Quan, Abdul, Payton and Marcus are making math this summer! Whether gluing chess pieces, laser cutting calipers and rabbits, etching acrylic for a custom cement mold, assembling displays or even assisting Nature and Science Center Exhibits Director Josh Ransom (pictured in blue) to mix and pour concrete, its all part of the job.
Workshop: Connecting Visitors to Meaning Through Interpretive Exhibits.
We attended a Workshop yesterday sponsored by the Texas Historical Commission. Topic: Connecting Visitors to Meaning Through Interpretive Exhibits. We did some reading, writing, discussing, collaborating, production of a mock exhibit and presentations as well. We learned a lot about this kind of exhibit design in a museum context and found many parallels to our own ideas of teaching and
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Austin Museum Partnership Educator Night
We brought a variety of materials and most importantly three of our UTeach Spring Interns to Educator night sponsored by the Austin Museum Partnership, and hosted at the LBJ Library — Fancy. We had some great conversations with teachers and with museum staff about adding math to museum offerings and about opportunities to take Math Field Trips!
