Teaching Traveling: There are numerous career paths in STEM education, but what about museum jobs? Today, we welcome experienced educator, Sharon Horrigan, from Boston's Museum of Science. Sharon, tell us about yourself. Sharon doing a liquid nitrogen demonstration at the Museum of Science, Boston. Sharon: Hello! My love for traveling began with family vacations, with all of us piled into the car as we explored New England, visiting historic sites along the East Coast. Now, as Farinon Director of Education and Outreach Programs at the Museum of Science, Boston, working in the informal science education industry, I recognize and value the decisions our guests make when choosing to travel locally, nationally, and internationally to visit the Museum. Each year, Boston's Museum of Science is a destination for 1. 4 million visitors who choose to integrate museum experiences into their lifelong journeys of learning. Through my work as a Museum educator, I have been fortunate to be able to learn and travel to 27 different states and 4 countries.
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I began my career at the Museum of Science in Boston as a work-study student when I was 17, worked my way through college, and landed a full time teaching position at the Museum upon my graduation. In my current role, I support a talented educational team of full time educators, part-time staff, and volunteers who teach 7 days a week, in multiple venues and stages in the Museum and in the community. I have been a Museum educator for over 35 years, while working in the informal science education field: 32 years at Museum of Science in Boston, MA, and 3. 5 years at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. I fell in love with teaching at the Museum of Science in Boston. The Museum provides an opportunity for me to blend my passions for science, learning, and teaching with visiting school groups, families, and adult audiences. Boston's beautiful Museum of Science (Photo by Joe Rivers). TT: So inspiring! How do your travel experiences positively impact your work as a museum educator? S: We are all science learners!
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Want to work in a Museum? Below are some suggestions about how to get your first museum job. 1. Why a museum? – Why do you want to work at a museum? Museums do not pay well and you will work long hard hours. Museums work with limited resources and you will be consistently asked to do a lot with little or no resources. Are you a resourceful person? Are you comfortable working in environments that are quickly changing? 2. Where do you fit? – Most museums have similar departments; Exhibits, Education, Marketing, Development (Fund Raising), Operations and Finance. The structure of each museum is different, sometimes floor staff are part of the education department, sometimes part of operations, the departments are of different museums are similar with different organization of the staff. Most of the people that I know who have been successful in museums have worked their way up. It is very difficult to enter the museum field at a high level, being new to the field. Since 1986 I have held six postions at Museums: The arc of my career is evident from the job titles; starting with installing exhibits for the opening Liberty Science Center to managing the development, design, fabrication and installation of exhibits at several museums.
Please note that any authorizations must be completed well in advance of the program start date. If you are offered an opportunity but do not have your visa before the start date of the program, your registration may be canceled. If you are participating in the program while living outside the US, you might not be subject to visa restrictions; consult with the US embassy in your home country for more information. Will I be notified when my application and materials have been received? Yes, you will receive an automated email. Be sure to check your junk or spam folder. What happens once my application has been received? Each application is read by a committee of employees to determine who will accepted into the program. How will I receive correspondence from the museum? You will be contacted by email. Be aware that certain email providers filter emails from the museum. Often, these emails will be sent to your junk or spam folder. Please look for email addresses ending in "" and, when possible, mark them as being "not spam. "
After having experienced field work firsthand, I was able to speak to the topic and my experiences in a richer, more educational way. On Pinterest? Pin this to save and share this article! TT: Absolutely. What advice do you have for teachers in field trip planning? S: Planning a field trip is like planning any great adventure! Trips outside of the classroom offer students the opportunity to thrive and learn in a new environment. Whether it be to a local library, park, historical site, museum, or science center, field trips bring together the class in a new space and in new, extremely valuable ways. If time is limited, make sure you ask about the "Must Sees" to visit. Find out what is unique at the site and pace yourself appropriately. When traveling with students, observe how the learning environment is different or similar to your classroom and remember to match your goals as a teacher and a learner to those of your students and of the site or institution that you are visiting. Plan for specific activities that will meet those learning goals you have developed for the group, but remember to encourage social learning, time for students to embrace new, shared experiences with their classmates, and connect with people on the site or across school teams.