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Okay, provided that you don't all completely hate me now for filling up
your inbox with spam, I was very kindly directed how to make a tiny URL.
So, in the case that you are still interested in filling out this survey
about NCLB legislation, please use the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/ysfug9
Many thanks and I promise this is the last you will hear from me like
this. (See, this is why science and technology education is so
important to our society)
Nathan
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From: Richie, Nathan
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:24 PM
To: Richie, Nathan
Subject: No Child Left Behind--Museum Educator Survey
Dear Colleagues,
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, adopted by congress in 2001,
was a federal response to lagging academic performance by American
students. The legislation attempted to improve the quality of education
for all children while simultaneously closing the achievement gap
between lower and upper income students. Among other things, NCLB
legislation imposed tighter academic standards and placed greater
emphasis on standardized testing--specifically on math, science, and
literacy skills. While the legislation has had some notable successes,
it has also been met with widespread dissatisfaction. Although classroom
teachers and school administrators have been most affected by NCLB, many
museum educators have also reported changes both positively and
negatively in museum visitation and program participation by schools as
a direct result of the legislation. Seven years later, as Congress
considers reauthorizing the bill, museums have yet to get a firm grasp
on how they have been affected by this landmark legislation or how they
might use the legislation to benefit their institutions and the
communities they serve. To further the conversation about NCLB, the
Midwest Region of EdCom in partnership with the Association of Midwest
Museums is presenting a day long seminar called No Museum Left Behind:
Museum Educators Respond to NCLB Legislation. The program will be held
at the Loyola University Museum of Art on Friday, March 14, 2008.
Participants in the program will leave the seminar with a firm
understanding of NCLB legislation mandates, learn ways they can adapt
existing programs to meet state and national standards, and discover
ideas how to create new programming that fulfils NCLB requirements.
Because the conversation is still new, Midwest EdCom and the McCormick
Tribune Freedom Museum have prepared a short survey for museum educators
about their experiences and attitudes toward NCLB. Please take a few
moments to fill out this short survey and forward the link along to your
fellow museum educators
http://mccormickfoundation.org/Lists/No%20Child%20Left%20Behind/NewForm.
aspx?Source=http%3A%2F%2Fmccormickfoundation%2Eorg%2FLists%2FNo%2520Chil
d%2520Left%2520Behind%2Foverview%2Easpx. Results of the survey will be
shared at the No Museum Left Behind seminar and then distributed
publicly shortly thereafter.
Thank you for your time and help.
Kind regards,
Nathan Richie
Nathan Richie
Director of Exhibits and Programs
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum
Chicago, IL
(312) 222-3211
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