#museum educator

[ziphos123]

Hey the culture of asking academics to talk about their special interest is all good and fun but like, be specific! Museum professionals are not google. Don’t ask us to send you information that is incredibly easy to find online.

[ducissatenebrarum]

Louvre museum

Museum educator

[jewishmuseummd]

We’re Hiring: Museum Educator (Part-Time) – $17.50/hour

The Jewish Museum of Maryland invites applications for a highly motivated, team-oriented, creative professional for the position of Museum Educator. This part time position is part of the Education Team and reports to the Director of Learning and Visitor Experience.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

Ability to develop and organize and deliver creative educational experiences for public, private, and Jewish schools.

Ability to communicate effectively. Skills in public speaking. Strong organizational skills.

Ability to work a flexible schedule.

Previous experience working with children and youth (grades K-12), whether in a formal teaching or informal teaching capacity.

Experience working with children who are English Language Learners a plus

Knowledge of or interest in Jewish, Maryland and public history.

Bachelor’s degree required in field of education, history, or museum studies preferred. Minimum of two years of work experience required.

Approximately 20 hours per week. May include working some evenings and weekends.

APPLY HERE

Our Mission, Vision, and Values:

We connect people to Jewish experiences and Maryland’s Jewish community to its roots. We inspire everyone to explore history, take action, and imagine a better future.

People matter.We nurture discourse. We know issues of vital importance must be discussed with empathy and civility.

Things matter.We preserve the documentation of Maryland’s Jewish communities.  We provide a repository of expert and authentic resources.

Place matters.We are a destination. We are an educational and cultural attraction located at the heart of Baltimore’s historic Jewish community.

Learning matters.We foster discovery. We provide experiences, not merely information.

Actions matter.We inspire deeds. We transform curiosity into experience, experience into memory, and memory into action.

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and its Agencies are equal opportunity employers, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran’s status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.

[brooklynmuseum]

If you visit the Museum, you may come across one of our 2017-2018 Museum Education Fellows teaching a school group in the galleries, leading a workshop with teens, or planning one of the Museum’s Public Programs.

In September, we welcomed six Fellows to the Education Division. These six bring an incredibly dynamic set of skills and perspectives that will surely reinvigorate our work. Fellows began their time at the Museum with a six-week training where they learned about the theory and practice of museum education. Training workshops included instruction in inquiry-based teaching methods, an introduction to multicultural critical reflective practice (MCRP), and a discussion about how to apply abolitionist pedagogy to the museum education context. Fellows also attended curator talks and studied the museum’s collection.Throughout the training, Fellows received mentorship and support from the Education and Public Programs staff.

After only a few months, Fellows are now supporting programs and developing their own lessons. Next semester you can attend art classes designed and lead by our School, Youth and Family Fellows. Meanwhile our Public Programs fellows are taking the helm in organizing a roster of events for First Saturdays in April, June, and July.

Working in the Education Division, it is hard not to notice the strong bond and care this group has developed for one another. They have transformed their office into a welcoming space filled with color, art, and laughter. Their office is the place to go for conversations about new approaches to teachings and new ways of engaging with art and museums.

We want to celebrate Camila, Danilo, Imani, Nadya, Simon, and  Zena. It is clear that each brings to the Fellowship a passion for teaching, a knowledge of artistic practice, interest in museums, academic rigor and a desire to make museums (nay, the world!) a more just and equitable place.

Posted by Dalila Scruggs and Katherine Kusiak Carey

[brooklynmuseum]

This week we look back at the research of 2016-2017 Museum Education Fellow Midrene Lamy. Midrene worked as a School, Youth and Family Fellow and taught drawing and animation classes for the Museum's Gallery/Studio Program. She also worked closely with teen staff and focused her research on the experiences of Black self-guided visitors at the Museum. Midrene’s research asks us to consider how Black visitors navigate and relate to the Brooklyn Museum. Here Midrene outlines her research and findings.

First let me start off by saying, I really really love the Brooklyn Museum. After working as a Museum Education Fellow and walking through the galleries each day, I became less interested in the artwork and more interested in the visitors. I observed that self-guided visitors were predominantly white and began to ask myself, "Where are all the Black people?"

When I started my Fellowship the exhibition Beverly Buchanan - Ruins and Rituals was on view. As a black female artist, this exhibition was very personal to me as I saw myself in Buchanan’s work. I wanted to know how Black visitors to the Brooklyn Museum identified with the art on view and how important it was to them that both the Museum’s art and staff reflect their culture and identity.

For my research, I consulted results from a Museum-wide 2008-2011 cultural identity survey as well as interviewed staff from the Education and Visitor Services departments. I also created my own entrance and exit surveys and collected data from 106 self-guided visitors. 31% of whom self-identified as Black. One of my survey questions asked, “Do you care if the Brooklyn Museum’s OVERALL (staff, other visitors, etc) is reflective of your identity and culture?” Overwhelming, Black self-guided visitors indicated that this was an area they cared a lot about. 83% of Black visitors answered “I care a lot” while 11% of self-identified white visitors answered, “I care a lot”.

After reviewing survey responses, I recommend that Museum Educators and Museum Guides teach from at least one art object in the Egyptian Arts galleries for an African Arts and Black History themed guided visit or lessons. In addition, I encourage the Brooklyn Museum to re-imagine it’s Museum Guide program as a racially diverse program that offers opportunities to college-aged students. It is important to note that although Black visitors noted that at times they did not see themselves reflected in the space, they did feel welcome at the Museum and indicated that they would return.I advise the Brooklyn Museum to imagine ways it can further embrace Black audiences.

Posted by Katherin Kusiak-Carey and Midrene Lamy

[thefloorisbalaclava]

With how sore I am you'd think I was working out but it's actually from my job. Going up and down the stairs of a colonial house with 50+ rooms while in colonial dress is not for the weak. Now imagine also giving tours and trying not to get too winded so you can actually speak. And imagine climbing the stairs having to hold your dress out of the way so you don't step on it while trying not to lose your balance.

I dunno how they did it.

I know it seems like I'm complaining but I fucking love my job lol.

[t-thehistorian-in-training]

Museum Advocacy Day

I meant to post things earlier but I have been super busy with school work. Over the next few days I will be posting information regarding museums and how we can help support them. 

I don’t talk about it a lot on here, but museums are my passion. 

[interpretersanon-blog]

Welcome!

I’m excited to start this group. Basically, this is a support group for historic interpreters and other museum educators/professionals to vent and share and sympathize with one another. We work hard at a job that can be difficult, doing lots of emotional labor on the daily, and it’s important to recognize that and look after ourselves; sometimes just sharing an experience with others can do wonders to heal and feel better.

We accept anonymous posts and ask that you please not use any specific site or interpreter names. Also looking for at least one other admin to help out with reviewing submissions, message the account if you’re interested!

Thanks for being here!

Admin Ann