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Project Descriptions

Environments for Learning

October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2020 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum will amplify its partnership with Hart Magnet School, a Title 1 elementary school in urban Stamford, Connecticut, by increasing exposure and access to the arts for first-fifth graders, their families, and educators. A new program model, leveraging the museum's artist exhibitions, will focus on technology and an inquiry-based approach to science. Students, educators, and families will be encouraged to see and think in new ways through on-site STEAM tours at the museum, artist-led workshops at Hart, teacher professional development, and afterschool family activities. Outside evaluators will work with the project team to develop goals and associated metrics to measure how the model of museum-school partnership can enhance student achievement, engage families more deeply in their child's school experience and community, and contribute to teacher professional development. The evaluator will also train museum staff on best practices for program assessment.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-10-18-0389-18
Funding Amount: $62,174

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Namulen Bayarsaihan
    Principal Investigator
    Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
  • Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | General STEM | Technology
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Families | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status | Urban

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