by Lisa Rathje | Sep 24, 2025
Museums offer multiple paths for learning. From decoding the museum itself to the artifacts in the exhibitions, this Local Learning Resource Guide provides educators practical tools and useful frameworks for engaging learning in museum spaces. Download a copy of the...
by Lisa Rathje | May 8, 2025 | Learning Locally
Over the years, the Journal of Folklore and Education has published resources useful for museum educators, from our special issue dedicated to museum education in 2016 to ongoing articles ranging from teaching with primary sources to community-based museum outreach....
by Mira Johnson | Mar 15, 2025
TITLE: A Beekeeper’s Journey AUTHOR AND TEACHER: Ping Huang Ping Huang is a 9th grade Chinese Language teacher at HFM BOCES PTECH in Johnstown, NY. ARTIST COLLABORATOR: Scott Hart, Beekeeper LENGTH: Two class periods of 40 minutes Find the complete lesson plans...
by Mira Johnson | Mar 11, 2025
TITLE: Songwriting About Place with Elementary School Students AUTHOR AND ARTIST: Sara Milonovich Sara Milonovich is a songwriter, fiddler, and singer from Beacon, NY. TEACHER COLLABORATOR: Meghann Sniffen LENGTH: Two 45-60 minute class periods Find the complete...
by Lisa Rathje | Sep 18, 2024
This curriculum guide explores the relationship arts education and teaching with primary sources that come out of ethnographic documentation and often feature folk and traditional arts. Learning Objectives Access new primary source sets developed with Visual Arts and...
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