00:32:47 Avery Beutner: When I was a picture person, the parent volunteers came up with the art projects and supported the program with materials. 00:34:47 lucy-Mia: can the 2d props be in a format that can go on our tablets vs. carrying around a bag? 00:35:44 Amanda McMahon: WikiCommons 00:36:21 Amanda McMahon: AMcMahon@artsmia.org 00:44:50 richardlemanczykafka: Is the teacher in the room on the other end? 00:48:58 Nan McRae: Getting names right was tough for me, takes extra effort. 00:49:52 Sue Hamburge: Most of the time the teacher was in the classroom helping with the discussion. 00:51:40 Sara (she/her): A definite highlight was having access to all works - not just objects on view 00:52:12 Josephine Owens: I might be the person Kara was referring to. I had a June tour for a camp and had to mute myself if the students were asking a question bc of an echo. I would stop after each piece and let the teacher pick 3 to comment. So not as much interaction as I would have liked. 00:52:36 Diana Beutner: Is there any chance that guides could be in person in the classroom if they are willing and school allows? 00:52:46 Sara (she/her): I was tech support for Josie - and she made it work well! 00:53:16 Nan McRae: Even on one tour where the kids were mostly remote, it was so much fun to interact in the Chat function. Participation was so enthusiastic even there! 00:55:22 Diana Beutner: As someone who did tech support. It’s really fun to run through the tour beforehand with other guides. I got great ideas and enjoyed meeting other guides. 00:55:56 Kris Berggren (she/her): Yes, I worked with Diana and also Jen Orton who were both creative and helpful in planning my tours! 00:56:13 Jeanette Colby: Do you think you’ll need more guides for virtual tours? 00:56:20 Diana Beutner: It becomes very collaborative! 00:56:47 Jeanette Colby: Got it — thanks. 00:59:16 Barb Mikelson: how many of the school guides have committed to virtual tours? 01:00:05 Holly Stoerker: will we be asked if we want to be virtual guides? 01:02:06 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, being a virtual guide is totally voluntary. 01:03:00 lucy-Mia: is the routing on the theme tours like what we did with 3w and 3e/2e and 2w?? 01:03:11 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Barb, we had numbers fluctuate for school guides, but we had enough guides for the last round we did. I think an older list is posted. 01:03:28 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Lucy, Debbi will be going over those routes in a couple slides. :) 01:06:38 Naomi: Sometimes, they are simply on school break when I've sent the email 01:07:12 lucy-Mia: if the school mascot is similar to an animal I was using in a tour, I would put the mascot and object on the same slide and ask them to compare the two. 01:07:22 Vicki Klaers: Debbie could you elaborate a bit on what you mean by giving students “agency” when we get into a gallery? 01:07:25 Josephine Owens: I like going to the individual teacher’s class page. I then can reference books they are reading and subjects they are studying.\ 01:07:29 Sara (she/her): a school was an environmental learning school, so that influenced my plan for a highlights tour 01:07:51 Boyd Ratchye: In the contact to the school I always asked if any students were disabled or otherwise not easily able to walk. Really important to be able to help such students 01:11:45 Sara (she/her): A great “choice” gallery is the American landscape painting gallery….such as, which painting would you like to be in? where would you go? What would you do? 01:12:02 Josephine Owens: Your wayfinding activity with O’Keeffe piece allows for students to have more autonomy in a gallery. Explore another piece nearby. 01:12:53 Kate Christianson: student agency can also happen when (at each stop) we invite the children to intentionally choose where they want to sit 01:12:57 iPad Mary Samuels (2): I used the landscape gallery and had each child pick their fav Mary samuels 01:22:20 Brenda W: My favorite AA tours were always the ones where I had to substitute a few works of art!!! It feels like a bonus and gives room to explore more objects around a theme. 01:24:30 Karen R Kletter: specify what is East and what is West. Where is the divide? 01:25:38 Michèle Byfield Angell: Instead of 2E I might say start in Japan... 01:27:50 Gordy and Maggie Rosine: Will all the tours start in Target atrium ? 01:28:04 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, all school tours will start in the Atrium. 01:28:23 Kris Berggren (she/her): Maybe you will cover this, but does each guide on a prepared theme tour devise his or her own tour or does the lead guide plan and then everyone gets their route 01:28:53 Naomi: Does the lead guide assign the location/direction plan or does the guide make that decision? 01:28:56 JeanMarie Burtness: Depending on the Topic/theme, sometimes we use 3 middle Baroque to begin 01:29:15 Tami P: Does the lead guide for these theme tours tell the other guides whiich way to go? 01:29:53 Karen R Kletter: Lead guide should offer to take the most ‘inconvenient’ route. For example: 2E-3E-3W 2W. Also, lead guide should offer to take the elevator if needed by the group. 01:32:55 Cara Richardson: Does the lead decide the day of the tour or decide that a few weeks before? 01:33:31 Barb Mikelson: Can you verify that an Art Adventure tour has priority over any other tour if there is a conflict over an art work? 01:33:42 JeanMarie Burtness: Lead guide leaves the atrium last in case there are any last minute situations. 01:34:01 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, Art Adventure has that priority in the galleries. And you are all great at sharing art, too. 01:34:27 Kathryn Schwyzer: do art adventure tours use transition? 01:34:53 Teresa Luterbach: Do we anticipate more schools requesting AA themed tours, or the other themed tours? 01:35:31 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, AA tours use transitions, too, 01:36:01 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): We typically have had more Art Adventure than themed tours. We do not know how these numbers will come in this year. 01:37:52 Debbie: Just to clarify, are schools given the option to select a tour topic from this list? 01:38:17 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, they are able to select from that list. 01:40:06 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): The link will be posted for the Tour Toolkit in this week’s session material on the Mia Guide site. 01:40:43 Elizabeth Winga: Will themed tours be offered as virtual tours beginning in January? 01:41:09 Kara ZumBahlen (she/her): Yes, we hope to offer those in January as well. 01:43:56 Regina Sindalovsky: how do you avoid running into each other in the middle of the tour, even if you started at different places? 01:44:04 Karen R Kletter: are schools restricted to the listed tour topics or are they allowed to request other topics 01:44:58 Karen R Kletter: sometimes sharing your objects with your fellow guides avoids running into each other 01:45:37 Karen R Kletter: especially with ‘narrow’ themes like Native Am Art or African Art 01:46:08 pamela ulvestrad: How many objects are usually used on theme tours? 01:46:12 Brenda W: Sometimes it works to have both group stay and one guide present 01:46:15 Tami P: Sometimes with AA tours we meet at the same time and then give the option to share the art and put the groups together 02:02:24 Sue Hamburge: Easy and fun to meet new people:-) 02:02:50 Brenda W: I met three people I didn’t know before! 02:02:56 Teresa Luterbach: Do each of the 4 guides develop theme within the broader topic? Meaning all themes could be completely different? 02:04:00 iPad Mary Samuels (2): we hashed out themes together 02:05:03 Kutzi Priest: Are Themed Tours simply another umbrella choice for schools regarding their tour choices? That is, in addition to the AA Tours 02:05:11 deboralynch-rothstein: you reviewed theme tours…are those actually topics and then the themes are school driven or guide driven. 02:07:10 Barb Mikelson: What is the rental fee for the AA kits? 02:07:56 Kutzi Priest: Thanks! 02:08:13 Regina Sindalovsky: How often do schools request themed tour vs. AA tour? 02:10:40 Nan McRae: In my school the PTA funded Art Adventure and recruited volunteers through parents, and coordinator worked w/Teachers to administer. 02:12:11 Karen R Kletter: thoughts on mentor/mentee connections? 02:12:39 Michèle Byfield Angell: holly we should meet at Frost! 02:13:02 Nan McRae: Any guides out in the Western burbs want to connect? I’m in Deephaven.:D 02:13:52 Jeanette Colby: Thank you for the links, Kara. They are very helpful. 02:13:53 Chris: Sure! I’m in Minnetrista. 02:14:17 Nan McRae: Chris, sorry I can’t see you, can you share your last name? 02:14:24 Michele Combs: Yes, Im in Plymouth! 02:15:03 Regina Sindalovsky: Regina - in Maple Grove (kind of Western:) 02:15:14 Brenda W: I’m in Plymouth too Michele! Let’s connect 02:15:16 stephmcnally: I’m in Bloomington - kinda in the neighborhood! 02:16:43 lucy-Mia: can you offer a second live gallery session presentation? 02:17:16 Kutzi Priest: Can you post our homework again? 02:17:54 kristin h: So is it the same presentation both We’d and Fri? 02:18:47 Kutzi Priest: Can the “Buddy Groups” be posted? 02:19:38 kristin h: Yes Hopkins 02:19:49 Vicki Klaers: I’d like to join a Maple Grove contingent if that happens because I’m in Elk River. 02:20:04 Gordy and Maggie Rosine: From: Maggie Rosine 02:20:08 Kutzi Priest: I mean groups like the St. Paul group 02:20:30 Lyn: Lyn western suburb 02:20:40 Gordy and Maggie Rosine: Anyone in the Northern suburbs for Buddie Group ? 02:20:46 Lyn: Lyn will meet anywhere! 02:21:21 Loreen Fripp: Gordy and Maggie, I’m in the north! 02:21:51 Jeanette Colby: Thank you for this session! 02:21:54 Kris Berggren (she/her): Bye, thanks as always, Debbi and Kara! Good session. 02:21:54 Chris: I’d be happy to be the contact person for the western suburb. Cgvickery@icloud.com 02:21:59 Michele Combs: Thank you!