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How do you organize a school museum project?
Teacher teams think carefully about what they want students to learn throughout the school museum project and then design learning experiences to correspond to those goals.
In the planning process
teachers select a museum topic and write an organizing “big idea” for
that topic. They write focus questions, statements of expected student learning,
and corresponding research questions—all of which are aligned to local
standards and included in the classroom assessment plan. Finally, teachers decide
how parents and the community might become involved in the project and encourage
their participation.
When planning is complete the
instructional
process
begins! Teachers introduce the project to students; plan a focused visit to a local museum so students can study exhibit designs; and coordinate student teams for research, writing, design, and construction of their museum exhibits.
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To better
understand the process, please take a moment to view
some examples of
Kid Curators projects. |
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