NEW DOCENT TRAINING 2005 SCHEDULE (REVISED) 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Education classroom (room #231), unless otherwise noted Wednesday, February 2 (P.C. Suite on the 2nd Floor, 6:00 – 8:00 pm) Open House and General Orientation Introduce Assignment #1: Tour Observation, due Feb. 9 Introduce Assignment #2: Building a Landmark, due Feb. 28 Session 1 - Monday, February 7 Introduction to Museum Interpretation – Vanessa Jones, Volunteer Coordinator and Greg Stevens, Museum Educator Session 2 - Wednesday, February 9 The Museum’s Pre-History and Founding - Holly Werner-Thomas, Historian Review Assignment #1 Session 3 - Monday, February 14 Museum Audiences - Marianna Adams, Institute of Learning Innovation Session 4 - Wednesday, February 16 Communication Skills – Judy Pollock, President, Language at Work Tour of the Facility/Emergency Procedures Monday, February 21 – NO CLASS – President’s Day Session 5 – Wednesday, February 23 Overview of the History of Architecture, From Pre-History to 1700 – Chrysanthe Broikos, Curator, NBM Introduce Assignment #3 – Design a Looking Strategy, due March 14 Monday, February 28 RESCHEDULED to March 9th!! Building a Landmark: The Construction of the Pension Bureau Building – Linda Lyons, Architectural Historian Session 6 - Wednesday, March 2 Putting the National Building Museum into Context: Washington, D.C. Architectural History – Pamela Scott, Architectural Historian Session 7 - Monday, March 7 Americanism: Architecture in the New World – Jaime Van Mourik, Assistant Public Programs Coordinator, NBM Session 8 - Wednesday, March 9
Building A Landmark: The Construction of the Pension Bureau Building – Linda Lyons, Architectural Historian Introduce Assignment #4: Mini-tours, due March 28 Session 9 - Monday, March 14 Performance of Looking Strategy (Assignment #3) Session 10 - Wednesday, March 16 How to Structure Your Tour – Judy Landau, Museum Education Consultant Finish Performance of Looking Strategy (Assignment #3) Mini Tour Sign Up Session 11 - Monday, March 21 Museum Roles: Meet NBM Senior Staff Tales From the Front: Roundtable Discussion With Experienced NBM Docents Session 12 - Wednesday, March 23 (Meet at entrance to exhibition, first floor galleries) Exhibition tour: Washington: Symbol and City – Deborah Sorensen, Exhibitions Assistant and W:SC Project Manager, NBM Overview of Exhibition Tours Session 13 - Monday, March 28 How to Make Your Tour Accessible to People with Disabilities – Beth Ziebarth, Smithsonian Institution Office of Accessibility Performance of Mini-tours (assignment #4) Session 14 - Wednesday, March 30 Tour of Collections Department Performance of Mini-tours Session 15 - Monday, April 4 Youth Audiences – Eileen Langholtz, Director of Youth Education, NBM Performance of Mini-tours Session 16 - Wednesday, April 6 Performance of Mini-tours Session 17 - Monday, April 11 Finish Performance of Mini-tours Discussion of Trends in Mini-tours; Prep for Qualifying Tours Course Overview and Conclusion
