These will range from gaining support within the school system and individual school to collaboration with outside institutions. To cause the teacher to examine learning styles, learning contexts and teaching methods. The traditional field trip and some new thinking about how partnerships can be forged between classrooms and community resources, between curriculum-driven subject matter and real objects, between written and experiential resources. The Cleveland Museum of Art Introduction to the Teacher Resource Center and galleries with emphasis on ways the art museum materials and exhibits can be useful for teaching. Visits to Museums of Choice.
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Western Reserve Historical Society Emphasis on integrating regional social and cultural resources into the curriculum. Natural History Museum Emphasis on natural history from dinosaurs to gems. Introduction to the Teacher Resource Center. WCPN-Public Radio Tour of facility Discussion of units Discussion of methodology and learning methods. Problem-solving in the exhibits.