Museum Education Roundtable (MER)

The Journal of Museum Education is also seeking proposals for an upcoming issue on rethinking contemplative learning and experiences in museum education, led by guest editors Jenna S. Green and Beatriz Galuban. Practitioners and scholars thinking about contemplation and its potential relationships to anti-oppression, intersectionality, critical thinking, and appropriation in museum spaces are highly encouraged to submit! All submissions are due by November 8, 2024. To learn more, check out the full call for papers: https://lnkd.in/g2CdhV3y #museumeducation #museumlearning #contemplation #callforarticles

The Journal of Museum Education is seeking article proposals for an upcoming issue on intergenerational learning in museums, led by guest editors Anne Matlock and Tiffany McGettigan. If you have experience fostering cross-disciplinary intergenerational learning or innovative ideas about how museums can support lifelong learning, we want to hear from you! Submit your proposal by November 8, 2024. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/ge_3Qy_w #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #intergenerationallearning #callforarticles

This current issue of the JME “The Role of Docents: Past, Present and Future” looks at the role of docents in museum settings — the history of programs and continuing changes in the field. The articles featured in this issue consider current issues in docent training and re-imagine a future for docent roles moving forward. For this blog post, MER board member Beatriz Galuban was inspired by the topic to learn more about docent programs and what it is like to be a docent at a museum. Earlier this summer, she had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with her colleague and friend Jenna S. Green, who became a gallery guide at the University of Arizona Museum of Art last year. Read the blog at https://lnkd.in/gsnbbDrx #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducators

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The JME is extending the deadline for article proposals for an upcoming issue on children’s museum learning and experiences! If you have innovative ideas or projects that empower young minds in museum settings, we are accepting paper proposals until September 13, 2024. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gpz4q2gd

FREE ARTICLE: From Docent to Professional to Activist to Critical Race Theorist: A Biomytholography of a Black Amerian Museum Professional By Porchia Moore The wisdom of Audre Lorde informs us that “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” The origins of many museum collections are that their objects were obtained by colonizers who became the masters of colonized people’s cultural heritage. One of the master’s tools has always been to create and benefit from a system of free labor. Within the museum, the vestiges of the master’s tool of free labor remain, although with different shapes and aims. The system of free labor in the museum is tangential with the presence of the docent corps. This article explores the sensationalism of battles over the fate of docent groups in light of the need to make fundamental shifts in museum praxis. In partnership with our publisher Taylor & Francis, MER is pleased to offer a free article for each issue accessible by both members and non-members. Read the article at the link in the bio or https://lnkd.in/gQg79_92 #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducators

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) is looking for a part-time Communications Manager to lead our strategic communications and marketing efforts, including the promotion of our flagship publication, the Journal of Museum Education (JME). As our CM, you'll manage our digital presence, including social media, marketing, and PR, and work closely with our Board of Directors, the JME team, and our new Operations Manager. If you're passionate about museum education and equity in the field, this is your chance to make an impact. Visit museumedu.org/jobs to apply now! #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducator #museumjobs

2024 Fall Writing Workshop: Practitioners as Scholars  October 5, 2024 - 9:00–10:15 am PST / 12:00–1:15 pm EST Join us for the 2024 Fall Writing Workshop! Through three classes, participants will work with writer Joyce Young to draft a publishable article in the Journal of Museum Education or a blog article for the Museum Education Roundtable blog. This workshop aims not only to workshop ideas but also to draft a research article or blog article for publication. The workshop will be free to those who are accepted. Please note registration is limited to 15 participants. Classes will be an hour and fifteen minutes at 9 PST/12 EST on October 5, 12, and 19. Come with your ideas, questions, and hopes to publish for the Journal of Museum Education! Space is limited. Priority will be given to folks who have never published before. Applications are due by September 6; applicants will be notified of their admission status by September 13. Register at https://lnkd.in/gj7ftn7R #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducators

Please join us in welcoming new Board Members to MER! Grace Auclair-Lee, Museum and Park Director at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. Tubac, Arizona. Kate Mirand Calleri, Director of Education at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Brooklyn, New York. Vana Chainani, Museum Program Officer at Toronto History Museums. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Arthurina Fears is the Esther Stiles Eastman Curator of Education at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Boston, Massachusetts. Maggie McColl, Senior Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Education at the University of Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Sarah Timm, Director of Education at Maine Maritime Museum. Bath, Maine. We also send a heartfelt thank you to the Board Members who will complete their terms of service at the end of September: Adria Brown, Hazel Theriault, Kate Zankowicz, Sarah Bloom, and Wendy Ng. #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducators

Calling all museum educators and scholars! The Journal of Museum Education is seeking article proposals for a special issue on rethinking children’s museum learning and experiences. If you have innovative ideas or projects that empower young minds in museum settings, we want to hear from you! Submit your proposal by September 6, 2024. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gdpbbiV4 #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducation #childrensmuseum #callforarticles

NOW AVAILABLE: The Journal of Museum Education 49.2 - THE ROLE OF DOCENTS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE From Guest Editors Elizabeth Wood, Kim Tulipana & Brandi Shawn-Chaparro: "We believe this is a timely issue because finding solutions is often left to individual staff. This issue can provide the next step in a dialogue and discussion on the needs and roles of docents in museum practice. The articles include perspectives on the current state of docent programs and how museum educators are wrestling with those ideas, a glimpse at the history of docent programs, and a fresh and new perspective on the future. Also included are perspectives on docents as adult learners, a broad look across changes in docent programs nationally, and a series of case studies on innovative approaches and challenges." Members can check out the issue now at museumedu.org #museumeducationroundtable #museumeducation #museumeducators