, if the pop-ups aren't well attended, do they feel like it's not worth the effort (a minds...
Kiersten Dittrich posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
REMINDER: Frontline training discussion group is Wed 12/10 at 3pm EST
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join up for this informal online discussion group about supporting our frontline teams, which can be especially important as we prepare for a busy holiday season. We'll meet at 3pm EST on Wednesday afternoon. Bring your questions and your curiosity. The zoom info is below.
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ACM frontline training discussion group
Time: Dec 10, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Can...
Discovery Museum is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ACM frontline training discussion group
Time: Dec 10, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Can...
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