Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / James Hakala --
Introduction / Beverly Sheppard --
Museums and schools working together / Mark D. Osterman, Beverly Sheppard --
Meeting teachers' needs / Maria Marable-Bunch --
Schools in the 21st century / Kathrine Walker Schlageck --
Learning theory in the museum setting / Beth Twiss Houting, Mary Jane Taylor, Susy Watts --
Museum programs for school audiences : the basics / Kim Fortney --
Putting it all together : a case study / Ann Fortescue ... [et al.] --
Getting out of the subject box / Claudia Ocello --
Addressing challenging topics : a case study / Laura Dickstein Thompson --
The changing landscape of museum-provided professional development for teachers / James Boyer, Kim Fortney, Susy Watts --
Connecting museum, school and community : collaborations for learning / Julie I. Johnson, Janet Rassweiler --
Ensuring program relevance through collaboration and evaluation / Beth Murphy, Julia Washburn --
Paying for it / Betsy Bowers, Jennifer Michaelree Squire, Mary Jane Taylor --
The New York City Museum School : the ultimate museum-school partnership / Ronald Chaluisan, Sonnet Takahisa --
Museum schools : brief descriptions and roster / Keni Sturgeon --
A closing reflection / Beverly Sheppard --
Appendix of useful materials. Collective definition of ideal museum-school partnership / Kim Fortney ; Planning for a variety of learning styles / Beth Twiss Houting, Mary Jane Taylor, Susy Watts ; Education theory bookshelf / Beth Twiss Houting, Mary Jane Taylor, Susy Watts ; Archaeology education program curriculum framework / Ellen Provenzano ; Overview of the archaeology education program / Ellen Provenzano ; Professional development virtual bookshelf / Kim Fortney ; Collaboration bookshelf / Julie I. Johnson, Janet Rassweiler ; Logic model : Bakken/MPS classroom residency / Beth Murphy, working with a template created by Mary Ellen S. Murphy ; Paying-for-it bookshelf / Betsy Bowers, Jennifer Michaelree Squire, Mary Jane Taylor ; The museum learning process / Ron Chaluisan, Sonnet Takahisa ; The museum learning process and math / Ron Chaluisan, Sonnet Takahisa ; Object observation / Ron Chaluisan, Sonnet Takahisa.