Learning in a Museum - My learning diary by Maria Rosaria Tafuro https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf Maria Rosaria Tafuro en-us 2018-03-25 17:36:20 UTC 2026-02-24 14:11:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png Course Introduction tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245855456 2018-03-25 17:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245855456 HELLO EVERYBODY tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245856460 I'm Maria Rosaria Tafuro ,  I 'm a French teacher in a Lower Secondary School in  Calimera (Le) in the south of Italy.I started teaching about 11 years ago; I started as a special education teacher at a middle school.After two years I taught English at a high school for four years; finally I moved to a middle school near my village where I have been teaching  French language; For the past 3 years I am trying to implement technology into my classes. I have involved my students in many online Technological projects using social networks such as , Skype, eTwinning (TwinSpace),  In the last 3 years  I have been  engaged in  eTwinning projects together with other nations. They were awarded with  the quality Label. In the projects  my  students have demonstrated   great  interest and enthusiasm . In the coding project,I invited  my pupils to use their tablets to write new French dialogues  by programming scratch junior software .I am attracted by the technology and the use of instructional technology.]]> 2018-03-25 17:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245856460 That's my school adress tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245860709 2018-03-25 18:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245860709 1.3 Museums as constructors of knowledge tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245862607 My coogle]]> 2018-03-25 18:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245862607 1.1 What is a museum? The Role of museums today: tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863479 Take a look at this interview with the director of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Gary Tinterow, where he outlines how museums have transformed themselves into “community centres for intellectual growth”:

]]> 2018-03-25 18:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863479 1.2 Museums as community centres tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863503 To start out, take a look at this inspiring presentation by Nina Simon, a museum director in California, who passionately advocates for the opening up of museums to people in the community]]> 2018-03-25 18:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863503 1.3 Museums as constructors of knowledge tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863522 In this section, we look at museum exhibits and how they have changed from fairly passive and static forms of media, such as text and images, to much more interactive forms of media, allowing for a more active process of knowledge creation than before.
The underlying pedagogical principles behind this shift are based on constructivist and constructionist learning theories of the educational philosophers Jean Piagetand Seymour Papert, who argue that children construct knowledge through their interaction with the outside world..]]> 2018-03-25 18:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/245863522 Module 2 2.1 Planning your museum visit tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246230780 26/03/18
There are usually three main parts to planning a field trip: pre-field trip activities completed in the classroom, field trip activities at the museum, and post-field trip activities
 video: For Educators: Your Museum Visit
-Introducing the museum before the visit
-Explain museum rules
- Looking at the painting Nighthawks,by Edward Hopper
"We keep looking and we find more going on" 
- Light bulbs from Felix Gonzalez Torres - everyday objects that became art.
- Sculptur of the Hindu god Vishnu - everyday people can became heroes
*Hector reminds me of my students!]]> 2018-03-26 18:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246230780 Module 2 2.1 Planning your museum visit tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246230943 26/03/18
Activity : Head over to forum thread to discuss all the different tasks we need to think about as we plan the museum visit.
Activity: Brainstorming Tricider - types of activities we can do with our students in preparation for the museum visit
My contribution:
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video: tips and tricks for educators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York:
- Set clear expectations;
- Select works of art strategically
- Use a theme to establish a clear focus
- Incorporate a range of activities]]> 2018-03-26 18:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246231014 Module 2 : 2.3 After the museum visit tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246231280 26/03/18
Activity:  Brainstorming Tricider - ideas for student activities in the follow-up phase 
My contribution:
*Discuss if the aims and goals of the visit were achieved

]]> 2018-03-26 18:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246231280 Module 2.5 tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246232308 Creating a museum learning experience]]> 2018-03-26 18:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/246232308 Module 3 QUESTION OF THE WEEK tafymar https://padlet.com/tafymar/hl8dong2ymkf/wish/249359282 DANIELA: Keeping in mind the importance of intercultural learning nowadays as presented so eloquently in our Tuesday's webinar, imagine the following scenario: in a museum, art that was created or donated by immigrants is removed from view to allow visitors to focus on what we lose when we lose immigrants; how do you think you and your students would feel while visiting such a museum, and why? Please answer as a reply to this post, thank you.
https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/museum-goes-art-less-highlight-role-immigrants-our-lives 

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