MGP Education

2011-08-01T10:27:00.002-05:00

There’s another department here at the Museum of the Great Plains that investigates even older Oklahoma history, going back to the pre-Columbian era and prehistory. At the Museum we have our own resident archaeologist, Debra Baker. With the help of some volunteers, she is responsible for maintaining, cataloging and analyzing the archaeological

2011-07-15T12:24:00.006-05:00

Another unique exhibit here at the Musuem of the Great Plains is the Red River Trading Post. Located on the museum grounds, the trading post is a historically accurate replica of a fur trading post that operated near Cache creek in the 1830’s and 40s. Tim Poteete, the museum’s Lead Historical Interpreter, is in charge of running the Red River

Footprints Through Time Summer Program

2011-06-20T12:23:00.015-05:00

Hello everyone! My name is Nena Cavel and I am going to be a guest blogger here the museum's education blog. I am volunteering at the Museum of the Great Plains for the summer and will be blogging about events, summer programs and various other goings-on. Hope you enjoy!Museums are a great resource for promoting education and community development. Here at the Museum of the Great Plains, one of

Nina Simom's Museum 2.0

2011-03-24T14:24:00.006-05:00

If you're a friend of mine on Facebook then you already know how much I love Nina Simon's work. Her philosophy is new, active and connects museums to a larger audience than the ole stuffy museum mindset of the past.Below is a letter Nina wrote in repsonse to "recent articles about museums by Arianna Huffington (on museums and new media) and Ed Rothstein (on museums and ethnic identity).""I have a

Museum of the Great Plains is on YouTube! Thanks to Cameron University Student, Chad Hearrell

2010-12-16T20:12:00.001-06:00

Participation Starts with Staff: The Ruru Revolution

2010-12-16T19:46:00.000-06:00

Participation Starts with Staff: The Ruru RevolutionThis link was posted on Facebook by Nina Simon, author of The Participatory Museum. And even though the Ruru Revolution engages a staff of 70 or more, I bet we could also have some fun with the idea here, with our very big staff of 12! :)

Tepee Construction and Design Project

2010-11-23T14:29:00.005-06:00

Tinkering Workshop Members of the the Oklahoma Museum Network (which thankfully, includes me) got together this week for a one day training to prepare for the tinkering exhibits which will soon be touring the state. We explored some deep and playful activities and discussed how to think about setting up a tinkering studio in a museum.Above is a picture of Barbara Asepermy who is now helping

John Falk, Rethinking the Museum Visitor Experience

2010-03-26T11:09:00.000-05:00

John Falk, Rethinking the Museum Visitor Experience

2010-03-16T14:12:00.002-05:00

Lawton's 2010 Big Read event continues with a special presentation bySelby Minner & Blues on the MoveFree and open to everyoneFriday, March 19 from 6:30 till 8:30 p.m.at the Museum of the Great Plains601 NW Ferris Avenue Lawton Oklahoma

Spring Break

2010-03-16T13:16:00.007-05:00

If you're looking for a fun place to be this spring break, head our way! Not only do we currently have two terrific new hands-on exhibits -the Mystery of the Mayan Medallion and 3-2-1- Blast - we will ALSO have the Science Matters Mobile Museum here on Friday! Yea!!As far as the Mobile Museum goes, I think everyone's favorite components have been Hack the System, and the Obstacle Course. I think

Museums, Social Media and PR

2010-03-07T11:52:00.009-06:00

I wonder how many museums are currently using social media to support and promote their museum's mission and programs in our state of Oklahoma. In terms of using social media, here are a few things I learned this past Friday at a volunteer management conference in Grand Prairie Texas, from presenter Ashley Hyder, Manager, Public Relation & Communications ahyder@vcnt.org www.vcnt.org, "To Tweet or

Good Info for OKMEs

2010-02-26T09:47:00.005-06:00

Below are a few websites with information on the audiences we aim to please, as museum educators. They came up last week when we met.http://www.imls.gov/pdf/21stCenturySkills.pdfhttp://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/751/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-changehttp://www.aam-us.org/getinvolved/learn/interpretation2010.cfmJoin the OKMEs for the two-day, multi-session online conference (link above)

The Greater Southwest Chapter Monthly Meeting

2010-02-26T09:45:00.000-06:00

The Greater Southwest Chapter of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society www.gscoas.org Monthly Meeting and Program, February 27

New Traveling Exhibit Opens at MGP

2010-02-26T09:39:00.000-06:00

http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/omn_321blast.htmlThe Museum of the Great Plains will open its fourth exhibit from the Oklahoma Museum Network entitled “3-2-1 Blast” on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

2009-11-18T15:19:00.007-06:00