Teaching History with Museums: Strategies for K-12 Social Studies

by Marcus; Alan S.

• ISBN13: 9780415891653
• ISBN10: 0415891655
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-12-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Teaching History with Museumsprovides an introduction and overview of the rich pedagogical power of museums. In this comprehensive textbook, the authors show how museums offer a sophisticated understanding of the past and develop habits of mind in ways that are not easily duplicated in the classroom. Using engaging cases to illustrate accomplished history teaching through museum visits, this text provides pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, and museum educators with ideas for successful visits to artifact and display-based museums, historic forts, living history museums, memorials, monuments, and other heritage sites. Each case is constructed to be adapted and tailored in ways that will be applicable to any classroom and encourage students to think deeply about museums as historical accounts and interpretations to be examined, questioned, and discussed.

Author Biography

Alan S. Marcus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum Instruction at the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. Jeremy D. Stoddard is a former middle school teacher and curriculum and technology professional development specialist. He is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Education at The College of William Mary. Walter W. Woodward is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Connecticut and is the Connecticut State Historian.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction and Framework for Using Museums to Teach History	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Teaching History with Museums	p. 20
Case Studies of Using Museums to Teach History	p. 31
Artifact and Display Museums: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	p. 33
State History Museums: The Minnesota History Center	p. 53
Historic Forts: The Fort at No. 4 and Fort Ticonderoga	p. 70
Historic House Museums: The Johnson County Historical Society and the Mark Twain House	p. 92
Living History Museums: Colonial Williamsburg, The Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown	p. 111
Memorials and Monuments: The Memorials and Monuments of 9/11	p. 132
Bringing the Museum to the Classroom: Outreach Programs, Museum Kits, and Virtual Resources	p. 155
Ten Strategies for Effective Museum Visits	p. 171
Complete List of Museums Discussed in the Book	p. 175
Resources	p. 178
References	p. 181
Notes on Contributors	p. 185
Figure Permissions and Credits	p. 186
Index	p. 189
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