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Thank you for so many responses to help me with my grad school project!

I inadvertently left out two rather important questions, having to do  
with the amount of time spent with learners, and the number of  
learners reached annually.  I have made an "addendum" survey  
consisting of only these two questions, just so I can keep the total  
number of respondents clear.

If you have already filled out a survey, I'd appreciate it if you  
would go to the below link and make your mark.

https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/julia123/32281  <--- for  
those who have already participated in the survey

If you have not yet filled out the Museum Educator survey and would  
like to, please go to the below link with the survey in its entirety  
(including the two previously omitted questions):

https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/julia123/31149  <--- for  
those who have not yet participated in the survey

Below please find the official email that accompanies the original  
survey.

Thank you once again!!!

Dear Education Colleagues:

After seven years in the Outreach Department at the Lawrence Hall of  
Science in Berkeley, CA, I am
currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle, pursuing  
a degree in Cognitive Studies
(College of Education).

My master's project involves writing the handbook that I wished  
someone had handed to me when I began
my work at LHS.  As educators in informal settings, many of the rules  
that are appropriate to a fulltime class
simply do not apply.  Our audiences are vast, varied, and numerous.   
We often have mere minutes with a
given learner, rather than nine entire months.

Recognizing the rift between research and practice, I am soliciting  
input from fellow informal educators to find
out what research and theory is already in practice in our  
institutions.  What are we already doing that can be
backed up by academic research?  And what ideas can we bring into our  
practice, suggested by research but that
have so far not made it into our daily routines?

I'd appreciate very much if those of you who identify as educators in  
interactive settings would take a few minutes
and fill out the web form linked to this email.

Due to survey requirements of the University of Washington, it is  
imperative that your responses be completely
anonymous.  Please do not reference your name, or the name of your  
institution,   References to the type of area
served by your institution (urban / rural, etc.) are fine, and even  
helpful.

Your participation is completely voluntary and anonymous.  You may  
discontinue a survey at any time, up until the
point at which you click "submit".  With your input, we can all  
become more informed about the intersection between
research and practice in our daily lives as museum educators.

Here is the survey, located within the University of Washington web  
system:

https://catalysttools.washington.edu/survey/julia123/31149

Many thanks,
Julia Berger
Long Time Outreach Educator
University of Washington Graduate Student
College of Education, Cognitive Studies
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