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We use our collection not only to learn about art and art history, but also as a tool for language arts, math, science, and world history. Learn how to combine language and visual arts on tours and in classrooms through Teacher Professional Development, and at the first Ekphrastic poetry Slam!
Presenters: Louise Palermo, Lynn Sudderth, Mary Nancy Henry, Docents
This interactive session will explore ways to engage the social networking generation, students who expect personal connections everywhere and always value the ability to shape their own stories. Learn how to hook teachers who must justify curriculum connections and how to satisfy students who love their personal digital screens.
Presenters: Judy Ballah, Katharine Bowlby, Mary Hutchings, Pat Jessup, Docents
The Docent Council at the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky wanted to honor docents' work and began collecting contributions to purchase art for the museum's permanent collection. Art pieces are selected based on their appeal to young visitors and their significance to the museum's holdings. Docents visit studios and galleries to educate themselves, and, in concert with the museum's director and curator, purchase works which enhance the museum's collection and educational mission.
Presenters: Saundra Lykins, Timi May, Docents; Deborah Borrowdale-Cox, Director of Education
Engaging teenagers can be difficult for museums. The Bellevue Arts Museum offers a teen docent program that provides an after school outlet for local students to build confidence and foster a love of the arts, while supporting the museum's mission and serving the public. Learn how to begin building your own program.
Presenters: Peggy Ostrander, Carol Miller, Docents; Patrick McMahon, Education Curator
How to develop a simple, cost-effective Family Guide that visitors can use, take home, and treasure. We have asked visitors to bring any guides their museums have created, and we will share the many guides that we have collected in our research.
Presenters: Andrea Krupka, Margaret Rutledge, Docents
Presenters: Steve Riddle, Gary Cope, Lee & Lila Vick, Docents
The reinstallation of one of the DAM's significant collections prompted the docents to craft tours that acknowledge tradition and celebrate contemporary native artists, incorporate innovative technology, balance the needs of school curricula and strengths of the collection, and more. We will discuss the challenges commonly associated with introducing and embracing innovation.
Presenters: Benita Goltermann, Ann Brennan Thomas, Docents
Over its 45-year history, the FAMSF docent community has developed an individualized support plan for docents who are faced with difficult life situations. We will share the steps taken to help docents with a change of status in docent responsibilities and ultimately how to protect the great investment in our docents as colleagues and as friends.
Presenters: Debbie Doyle, Docent
Our FAMSF docents and staff look forward to welcoming NDS delegates to San Francisco in October 2013. We will utilize laptops and bring in visuals—posters, maps, brochures, etc., to entice delegates to experience the beauty of our city and the richness of its cultural and physical attractions—museums, cable cars, parks, bridges, and the downtown area.
Presenters: Ellen Harden, Mina Shea, Cheryl Bancroft, Docents
Learn how to recruit, nurture, and train your pack. Offer a pawpourri of programming so docents can find their niche. Unleash docent creativity through visual aids, props, and methods of presentation.
Presenters: Sue Gassner, Garry Wade, Mary Courtney, Laurie Livingston, Docents; JoEllyn Klepacki, Staff
Learn how docents lead tours in a large, sculpture park and actively engage visitors in simultaneously experiencing sculpture and nature.
Presenters: Jahn Epstein and TBA
We will explore how docents present a collection of 400,000 rare books and manuscripts to visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Including such techniques as: knowing the history of the Library; familiarity with collectors and their philosophy of collecting; providing "hands-on viewing" of treasures; and discussing history of the writing styles and the art of book printing.
Presenters: TBD (Mrs. Helga Keller, Docent, had planned to present this poster session before she passed away suddenly on January 29, 2011.)
Phoenix Art Museum docents are required to be reviewed at least every two years by a review team of at least two fellow docents. We will display and highlight what we have learned about peer review, including the "Top 10 Things to Know about Reviews."
Presenters: Lisa Barnes, Alice Bazlen, Docents
The Challenge… Keeping quality docents active and engaged after their required years of service. See how one museum stopped the "Docent Brain Drain" through a simple yet effective program that instills pride and self-worth in the docent and adds valuable leadership to the docent organization.
Presenters: Sherry Koopot, Roxie Stouffer, Docents
Follow our journey to develop programs incorporating story and music for engaging visitors of all ages/abilities. Discover how docents with musical interests developed stories (conversation or performance-based) that entertain, teach, and enhance the gallery experiences. These distinct tours incorporate songs to engage young children or special needs populations and musical programs incorporating contextual information about the collection.
Presenters: Roberta Atkins, Mark Clardy, Patty Haluska, Nancy Lenehan, Docents
Learn about docent-run programs to enrich and encourage each other—such as Docent to Docent teaching, a docent board, a docent book club, docent planned trips, Tour de Force (preparing research for tours), and how to film and organize archives of training and gallery talks.
Presenters: Arlene Honeywell, Betsy Thorp, Susan Boxerman, Docents
How to set up a Docent Council—sample programs and implementation.
Presenters: Linda Vandivort
Showcase presenters will communicate about the skills with which they motivate a public from a range of backgrounds and experiences to learn the history of the Holocaust and its lessons of prejudice reduction and the consequences of indifference. Through an understanding of this tragic history, docents attempt to instill an awareness of the importance of remaining vigilant and willing to act to make a better world.
Presenters: Devy Goldenberg, Sallie Volotzky, Robert Loewenstein , Phyllis Loiterstein
We will challenge the practice of only talking about collections that are on display by presenting reasons for introducing objects that are in storage and our strategies for doing it successfully. We will include examples of tour techniques and materials, informational handouts, and an idea-sharing center, where docents can communicate their ideas, questions, and concerns about this tour strategy.
Presenters: Bruce Feldacker, Anne Leners, Docents
An exhibit of St. Louis, MO and Georgetown, Guyana occurred simultaneously at the St. Louis Public Library and Guyana National Public Library in Georgetown. Learn about the challenges, methodology, and benefits of an exchange exhibit between two Sister Cities.
Presenters: Judi Taylor, Docent
Learn how to develop an effective training program that includes the diverse subjects required by a large zoo through utilizing a nurturing relationship between docent trainees and experienced docents.
Presenters: Nancy Benson. Sue Berron, Erin Burson, Laura Evans, Kay Neubauer, Docents
At a pretend dinner party, students read a script to play the roles of notable people who have contributed to the heritage and development of the Ohio Valley. Students placed three-dimensional representations for these significant people/ events on an interactive timeline, and discussed related works of art in the galleries.
Presenters: Jane Clarke, Kate Greene, Pat Sayre, Mary Ellen Slauson, Docents
Through outreach collaboration between TMA and Toledo-area community groups, books are read and integrated with the TMA collection. Docent-led tours bring selected books alive via examination of relevant artifacts, studies of period art and/or exploration of cultures.
Presenters: Kateri Walsh, Kelly Sheehan, Docents
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