Elementary and Secondary Working Group Meeting

February 10, 2024

For the February working group meeting, the DCAESJ elementary and secondary groups met via Zoom. The topic was on community museums and their role in education. The meeting kicked off with an icebreaker where members introduced themselves and shared a memory they had of museums. Their reflections varied from museums being something they rarely got to experience, usually through a school field trip, to others who frequented museums and found them rather accessible. From there, working group members added their thoughts to a Jamboard with the following questions:

• What features do you think of when you think of a museum? 

• What features do you think of when you think of a community museum? 

• What is important to consider or do when designing a community museum? 

• How might you use the concept of a community museum in your educational setting? 

Mollie and Raphael also shared the Community Museum Choice Board for elementary and secondary educators to use with their students.