Implementing The Frameworks:
Museum School Concept in Action
"the principal goal of education is to create people
who are capable of doing new things "Jean Piaget
Explore and Discover:
Models and teaches "how to learn";
to teach a concept, one must understand it.
Provides an interdisciplinary approach that examines the interstices
where subjects meet and where knowledge, concepts, and skills are connected
to students' lives.
Supports teachers as we try innovations and investigations that provide
high quality learning experiences for each and every student.
Promotes a comprehensive approach to curriculum reform and links curriculum
development to all facets of the educational system as students and teachers
share quality learning experiences.
Promotes inquiry and applies knowledge and skills learned in classrooms
to students' lives outside of school.
Changes the classroom and system culture along with the environment.
Uses the classroom, school yard, and community as a learning laboratory
for research.
Integrates authentic assessment through journals, portfolios, presentations,
and exhibitions.
Fosters partnerships among parents, children, teachers, schools, and
the community.
Is systemic change at the school, district, and state level.
The Frameworks- Arts, Science & Technology,
Mathematics
Multiple Intelligences
What
The Exploratorium Means By "Inquiry"
Explore and Discover Index