We did not have a recording or slides this week as we did group presentations.
Here are the instructions for the individual gallery presentation:
General Guidelines for Individual Gallery Presentations FY25 school guides
Sign up sheet to come!
Per request, we also have a google doc, link here, where you can share your ideas for props and other resources.
Here is a link to the recording:
Here are the presentation slides (note that the PDF has the links for the resource pages):
11.5 and 11.8 School guide class (2)
Here were the handouts given in class:
Gender Inclusive Language and Gender Pronouns 101 (1)
Tips for Group Management 2024-2025
Also, a great resource on gender is the National Geographic special edition, Gender Revolution
Here is the recording of our Week 3 class:
Here are the presentation slides:
10.29 and 11.1 School Guide class (2)
Here are the small groups for class:
And here are the small group presentation instructions:
Group Presentation Assignment_ School Guides FY25 training
This is the handout of the topic tour (Highlights Tour) route map:
Here is a link to the recording:
Part 2 (just a couple more minutes) Week 2 guide class
Here is a link to the slides:
10.22 and 10.25 School Guide class (1)
Readings for next week:
Look at the Tour Toolkit, link here, and read the following brief sections under Tour Preparation:
Developing a Theme, Choice of Artworks, Key Ideas, Route Planning, Transitions, Developing Questions
Here are the readings for next week:
Approaches for Presentation to Grades K-6 Based on Age_Grade Characteristics (2)
Points to remember about using VTS
Stage-Development-and-Learning-Styles
We had a faulty camera, so we only have the slides from this Brown Bag session:
Here is a link to the slides:
10.15 and 10.18 School Guide class
and a link to the slides on the Highlights tour for K-5 students:
Highlights of Mia’s Collection Gr K-5_DH
We did not record the first class because of the focus on administrative materials.
Here is the Brief Syllabus:
FY25 Brief syllabus Mia school guide class (1)
Assignments and readings
Here is the Wayfinding assignment, due in 3 weeks (due Nov. 5/8)
School guides wayfinding 2024 (1)
Here are the readings for next week, on Visual Elements and Principles of Art, and VTS:
Visual Elements and Principles of Art
Also check out the reading on elements of art, with visuals, from Khan Academy, link here.
In this Brown Bag, we discussed engagement strategies for middle and high school students, as well as covered the new school program ‘Discovery Days” and re-energizing 11:15 tour groups. Here is the recording of the Brown Bag:
Here are the slides:
This Brown Bag gave an update on spring school tours and offered tips for behavior management in the galleries.
Here is the recording:
And here are the slides:
Here is our school guide Brown Bag from 9.27.23, with a focus on Art Adventure tours, upcoming gallery changes, and discussing nudity with students/chaperones:
Brown Bag school guides 09.27.23
Here is a PDF of the slides:
Special Exhibition and Permanent Collection Private Tours
Please follow this procedure when you as a guide organize your own adult groups and will be leading the tour. Group size is minimum of 10 and maximum of 20. All groups of 10-20 participants must be scheduled as explained within this procedure: