Upcoming Webinars & Hangouts

Best of InterActivity 2024 Webinar Series
Building Capacity in Your Guest-Facing Team
Tuesday, July 30 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Our guest-facing teams power the play in children’s museums. Learn about effective ways to build
capacity in your guest-facing team through engaging professional development that will ensure a stellar
guest experience. Three museums will share strategies, tools, and resources for engaging training and ongoing learning and growth opportunities. ACM members may register here.

Hardin Engelhardt, Chief Learning Officer, Marbles Kids Museum (moderator)
Robin Mangum, Learning Engagement Developer, Marbles Kids Museum
Kiersten Dittrich, Director of Visitor Services, Discovery Museum
Cassie Coffey, Guest Experience Senior Manager, DuPage Children’s Museum

Best of InterActivity 2024 Webinar Series
Playful Leadership: A Leader’s Guide to Letting Go
Thursday, August 29 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET

Learn how to courageously challenge the status quo in your organization by infusing playful learning with innovative leadership practices. Session presenters will demonstrate how to tap into the power of play to spark low-risk internal cultural transformations. Creatively divergent, open-ended, and reliable approaches to playful leadership will be shared. Participants will have an opportunity to jam with other playful leaders in design-oriented breakout rooms. ACM members may register here.

Christian Greer, EdD, President & CEO, Michigan Science Center
Carol Tang, PhD, Executive Director, Children’s Creativity Museum
Tifferney White, CEO, Louisiana Children’s Museum

ACM Hangouts by Job Function

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.

  • Tuesday, July 9 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Education, Programs & Visitor Experiences
  • Thursday, July 11 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Museum Finance & HR
  • Tuesday, July 16 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Exhibits & Facilities Management
  • Thursday, July 18 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Development, Marketing & Communications

The August 2024 hangout schedule and access information has been posted to Groupsite.

  • Tuesday, August 13 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Education, Programs & Visitor Experiences
  • Thursday, August 15 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Museum Finance & HR
  • Tuesday, August 20 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Exhibits & Facilities Management
  • Thursday, August 22 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Development, Marketing & Communications

Note: If you missed a hangout, email Victoria.Garvin@ChildrensMuseums.org for the recording. Not a member? Join ACM!

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