All professionals from ACM member museums and business members are welcome to attend, except where noted. Access information can be found in the ACM Member Resources Community on Groupsite. If you haven’t joined the ACM Groupsite, email Membership@ChildrensMuseums.org. There will be two hangouts in April:
Hangouts will be on hiatus in May, but will return in June. Note: If you missed a hangout, email Victoria.Garvin@ChildrensMuseums.org for the recording. Not a member? Join ACM!
This virtual event will include an overview of the ACM special initiative, Nurturing Numeracy Skills & Math Literacy in Children’s Museums, as well as a deep dive into the processes and experiences of this cohort in conducting listening sessions with parents and caregivers from their communities. Attendees will hear from members of this inaugural cohort and will learn about helpful insights to planning and evaluating listening sessions, through a lens of math engagement and confidence-building practice. Register here.
Savita Madan, Program Specialist, Association of Children’s Museums (moderator)
Luis Figueroa Ramos, Educational Director, Kids Discovery Station
Rikki Parker, Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Illinois
Jessica Sickler, J. Sickler Consulting, LLC