Museum Educators of Southern California ESSENTIALS series:
Essential Tools for Evaluating Public Programs

Monday November 10, 2008,
Hosted by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

9:00 AM-NOON
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Does creating an evaluation plan make you cringe? Are you looking for a better way to assess if your programs are really working? Wish you had a better handle on which evaluation methods work best with certain program types? Come learn the essentials of evaluating public programs and leave with tools and information that you can put to use immediately!

Principal of Visitor Studies Services Wendy Meluch has been designing and conducting evaluative research for informal learning centers since 1997. Her clients include the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Exploratorium, San Francisco Zoo, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, and California Association of Museums, among others. During the Essentials workshop, she will discuss evaluation techniques before guiding participants through hands-on applications on a variety of public programs.

The MESC ESSENTIALS series offers museum educators basic tools and strategies for success in the field.

Workshop Itinerary
9:00-9:30 AM Registration and light breakfast

9:30-10:00 AM Welcome

10:00 AM-Noon Wendy Meluch, Evaluation Consultant, Visitor Studies Services

Noon: Networking lunch (optional)

After Lunch: Explore the Museum

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-682-4711 ext.164
http://www.sbnature.org

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Summer 2008 EdLine is ready!
Read about the 2008 Annual Institute at the Huntington Gardens
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The Museum Educators of Southern California presents an inspirational discussion

The Nature of Change and the Next Generation
Ron Chew, Principal of Chew Communications
former Executive Director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum


Friday, September 26, 2008
10:00 am to noon

Barnsdall Art Park
4804 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 213-485-4581

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Photo of Ron Chew

Photo by Dan Lamont
Ron Chew is principal of Chew Communications and served as Wing Luke
Asian Museum Executive Director from 1991-2007. Known by many as an
innovator using cutting-edge presentations with a locally oriented
emphasis, Ron has re-defined museum education by melding cultural
identity, civic participation and museum programs into a new tool in the
fight for social justice.

Through his leadership, he was instrumental in turning around a struggling Wing Luke Asian Museum and setting its course to become a culturally thriving and financially viable institution. Ron is recipient of the Ford Foundation “Leadership for a Changing World” award and an honoree of the Association of American Museum’s Centennial Honor Roll that has recognized the top 100 people who have supported the profession and helped make America’s museums places of discovery, inspiration, joy, and life long learning.

MESC Members $12
Non-Members $20
Free parking; driving directions and map available at
http://www.barnsdallartpark.com/
Light breakfast and registration begins at 9:00 am
Program is followed by an optional lunch

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The Spring 2008 issue of EdLine is available
Download here to read about:

  • Program report on the April 2008 MESC program 'Museums and Latino Communities'
  • Survey results from MESC members on how Southern California Museums are serving their Latino constituents
  • How (and why) museums should be honing their institutional 'elevator speech'
  • The new MESC Essentials Series: 'Volunteering Trends and Tidbits '

Most Recent Program:

2008 Annual Institute
The Leadership Role: Cues from Experts

Monday, June 16, 2008
9:00 a.m. —3:30 p.m.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 405-2100
www.huntington.org

Check the calendar page for a detailed description of this program

 
 

 

The Spring 2008 Issue of EdLine is here! Download and read about:

  • Program report on the April 2008 MESC program 'Museums and Latino Communities'
  • Survey results from MESC members on how Southern California Museums are serving their Latino constituents
  • How (and why) museums should be honing their institutional 'elevator speech'
  • The new MESC Essentials Series: 'Volunteering Trends and Tidbits '