THF EDVenture Field Trip Planner THF Fellow Program Project Annette Frank Maryann Dreske August 27, 2010

Why Develop a Field Trip Planner? “During my first year of teaching, I naively thought that field trips would be easier and more fun than a typical day in the classroom. Then I got my first taste of field trip reality…” Beth Lewis. About.com

Field Trip Realities Students May Not Be Engaged During Trip Group Leaders May Not Understand Role Students May Not Behave Appropriately Teacher May Not Have Handle on Details Teacher May Not Know What to Do After Teacher May Have Had Bad Prior Field Trip Experience and Avoid All Field Trips

Goals for EDVenture Field Trip Planner Help Teachers Engage Students Ensure Curriculum Tie Provide Behavior Guidelines for Group Leaders and Students Develop Checklist to Simplify Field Trip Administration Suggest Before-During- After Learning Activities Engage Enlighten Empower

THF Fellow Project Process Obtained Field Trip Planning Input from 2010 THF Fellows Searched for Best Practices –Reviewed More than 10 On-line Field Trip Planning for US Museums Including The Smithsonian, Chicago History Museum, Jamestown, & Others –Read On-line Museum Articles and Blogs Related to Field Trips –Reviewed Chicago Field Museum Print Materials for Teachers Researched Historical THF Materials – THF Field Trip Planning Guides – 2004/2005 THF Time Traveler Read THF Educator Guide Draft Developed –Proposed Brochure –Commercial –Artifact Review –Group Leader Letter –Student Pledge Reviewed Our Brochure and Commercial Proposal With Mike Moseley, Guest Services, August 25, 2010

THF EDVenture Field Trip Planner- Link Curriculum To Field Trip During Visit Post- Visit Pre- Visit Ensure Field Trip is Linked to Curriculum Goals –Field Trip Planner Emphasizes Use of THF Educator Guide –THF Educator Guide Contains Curriculum Alignment –Field Trip Planner Reminds Teacher to Begin with these Goals Allow Teacher to Feel Prepared for Field Trip Help Students to Develop Appreciation for THF Empower Students Enlighten Students Engage Students

THF EDVenture Field Trip Planner- Clarify Administration Teacher Pre-Visit Checklist Student EDVenture Behavior Guidelines Group Leader Suggestions Teacher Post-Visit Activities to Improve Future Field Trips Before Visit During Visit After Visit

THF Trip Planner – Additional Suggested Links Letter to Group Leaders – ER+TO+GROUP+LEADERS.docxhttp://hfteacherfellows.wikispaces.com/file/view/Proposed+LETT ER+TO+GROUP+LEADERS.docx Student Pledge – DGE.docxhttp://hfteacherfellows.wikispaces.com/file/view/STUDENT+PLE DGE.docx Link to Smithsonian – Object Review – ourself/ ourself/ THF Fellow Developed Artifact Review – Artifact+at+THF.docxhttp://hfteacherfellows.wikispaces.com/file/view/Investigate+an+ Artifact+at+THF.docx Commercial

Sources Smithsonian Education Ask: Yourself Field Trip Guide & Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Field Trips: Eye Opener Visits and Self-guided Tours Chicago History Museum – Field Trips Oklahoma History Center – School Field Trip Guide Spring 2010 Jamestown (nps.gov) Planning a Field Trip Field Museum of Natural History Teach the Mind, Touch the Spirit: A Guide to Focused Field Trips The Henry Ford Field Trip Planners The Henry Ford Time Traveler 2004/2005 The Henry Ford Educator Guide Draft Museum 2.0 “Setting Expectations: The Power of the Pre-Visit”. visit.html visit.html American Association of Museums ““It Can’t Just Be Fun” What Teachers Want from Field Trips” Mary Ellen Flannery us.org/pubs/mn/fieldtrips.cfmhttp:// us.org/pubs/mn/fieldtrips.cfm