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How to Begin
In order to develop programmes and resources for schools you will need to find out about:
- how teachers plan the Curriculum
- how we link our collections to what teachers want
- the Schemes of Work which teachers follow
- how to consult with teachers
- how to go about building a handling collection which meets the needs of schools
- looking at your collections with schools in mind
- how to choose appropriate objects
- how many objects will you need
- how to document your handling collection
- how to package and store handling collections
You may need to think about types of hands-on activity such as:
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loan boxes
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object handling sessions
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displays with hands-on exhibits
You may also need to consider:
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preparing museum staff or volunteers to help with, or lead, a session
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using freelance educators
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helping children to handle objects
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charges
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using original objects as hands-on exhibits in display galleries
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interpretation
The following pages will give you more detail on all the above to enable you to link your collections to the Curriculum and the needs of schools.
Downloads
Setting up a Museum Education Service (Oxford University Museum of the History of Science, Chris Parkin. Word DOC, 64Kb). This is a very useful overview which highlights clearly and concisely the things which you will need to consider when setting up a museum education service.