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At the Museum of Science Boston, we have linked programs and exhibits to 
the ITEA Standards for Technological Literacy, the Massachusetts Science 
and Technology/Engineering Framework, the National Science Education 
Standards, and soon the NCTM Math standards (see 
http://www.mos.org/doc/1353). 

We decided on three catagories of how closely we address a standard.
* Primary standards are reserved for those standards that were 
identified in the development process and were central to the exhibit or 
program. 
* Secondary standards have strong connections to the exhibit, but were 
identified after the fact.
* Reference standards may require some work on the part of the educator 
to highlight, but we felt there was a connection.

The other discussion we've been having is: do we identify the standards 
for the exhibit as a whole or for the individual 
components/activities/interactives?  We have opted for exhibit-wide 
listings partly because of the time involved in going through component 
by component and partly because our Field Trip Guide database was set up 
with an exhibit or program as the record unit.  On the other hand, in a 
large exhibit, there may only be a few (or one) components that address 
a particular standard.  I'd still be interested in figuring out a 
practical way to identify standards by components as that seems like it 
would be the most meaningful.

We also haven't done much research on how useful this information is.  
I'd be glad to hear if anyone else has looked at how educators are using 
standards connections.

Alana Parkes
Content Developer
Museum of Science Boston
 


>Date:    Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:49:39 -1000
>From:    Mike Shanahan <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Question about educator's guides and standards
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>Thanks for the info, and tell Denise 'hello' from me! =20
>
>Mike
>
>Mike Shanahan
>Education Director
>Bishop Museum
>1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu HI 96817
>Office: (808) 847-8235
>FAX: (808) 847-8250
>Cell/pager: (808) 386-1419
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Informal Science Education Network
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mattingly, Jan
>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:22 AM
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>Subject: Re: Question about educator's guides and standards
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>Hey Mike,
>	An example of what we do with programs can be found at
>www.teachmcwane.org
>
>Our state standards (Alabama Course of Study Standards or ACOSS) our
>listed before each program.
>Good luck,
>Jan
>
>P.S. We actually have one of your former employees, Denise Hills working
>for us.  She is our Outreach Coordinator.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Informal Science Education Network
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>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:43 PM
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>Aloha,
>
>=20
>
>We're working on revisions to our educator's guide at Bishop Museum in
>Hawaii.  The guide will list all of our onsite programs for school
>groups.  It will also list our cultural outreach and science outreach
>programs to the schools.
>
>=20
>
>Question: how much information do you provide in your education guides
>regarding content standards and benchmarks?  Do you provide a general
>guideline?  A specific benchmark and reference?  Something in between?
>
>How much of this sort of information in provided in your general guide,
>and how much do you provide either through your web pages or through
>ancillary material (guides that are specific to each program, for
>example).
>
>
>Reply separately or to the whole list if you would.
>
>Mike Shanahan
>Education Director
>Bishop Museum
>1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu HI 96817
>Office: (808) 847-8235
>FAX: (808) 847-8250
>Cell/pager: (808) 386-1419
>www.bishopmuseum.org
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