Educator Run, Lesson Development Startup for Museums/National Parks/Historic Homes Begins
Hello! My name is Chris Bickel. I currently am the Supervisor of Social Studies for Livingston Public Schools in NJ. I [...]
Celebrating Detroit’s Arab Heritage at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Hello from Dearborn! This suburb of Detroit is mainly known for two things: Henry Ford and his car company, and for its [...]
Historians in Motion, the Draw a Scientist test, and the 2016 AASLH 5K Fun Run
For the second year in a row when I registered for the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting in Detroit, I also signed up for the [...]
Jewish Historical Society and Skirball Museum Forge Relationship
AASLH Member Since 1990 and 2014 Leadership in History Award Winner © Ori Resheff As part of an [...]
Iowa State Curator Jerome Thompson Retires
AASLH Member Since 1985 and 2014 Leadership in History Award Winner for Individual Achievement DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of [...]
Moving Historical Interpretation Forward–The International Conference on Heritage Interpretation
Interpretation should always aim to have something important to say. Interpreters seek to capture visitors’ attention, to reveal new meanings [...]
ADVOCACY ALERT: Funding for History and Civics Education
Dear AASLH Friends- The National Coalition for History and the AASLH urge you to contact your Member of the House [...]
Accidents Will Happen…
A young girl on a field trip runs into a pole at full speed! She is so hysterical that you can’t even get a good [...]
Staying on a Teacher’s Radar
A recent blog post by Max van Balgooy about a study that examined why teachers visit or don’t visit historic sites confirmed something we know [...]
Does Flying by the Seat of Your Pants Really Work?
Critical elements in the planning process that help make a program successful often fall by the wayside in a seat-of-the-pants approach. A month or so ago, I put out a call to various museum list-serves for program planning and evaluation checklists and was so gratified by the response.
Politicians Are People, Too!
Have you ever invited your representative to your museum? Maybe it’s time to participate in a new American Association of Museums initiative: “Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum.”
Smell: A Catalyst for Conversation
Good, bad, and ugly, all of us have strong memories tied to smell (sadly, the first thought that comes to my mind is my dog [...]
School’s Almost Out!
We can’t say thank you enough to volunteers who so diligently staff school programs throughout the year. Without their help, many institutions would have to [...]