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I truly believe the standards set out in this book, though directed towards
classroom learning, should be applied to museum education as well:

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards : A Guide for Teaching
and Learning
National Academy Press
ISBN: 0309064767



----- Original Message -----
From: "Beryl Rosenthal" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:47 AM
Subject: standards - not the school kind


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> Anybody know if there are formal professional standards for museum
> education as in things we should all know as professionals?  (I'm
> sitting in a meeting and we are considering developing a certificate
> program for museum educators.)
> Thanks,
> Beryl
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> Beryl Rosenthal, Ph.D.
> Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center
> Boott Cotton Mills
> 115 John Street
> Lowell, MA 01854
> (978) 970-5081 (t)
> (978) 970-5085 (f)
> http://www.uml.edu/tsongas
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