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The Docent as Teacher
Autumn 1991, Vol. 1, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Subjectivity and Inquiry Teaching, Alan Gartenhaus
Teachers have Great Expectations, Jackie Littleton
Questioning Strategies: For Adults Only, Barbara Henry
Blind People Can See Your Collections With a Little Help From You, Janice Majewski
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me: Docents share techniques and ideas they find successful, Karen Jones
The National Docent Symposium, Von Long
It’s Alive! Teaching with a Living Collection, Ann Wheeler
Insights into Art: One Museum’s Approach, Carol Wyrick
Sharpening Communication Skills
Winter 1991, Vol. 1, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Watch Your Language! Words that Promote Understanding, Alan Gartenhaus
Connecting with Multi-Cultural Audiences, Tamra Carboni
Talking with Teenagers, Susan Feibelman
A Few Principals of Public Speaking, Molly Dempsey
There’s an art and science to…Telling Stories, Clare Cuddy
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Docents share ideas they find successful
Another Side of Communication: Listening, Susan Miner
Discipline…Its not a Four-Letter Word, Jackie Littleton
Inquiry and Teaching
Spring 1992, Vol. 1, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Teaching with Questions, Alan Gartenhaus
Inquiry and the Primary Learner: Questions and Young Children, Jackie Littleton
Reappraising Praise: Responding to Visitors’ Answers, Felice Kaufmann
What to do When People Talk Back!: Questioning Modern Art, Danielle Rice
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Docents Share techniques they find successful.
A Concise Glossary of Inquiry Related Terms
Using Discipline-Based Art Education: A Personal Perspective, Susan B. Spero
Specialized Teaching
Summer 1992, Vol. 1, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
The Persistence of Bias: Teaching about Cultural Heritage, Alan Gartenhaus
Comparative Functional Osteology for Young Audiences, Robert B. Pickering
Bringing It All Down to Earth: Teaching and Space Technology, Darlene Ahalt
Special Needs Require Specialized Teaching, Peggy Marshall
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Docents share techniques they find successful., Myrna B. Bergeron
Welcoming a Very Special Audience: Museum Neophytes, Jackie Littleton
Special Topic Teaching: “The Jewish Immigrant Experience,” Charlotte Paul
Getting the Most From Your Library Research, Jeannette Dixon & William Howze
Understanding Audiences
Autumn 1992, Vol. 2, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Why Understand Audiences?, Alan Gartenhaus
The Impact of Learning Styles, Sr. Eileen Rice
Watching Children Grow: A Guide to Childhood Development, Marla K. Shoemaker
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Docents share techniques they find successful., Deana Davis and Diana Linden
Searching for Similarities, Jackie Littleton
A “Child-Centered” Approach, Jeanette Hauck Booth
Letting Teens be Themselves, Peggy Zemach
Disruptive Audiences: Advice from Someone Who Knows, Gloria Perry
Touring with Older Adults: Emphasizing the Noun, Not the Adjective, Betsy Gough-DiJulio & Raymond M. Leinbach
Interdisciplinary Approaches
Winter 1992, Vol. 2, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Revealing the Spectrum, Alan Gartenhaus
Reaching Kids Through Literature, Jackie Littleton
Interdisciplinary Teaching: Branches, Ties, and New Connections, Inez S. Wollins
Learning Through Art, Beth B. Schneider
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Docents share techniques they find successful, Maris A. Grannell
A Garden Classroom: The Tree of Education, John Marshall Harris
From Haiti to Lousiana: A Cultural Legacy, Judy Godfrey and Nancy Reynolds
Tough Topics
Spring 1993, Vol. 2, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Tackling Tough Topics, Alan Gartenhaus
Staying Cool with Hot Issues: Engaging Young People in Tough Conversations, Marianna Adams and Cynthia Lee Moreno
From Document to Drama: Interpreting Slavery at Tryon Palace, Hilarie M. Hicks
Interpreting a Time of Slavery, Sheryl Kingery
Teaching Evolution, Rebecca L. Smith
For Your Consideration
Giving Girls an Even Break, Jackie Littleton
It Works for Me…Docents share techniques they find successful., Jeanne Bates
The Naked Truth: Or How to Respond to the Tell-Tale Giggle, Marla Shoemaker
Difficult Subjects at the Zoo, Terry O’Conner
Special Audiences
Summer 1993, Vol. 2, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Attending to Special Audiences, Alan Gartenhaus
Reaching All of Your Audiences, Carol Wisker
Speaking with an E.S.L. Class, Louanna Emery
Students Prepared by DBAE, Nancy Berry
For Your Consideration
Spricht Hier Jemand English?*: Providing for Foreign Visitors, Jackie Littleton
Interpreting with Deaf Audiences, Amanda Park
It Works for Me…Docents share techniques they find successful., Anne Berry
Touring Nursing Home Residents, Raymond M. Leinbach & Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Skeptical Visitors in the Art Museum, Ellen J. Henry
Teaching with Themes
Autumn 1993, Vol. 3, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Themes are Substance not Style, Alan Gartenhaus
Audience-Based Thematic Art Tours, Lynn Beck & Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Using Quotations as a Theme: Breathing Life into Tours, Jamie Credle
The Hidden Theme: Viewing Art through Western Eyes, Danielle Rice
Architecture as Artifact, Meggett Lavin
Cultural Education, Kathryn Mettelka
For Your Consideration
Typical Science and Technology Topics
A Tie that Binds: The Thematic Tour, Daniel Arcand
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas.
School Curriculum + Museum Reality = Powerful Programs, Jackie Littleton
“Little Ones”
Winter 1993, Vol. 3, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Imagining: A Pathway to Learning, Alan Gartenhaus
Peek and Do! Making Museum Visits Meaningful for the Youngest, Cleta Booth
Bowdoin’s Museums Host Lots of Little Ones: In the Art Museum, William Logan, Mildred Jones, Judy Higbea & Helen S. Dubé
Botany on a Lower Level, Deborah Keane & Alisa Leung
Right from the Start, Sr. Eileen Rice, O.P.
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Marilyn J. Young
Handling the Past, Cynthia Bedell
Let Them Make a Mess!: Science, Young Children, and the Museum Environment, Laura Lundy-Paine
Learning to Learn: Early Childhood Experiences with Process Skills, Jackie Littleton
Docent Programming
Spring 1994, Vol. 3, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
“Professionalizing” Docents, Alan Gartenhaus
Approaches to Docent Recruitment and Selection, Inez S. Wolins
Customer Training for Volunteers, Marcia Hale
An International Overview of Art Docents, Margaret Love
For Your Consideration
Docent Training: Do We Practice What We Preach?, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
It Works for Me…Sharing successful Techniques and ideas., JoAnne Ramponi
Volunteer Program Mechanics, Jean Linsner
Oh No! Not Another Test! Peer Observation to Improve Performance, Jackie Littleton
Blockbusters, Special Exhibitions, Large Crowds
Summer 1994, Vol. 3, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
“Special” Exhibitions: The Same, but Different, Alan Gartenhaus
Mastering Blockbusters, Ann M. Moore
Questions? Questions! A Structure for Teaching, Laura Wendling
Taming the Maddening Crowds, Mark Howell
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Sylvia Khan
Elusive University Audiences, Tamara Moats
Videos Boost Blockbusters, Barbara Nichols & Katina Simmons
The Olympic Spirit, Susan S. Perry
“To See or Not to See–That is the Question!”: Blockbusters Present Special Problems for Teachers, Jackie Littleton
Back to Schools: Programs for Students and their Teachers
Autumn 1994, Vol. 4, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Know Who You’re Working With, Alan Gartenhaus
Constructing School Programs, Susan Miner
Teaching Elementary Students, Alan Gartenhaus
Staying A Step Ahead, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
New School Year’s Resolutions, Marla K. Shoemaker
Interpreting Portraits: The Attributes Game, Ray Williams
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Jody Bates
The “Now & Then” Approach: Teaching History to Younger Students, Leisa M. Brown
High School Docents, Julia Brashares & Kristi Farnham
Let’s Talk! Communicating with Teachers, Jackie Littleton
The Role of Art in Education, Margaret Love
Multiculturalism: Diversity in our Audiences and Collections
Winter 1994/95, Vol. 4, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
“Truths” that are Self-Evident, Alan Gartenhaus
Building Bridges, Jean Linsner
Survival in the Chalbi Desert: Multicultural Perspectives at the Zoo, Marta Gore
The Community as Teacher: A View from Within, Bruce Iwamoto
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Mary Doiron
Oyate Tawicho’an (The Ways of the People), Claudia J. Nicholson
The Birth of American English, Kenneth D. Hartsoe
Helping Children See Through Bias: You, Me…and THEM!, Jackie Littleton
Visual Literacy: Reading, Interpreting, and Constructing Meaning
Spring 1995, Vol. 4, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
You Think “Tomato” and I Think “Potato”: Subjectivity and Interpretation, Alan Gartenhaus
Touchstones to the Past, Sherill E. Hatch & Hilarie M. Hicks
An Object Lesson, Susan Miner
The “A, B, C’s” of Reading Objects, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Intended versus Discerned Meaning, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Giving Objects Their Voice, Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd
Object Literacy, Sally Leahy
Not You Again! Finding a New Vantage Point, Ann M. Meehan
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Betsey Starinchak
Teaching Adults and Families
Summer 1995, Vol. 4, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Active Learning and Adults, Alan Gartenhaus
The “Ask Me” Program, Hilary Inwood
Those Annoying Audiences, Christine Cave
Notes on Gallery Teaching, Lynn Pearson Russell
For Your Consideration
Teaching Adult Students: Curriculum-Structured Tours for College Students, Katey Brown
Teaching Adult Students: Adult Students Take a “Hands-On” Approach, Karen Janovy
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Helen S. Dubé & Paula Chaiken
Family Matters: Touring the Family Audience, Christie Davis
Family Touring Tips, Amy L. Jared
The Two Faces of Eve, or…How I Learned to Love Teaching Teachers, Jackie Littleton
Tour Components: Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions
Autumn 1995, Vol. 5, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Crafting a Tour, Alan Gartenhaus
Off to a Great Start, Susan Miner
Hey, What’s the Big Idea? Creating a Lesson Plan, Alan Gartenhaus
Transitions…The Workhorse of a Tour, Kathy French
For Your Consideration
Using Transitions to Teach Touring, Anna Johnson
A Hop, Skip, and Jump Away from a Great Tour: Transition Techniques for Little Ones, Jackie Littleton
Integrating the Arts: From Conclusion to Classroom, Gayle M. Southworth
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Lynn Pearson Russell
Research and Trends in Education
Winter 1995/96, Vol. 5, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Motivating the Desire to Learn, Alan Gartenhaus
Art Teachers in Museums, Ellen J. Henry
Docents in the 21st Century, Lorriane Beitler
Art that Offends! Does it Belong in our Museums?, Teresia Bush
For Your Consideration
It works for me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Dennis D. Slotnick
Museums and Schools: Developing Intelligences Together, Cleta Booth
Virtual Un-reality…A Cautionary Talk, Jackie Littleton
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
Spring 1996, Vol. 5, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Refining Your Communication Skills, Alan Gartenhaus
Communicating at Age Level, Margaret Love
Just a Litte Respect, Claudia J. Nicholson
Listening Means More than Hearing Clearly, Janice Majewski
For Your Consideration
It works for me…Sharing successful techniques and ideas., Lee Pelham Cotton
Teaching Tough Groups, Christine Cave
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Museum…Using Humor to Communicate, Jackie Littleton
Terrible…Tumultuous…Terrific…Teenagers!
Summer 1996, Vol. 5, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Warming the Cool Teenager, Alan Gartenhaus
A Method to the Madness: What Teens Need and Want from Us, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Teaching Teens with a Dual Curriculum, Heather Lineberry & Anna Johnson
Teenagers “Living” at the Museums…Almost, Marie-José des Rivieres
For Your Consideration
It works for me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Creighton E. Johnson
A Junior Docent Program, Madeleine Correa Zeigler
Kids Touring Kids, Susan Donovan
Helping Adolescents Build Self-Confidence, Jackie Littleton
I Remember When This Was a tree… Helping Teens Create Personal Meaning in the Museum, Ellen Powley
Outreach
Autumn 1996, Vol. 6, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Taking Education on the Road, Alan Gartenhaus
Designing an Outreach Program, Trish Pfeifer and Ellen Henry
Lending the Past: Sharing “Hands-On” Collections in Alaska, Rosemary Carlton
Outreach for Audiences with Special Needs, Kim Milliken and Isabel Rosenbaum
For Your Consideration
Reaching Out to Head Start Families: Building Bridges of Trust, Tamsin Wolff
Bringing History to the People, Betty Moore, Mary Flitcroft & Dena Greenstein
When History Comes to Life in the Classroom, Deborah O’Donnell, Judith Flint, Arleen Bailey, and Melinda Morath
Playing by Someone Else’s Rules, Jackie Littleton
It works for me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Caroline C. Brown
Creativity and Innovative Ideas
Winter 1996-97, Vol. 6, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Expanding the Ability to Think Creatively, Alan Gartenhaus
Winging It at the Museum, Kathleen Sullivan
The Bard on Interpretation, Mark Howell
History “Alive in the Present,” James Burghardt
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Lori Prystowsky
Creativity and Innovation at Work: Tours for People with Disabilities, Cate O’Hara
“Is Miss Foster Receiving?,” Rebecca Hoskins
They’re Made for Each Other! Math and the Museum, Rebecca Hoskins
More Tough Topics
Spring 1997, Vol. 6, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
When Visitors Get It Wrong, Alan Gartenhaus
10 Red Flags for Historic House Museums, Jamie Credle
Crossing Cultural Boundaries, Caroline Hagan
Teaching in the Curatorial Wake, Claudia J. Nicholson
For Your Consideration
Teenagers!!! One Tough Audience, Jean Linsner
The More the Merrier?, Ellen Henry & Trish Pfeifer
Easing the Anxiety, Deena M. Pinales
It’s a Jungle Out There! Tactful Tips for Taming Troublesome Teachers, Jackie Littleton
Evaluation!!!
Summer 1997, Vol. 6, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Why, How, and When to Evaluate, Alan Gartenhaus
Putting Evaluation First, Jackie Littleton
Evaluating…The Key to Excellent Programs, Gali Potter & Phyllis Greenberg
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas.
Portfolios Offer aBetter Perspective, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Confessions of an Evaluator, Jane Anne Young
Team Evaluations: Even Your Best Friend WILL Tell You, Jackie Littleton
Games & Activities That Teach
Autumn 1997, Vol. 7, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Highly Productive Fun, Alan Gartenhaus
Desert Detective,” Ruth Coperman & Nancy Cutler
Kinesthetic Learning, Nancy Renick & Martin Rollings
Where Do I Go from Here?: Orienteering at the Museum, Meg Garrett
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas.
Building Upon the Gallery Experience, Cynthia W. Connor
The Docent Challenge, Jean Linsner
“Do-it! Do-its!” Dress ups, and Others…Hand-On Fun at the Aquarium, Chris L. Okamoto
The Way to a Visitor’s Heart: Using Food to Motivate, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Connecting Words and Art, Sheila James
Honing Your Teaching Skills
Winter 1997-98, Vol. 7, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
The Way You Do The Things You Do, Alan Gartenhaus
Participatory Teaching: Guiding the Discovery Process, Alan Gartenhaus
Flexibility Demands a Written Plan, Jackie Littleton
Knowing What’s Expected: Position Descriptions & Volunteer Agreements for Docents, Roca L. Harding & Lois S. Raphling
For Your Consideration
When Activities Teach, What is the Docent’s Role?, Tim Grove
Teaching with Wordplay, Marla Shoemaker
Listen to Learn, Talk to Teach? NOT!!!, Jackie Littleton
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Susan Miner
Interpretation
Spring 1998, Vol. 7, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
What’s it to You?,” Alan Gartenhaus
Constructing Meaning in Museums, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Re-Interpreting the Whole-House School Tour, Terry Zeller
The “Why” Question: Meeting the Challenge, Mary Elizabeth Cray
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Janson L. Cox
Lessons from the Homefront: Interpreting World War II, Kristin M. Szylvian
Building Blocks of History, Patti Linn
Preventing Burn-Out: Incentives and Benefits
Summer 1998, Vol. 7, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Giving Thanks, Alan Gartenhaus
Study Trips as Educational Incentives, Susan Miner
Killing with Kindness: Do Rewards Defeat Their Purpose?, Jackie Littleton
Continuing Education is the Key, Ruth Coperman
Why We Stay. Why We Leave., Bud Johnson
Recruiting and Retaining Docents, Kim Erway Birck
Awards that Reward and Build Community, Ruth A. Slavin
Planning Educational Outings for Docents: Get Out of Town, Jackie Littleton
Not Getting Burned, Alan Gartenhaus
Facing Change, Linda Osmundson
Highlights
Autumn 1998, Vol. 8, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Learning from Others, Alan Gartenhaus
The American Museum in Britain, Christina Parker
Smithsonian Topical Research Institute, Georgia de Alba
Museum of Contemporary History of the Federal Republic of Germany, Helena von Wersebe
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, Barbara Hrbek
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts and ideas., Lillian Kaluza
Storm King Art Center, Wayne Lempka
A Museum in the Making, Jackie Littleton
Hands-On!
Winter 1998-99, Vol. 8, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Involving the Senses Makes Sense, Alan Gartenhaus
A Hands-Down Winner in Hands-On Education, Teresa Bullock
Investigation Stations Bring the Desert Closer, Nancy Cutler
Storytelling: A Hands-On-the-Mind Teaching Technique, Bev Twillmann
Reach Out and Teach, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
For Your Consideration
Body Language Spoken Here, Carol Thurston
More than Busy Work, Jackie Littleton
Art is a Moving Experience, Shelly Kruger Weisberg and Ann Dearsley-Vernon
Building Relationships with Schools
Spring 1999, Vol. 8, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Doing Schools Right!, Alan Gartenhaus
For Your Consideration
A Picture Perfect Partnership, Susan Plumb
Developing School Programs, Nina Carlson
Packing Trunks with Learning, Elizabeth J. Mouw
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Judi Waterfield and Gloria Grucher
Avenues for the Imagination, Jill Olthouse
The Way to a Teacher’s Heart…is Through Her Kids, Jackie Littleton
Be Our Guest, Elizabeth J. Nosek
Technology and Teaching
Summer 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
For Better Or Worse…, Alan Gartenhaus
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Sylvia Khan
Taking Distance Out of Learning, Susan Longhenry
For Your Consideration
Docents Online…Computers, schools, and Museum Docents, David Stark
Technology in Art Museums, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
We Still Need the Teacher, Jackie Littleton
Terminologies and Technologies
Autumn 1999, Vol. 9, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Pedagogical Techniques for Being a More Effective Teacher, Alan Gartenhaus
Systematic Instruction, Alan Gartenhaus
Tricks of the Trade: Classroom Discipline Techniques that Work!, Jackie Littleton
A Museum-School Partnership: A Venture Into “Community Service,” Shirley Rosenkranz & June Thurber
Culture: A Theme that Bridges Differences, Mary Elizabeth Crary
It Works for Me…, Geri Smith
Interpreting the Historic House Museum, Jamie Credle
“Hands-On, Hands-Off”: Techniques to Promote Controlled Involvement, Margaret Hast & Leisa Brown
Improving Your Public Speaking Skills: Screaming and Whispering, Laura Silver
Questioning Strategies
Winter 1999-2000, Vol. 9, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Asking Questions, Alan Gartenhaus
Questions that Go Beyond the Facts, Jackie Littleton
A Framework for Organizing Theme-Based, Inquiry Tours, Robyn Murgio
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Bud Johnson
Helping Visitors Ask Better Questions, Michael Nelson
A Guided Research Program Asks the Right Questions, Kristin Gallas
From How to Wow…Putting the Questions Mark in Central Park, Laura Silver
Involving Your Audience, Linda Osmundson
Volunteers, Volunteering, Voluntary
Spring 2000, Vol. 9, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Voluntary Professionals, Alan Gartenhaus
Will There Be Enough Volunteers?, Jackie Littleton
An Approach to Motivate Volunteers, Catherine Charlebois
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Alan Gartenhaus
Disbanding the Docent Council, Carol Eames
The Ultimate Volunteer Responsibility–Developing Tour Programs, Barbara Hrbek
Reflections of a Volunteer Science Educator, Bette Weiss
3 Docents, 70 Years of Volunteer Experience, Pat Brown, Jennet Bernert & Betsy Browne
For Your Consideration
Demonstrations and Presentations
Summer 2000, Vol. 9, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Talking the Talk, Alan Gartenhaus
For Your Consideration
Live! At The Arsenel!: Adding Flare to Guided Tours, Rachel Yahn
Storytelling Ignites Experience, Bev Twillmann
Thinking Outside the Box, Roca L. Harding
Finding and Using “Clear Proofs of Ability,” Jackie Littleton
Weaving Artifacts into Stories, Sandy Osborne
Docents Design Investigation Stations, Nancy Cutler
It Works for Me…, Louise Waller
Targeting Programs: Teaching to Specific Audiences
Autumn 2000, Vol. 10, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
When Targeting Programs, Take Aim!, Alan Gartenhaus
Creative Solutions to “Standards of Learning,” Anna Gibson Holloway & Betsy Browne
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Kit Kowalke
Hiding the Bull’s Eye: Adult Touring Strategies, Michael J. Nelson
A Neighborhood Partnership: Art Around the Corner, Susan Witmer
Helping Bilingual Students Access Your Collection: Linguistically Diverse Audiences, Jackie Littleton
Targeting One’s Fellow Docents, Susan S. Perry
Making a 4,050-Ton Ship “Child-Friendly,” Kristin L. Gallas
Concluding Tours and Following Up
Winter 2000-01, Vol. 10, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
All’s Well That Ends Well, Alan Gartenhaus
Writing Through the Arts, Tamara Greeman
For Your Consideration
A Participant Shares Her Experiences in a Follow-Up Program: “Artstars” Bring Young Visitors Back, Miya Elizabeth Bernson
Tour Evaluations–Taking a Collaborative Approach to Following Up, Roca Harding, Marlyse Kennedy & Lois Raphling
An Annotated Bibliography
“Thank You” Can be More Than Good Manners, Jackie Littleton
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Paul E. Lane
Touring Walk-ins and the General Public
Spring 2001, Vol. 10, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Touring the Public—“Come One, Come All,” Alan Gartenhaus
Teaching with “Style”: The Impact of Learning Styles, Sister Eileen Rice
For Your Consideration
Creating a Custom Fit: Docents Tailor-Made for a Walk-in Audience, Barbara Hrbek
Revamping, Researching, and Reciting Focus Tours, Alyson B. Stansfield
It Works for Me…Sharing successful techniques, thoughts, and ideas., Mary Peterson
Don’t Depend on the Kindness of Strangers, Jackie Littleton
Entertainment and Education
Summer 2001, Vol. 10, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Food for Thoughts, Alan Gartenhaus
Make it Entertaining and Educational: Walking through Outdoor Installations, Dr. Miriam Johnson
Consider a Successful Model: Learning from the “Roadshow,” Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas, Cameron Taylor-Brown
Where Should We Draw the Line?: Let Us Entertain You?, Betsy Gough-DiJulio
Tools in My Education Arsenal, Mary Peterson
Make It Good and Good For You!: Creating Games and Activities that Teach, Jackie Littleton
Effective Training for Docents
Autumn 2001, Vol. 11, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Achieving Balance, Alan Gartenhaus
Making Connections and Mastering Collections, Michael J. Nelson
It Works for Me…Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas, Shin Yu Pai
Drawing Upon a Useful Model: Lessons Learned from Training Classroom Teachers, Patricia Moore Schaffer
Acronyms for Effective Training, Bud Johnson
Developing an Interpretive Approach in an Historic House Museum, Andrea H. Fossum
Creating an Inexpensive and Useful Docent Manual, Jackie Littleton
Planting Curiosity and Harvesting Interest: Capitalizing on Curiosity, Nancy Cutler

Engaging the Senses
Winter 2001-02, Vol. 11, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)

Coming to Our Senses, Alan Gartenhaus
Imagery Awakens the Senses, Bev Twillman
For Your Consideration
Using the Five Senses to Enliven Tours: Sensing the Desert, Nancy Cutler
Art, Questions, and the Five Senses, V. Gwen Weisner
Get Into Your Work!: A Process-Oriented approach to Engaging the Senses, Shin Yu Pai
Making Sensory Tours Safe, Jackie Littleton
Working with Students in Grades 6 through 9
Spring 2002, Vol. 11, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Familiar Strangers, Alan Gartenhaus
Getting Pre-teens and Teenagers Interested and Involved!: Considering Diverse Learning Styles, Katherine M. Bunker
It Works for Me…Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas, Karen Janovy
Collaborative Programs that Personalize Learning, Susan Bass Marcus
Hands-On History for Teens, Penny Gomez
Making It Real; Making It Relevant, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Transforming Lives Through Art, Don Bacigalupi, Ph.D.
“Object-Based” Activities
Summer 2002, Vol. 11, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Teaching That’s More Engaging, Open, and Fun, Alan Gartenhaus
Creative Writing Activities and Museum Visitors, Shin Yu Pai
For Your Consideration
It Works for Me…Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas, Steven Wolk
Time to Change an Object-Based Tour…Now What?, Jennifer Masengarb
A New Life for Old Objects, Kristin Gallas
Taking Aim at a Moving Target, Jackie Littleton
Reinforcing Object-Based Learning, Karen Janovy
Evaluating Object-Based Activities
Inquiry and Participation
Autumn 2002, Vol. 12, No. 1 (download pdf of entire issue)
Active Learning, Thinking Skills, and Audience Participation, Alan Gartenhaus
What Was That Question?, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Skillful Inquiry Invites Participation, Dr. Ruth Gordon Thomas
It Works for Me… Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas, Sandy Osbourne
Education Versus Training, Lara Roy
Get Into It! Energizing Your Tours!, Jennifer Blacke
Imagine That! Participation and Imagination, Jackie Littleton
Open Forum: Various Topics of Interest to Educators
Winter 2002-03, Vol. 12, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Communication Skills are Key, Alan Gartenhaus
The Challenge of Touring Home School Groups, Susan Miner
Don’t Let “Mission” Blinders Turn Your Path into a Rut, Jackie Littleton
How to Peacefully Co-exist with Interpretive Technology: Audio Guides: Must They be a Menace?, J. Marshall Adams
Rubrics: An Evaluation, Katherine Darr
The Docent and the Wheelchair, V. Gwen Weisner
Programming for Seniors and the Elderly
Spring 2003, Vol. 12, No. 3 (download pdf of entire issue)
Different, Yet the Same, Alan Gartenhaus
Lifelong Learning, Jackie Littleton
For Your Consideration
Emphasizing the Noun, Not the Adjective: Touring with Older Adults, Betsy Gough-DiJulio and Raymond M. Leinbach
Mining the Memories, Jackie Littleton
Museum to Memory: An Outreach Program for Older Citizens of Western Michigan, Doris Larson
Knowing When to Go, Jackie Littleton
Teaching Challenges and Solutions
Summer 2003, Vol. 12, No. 4 (download pdf of entire issue)
Presenting the Challenge of Expansive Teaching, Alan Gartenhaus
Experience is a Powerful Teacher, Alan Gartenhaus
The Challenges of Creating and Running a Large, Outdoor Educational Program, Sandy Osborne
Using Case Studies to Meet Challenges in Museums, Galleries, and other Sites, M. Christine Castle
It Works for Me…Sharing Successful Techniques and Ideas., Helga Keller
Keeping It Fresh, Jackie Littleton
Fostering Exploration and Appreciation
Autumn 2003, Vol. 13, No. 1 (download entire issue)
“Liking” versus “Appreciating”–An Important Distinction, Alan Gartenhaus
Eight Ways to DISCOURAGE Exploration and Appreciation
Eight Ways to ENCOURAGE Exploration and Appreciation
Cathedral Adventures: A Study in Developing A Multi-Visit Program, Mary Carolyn Voght
Storytelling: Invoking the Muse, Liz Warren, Kathy Eastman, and Sandy Oglesby
Getting Down to Basics, Jackie Littleton
Planning, Executing, and Concluding
Winter 2003-04, Vol. 13, No. 2 (download pdf of entire issue)
Ready, Set,…Plan!, Alan Gartenhaus
A Model for Planning and Implementing, Betsy DiJulio
A BIG Change Requires A BIG Plan, Nancy Cutler
A Museum and Adult School Join Strengths, Nancy Calzaretta Watt, Mark Manocchio, and Robert Brasier
For Your Consideration
A Good Beginning…Leads to a Good Conclusion, Jackie Littleton

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