The Standing Professional Committee on Education (EdCom) advances the purpose of museums as places of lifelong learning, serves as an advocate for diverse audiences and educators, and promotes professional standards and excellence in the practice of museum education.

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21st Century Museum and School Partnerships: What Museums Need to Know
In collaboration with the Museum Assesment Program (MAP), the AAM Committee on Education (EdCom) and LearningTimes

July 21 2-3:30 p.m. (Eastern)

Join Beverly Sheppard and Kim Fortney, co-editors of the new publication, An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School Partnerships (2010, The AAM Press), and other practitioners for a 90-minute walk through practical information that you can use to foster sustainable museum/school partnerships. The how, why and what of partnerships and basic components of sound museum programs for schools will be followed by on-the-ground examples of 21st-century partnerships in action.