School Guides

Highlights of Mia’s Collection

Tour Break, 1.27.22 recording:

Highlights tours for school and adult audiences

Here are the tour presentation slides:

Sheila’s slides for younger students:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection for K-5 in person tours slide deck

Debbi’s slides for older students//adults:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection_Gr 6-12_in person

 

Key ideas and suggested questions:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection for K-5 in-person tour

Highlights of Mia’s Collection Gr 6-12 key ideas and questions

11.4.21 School guide session, touring teens

Here is the recording:

11.4.21 school guide session touring high school students

(A note on the conversation with teacher Craig Farmer. If you are watching the recording, please realize that Craig is speaking about touring his own students. The tour he gives as an example is not a tour that Mia guides would be assigned to give; however, he has some great tips on how to connect and engage with teens.)

Here is the chat:

11.4.21 school guide chat

Here is a link to the full video from Kathryn D’Elia, Perpich Center for Arts Education. It has some wonderful information about engaging with teens:

Kathryn D’Elia  video

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 11.04.21_School Guides_Grades 10-12

Here is a link to the attendance feedback form:

Feedback form for 11.4.21 touring teens

Craig Farmer mentioned two handouts he gives his class:

MCAD M.I.A. Scavenger Hunt 2019

Mia Guide Handout

These are the links for the homework for our combined session next week, on 11.11.21 at 1 PM:

To prepare for next week’s session, watch the video “Language Matters: How to Talk about Native Nations” or read through the video summary HOW TO TALK ABOUT NATIVE NATIONS: A GUIDE from the Native Governance Center.

Also, if time, watch Juan Lucero’s talk, especially from 21 minutes to 36 minutes:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/2905962/video/609999279

November 11, 1 to 3 pm, virtual (combined session for all guides)

Letter of Agreement for 2023/2024

Requirements for the 2023/2024 touring year (July 2023 to June 2024):

2023-24 Letter of Agreement

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is committed to the mission of enriching the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world’s diverse cultures. As a Mia Guide, you are integral to fulfilling that mission. We are proud of the standards of excellence in learning and collaboration that our volunteer program represents. Each individual associated with our program is responsible for maintaining these standards.

As a member of the Mia Guide program, we ask you to commit to the following requirements:

  • Have a working email address and check it three times a week for Mia announcements and to access assignment information through the Tour Office scheduling system StaffSavvy.
  • Commit to fulfilling 24 to 40 tour credits for touring year 2023-2024 (ends June 30, 2024). Guides may be assigned to more than one tour a month to fulfill the required tour credits. Some assignments (Stop & Chat and Cross Currents) are two credits per assigned shift.
  • Attend a minimum of six Continuing Education (CE) sessions, including two required cultural fluency sessions. Guides who cannot attend a required cultural fluency session must make it up by viewing a recording of the session and completing an online survey.
  • Be present in the museum at least 20 minutes before your tour time. Consistent tardiness and/or three (3) no-shows are grounds for being excused from the program. In the case of three “no shows” or repetitive tardiness, there will be a discussion with Mia Educators and the Guide Council regarding further action.
  • Secure your own substitutes for tour assignments. Contact the Tour Office if you need guidance on how to secure a substitute guide.
  • Participate in the Learning Department’s tour observation feedback and reflection process as required.
  • As necessary, follow the appropriate policies and procedures for contact and communication with tour organizers (school or private group contacts) and other guides.
  • Follow the protocol for checking out or requesting a leave of absence in StaffSavvy. (This is available at My Account/My Availability/Request Time Off.)
  • Mia Guides may be assigned to tour one special exhibition each year and must attend all pertinent training (exhibition lecture, walk-through with curator and, when applicable, a special session for school tours). When there is an exhibition catalog, guides will be given a complimentary copy.
  • If you are a school guide, be available for two (2) tour assignments on a full day per week, Tuesday through Friday, unless otherwise approved by staff.

To renew your commitment to the program and affirm your agreement to the above requirements, please complete this short Google form by end of day, September 30, by clicking on the link below:
Letter of Agreement signature form
An automatic response receipt will be sent, via email, for your records.

 

Regarding the actions we asked guides to take in StaffSavvy, to add to your “About Me” information and confirm or change your tour day, here is a PDF showing the screenshots from StaffSavvy, outlining all the steps needed for each action:

StaffSavvy updates