{"product_id":"interactive-museum-tours-sharon-vatsky-9781538167410","title":"Interactive Museum Tours: A Guide to In-Person and Virtual Experiences","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis easy-to-follow yet comprehensive book provides everything an educator working in a school or museum, in person or online, needs to develop experiences that encourage close looking, spark the imagination, and support the development of critical thinking skills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Vatsky looks at the entire tour experience including planning, facilitation, and reflection. By providing a flexible tour-planning template - jointly developed by the education departments of the Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art, this book clearly articulates strategies and advice for the educator who wants to facilitate inquiries that encourage participants to think together and think deeply. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability of the tour planning template, museum educators with deep experience specializing in working with diverse audiences share how they adjust the tour planning template to accommodate the attributes and strengths of the visitors they work with most closely. These accommodations to the template include ways to support family learning, school tours, virtual tours, promote social and emotional learning, work effectively with students with autism, adults with low vision and blindness and adults with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. These contributions are included to demonstrate that the tour planning template can be adjusted to support the varied abilities and learning styles of multiple audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn insider's guide to tour planning featuring advice and strategies from museum educators across the U.S. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tested tour planning template that is adaptable and flexible for multiple audiences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to identify tour themes that work... and those that don't\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat makes for effective object selection and sequencing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to encourage and facilitate productive discussions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInserting the right factual and contextual information at the right time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-modal activities for in-person and online participation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdapting your tour plans for varied audiences, including families, school groups, virtual groups and more...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Vatsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538167417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538167410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Sharon Vatsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079224029439,"sku":"9781538167410","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45c502e2-33fe-4689-94a8-20c3ce835b51.jpg?v=1685479895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interactive-museum-tours-sharon-vatsky-9781538167410","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}