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The Necessity of Making the Invisible Visible: 
The Role of Museums in Formal Education


The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies cordially
invites Smithsonian staff and colleagues to attend the next G. Brown
Goode Smithsonian Education Lecture, 'The Necessity of Making the
Invisible Visible: The Role of Museums in Formal Education'. The program
will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 from 10:00 am until noon in the
Lecture Hall of the S. Dillon Ripley Center.  

The program will feature a lecture by Robert (Bob) Bain, an Associate
Professor of History and Social Science Education, and Faculty Affiliate
and Steering Committee member of the Museum Studies Program at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  Professor Bain has been conducting a
study of teaching and learning history in museums and with museum
resources.  He will argue for and present examples of dynamic new models
of professional development interactions between museum staff and
teachers.

Mr. Martin (Marty) M. Creel, Director Department of Enriched and
Innovative Programs for Montgomery County Public Schools will serve as
discussant following Dr. Bain's presentation. Mr. Creel will speak about
the interaction between museum staff and the teachers of Montgomery
County, MD and the changes that occurred in both teachers and students
as a result of participation in a Teaching American History grant with
the Smithsonian Institution. 

The program will be web cast live on http://museumstudies.si.edu  and
archived for later viewing.  

For further information, contact Nancy Fuller [log in to unmask]

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