Learning Local Immigration History In and Out of the Museum

Authors

  • Jeremy Stoddard College of William & Mary School of Education PO Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187
  • Alan Marcus University of Connecticut Gentry 424 Unit 3033 249 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT 06269
  • Kurt Squire University of Wisconsin – Madison 544B Teacher Education Building 225 N Mills St Madison, WI 53706-1707
  • John Martin John Martin, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Wisconsin, USA) Sr. Teaching & Learning Consultant UW-Madison, Academic Technology 608-556-3061

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29311/mas.v13i2.322

Abstract

In this article we utilize three case studies from the US as models for structuring historical inquiry in museum education programs focused on local immigration history. We focus on how models of practice from museums can be utilized as part of authentic history education pedagogy – in particular conducting historical inquiry with archival material and creating engaging exhibits. The three cases we draw from are the Tenement Museum (New York City), the Open House exhibit at the Minnesota History Center (St Paul, Minnesota), and a middle grades project in the Greenbush neighborhood (Madison, Wisconsin).

Author Biographies

Jeremy Stoddard, College of William & Mary School of Education PO Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187

Jeremy Stoddard is the Spears Distinguished Associate Professor of Education at the College of William & Mary. He is a former middle school teacher and curriculum and technology professional development specialist whose research focuses on the role of media in teaching
history and democratic education. In addition to over 30 articles and book chapters, he recently co-authored Teaching History with Film (2010) and Teaching History with Museums (Routledge, 2012).

Alan Marcus, University of Connecticut Gentry 424 Unit 3033 249 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT 06269

Alan Marcus is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. His research and teaching focus on social studies education and teacher education with an emphasis on the benefits and dilemmas of film and history museums as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. He recently co-authored Teaching History with Museums: Strategies for K-12 Social Studies (Routledge, 2012) and
Teaching History with Film: Strategies for Secondary Social Studies (Routledge, 2010). Alan collaborates with museum educators across the United States and is the past president of the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies.

Kurt Squire, University of Wisconsin – Madison 544B Teacher Education Building 225 N Mills St Madison, WI 53706-1707

Kurt Squire is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Educational Communications and Technology division of Curriculum and Instruction and
Associate Director for Educational Research and development at the Wisconsin Institutes for
Discovery. Squire’s research investigates the design of game-based learning environments from
a socio-cultural perspective, and he is the author of over 75 scholarly works. Recently Squire received an NSF CAREER grant to study scientific citizenship through playing Citizen Science, a role-playing game for scientific citizenship. With support from the MacArthur Foundation,
Squire also produced ARIS, a mobile learning platform that is currently available on iTunes. Squire is a former Montessori and primary school teacher and was co-director of the Education Arcade. Squire is the vice president and a founding member of the Learning Games Network.

John Martin, John Martin, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Wisconsin, USA) Sr. Teaching & Learning Consultant UW-Madison, Academic Technology 608-556-3061

John Martin is a Learning Consultant with the Department of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Over the years John has helped run a wilderness camp in Maine, worked with pre-service teachers and faculty in their use of technology, and led research into place based technologies in learning and augmented reality games. He earned his PhD in Educational Communications and Technology from UW-Madison.

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Published

01.03.2015

How to Cite

Stoddard, J., Marcus, A., Squire, K., & Martin, J. (2015). Learning Local Immigration History In and Out of the Museum. Museum & Society, 13(2), 123–141. https://doi.org/10.29311/mas.v13i2.322

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2015): Museum Education Today: creative synergies and pedagogic innovations in multicultural contexts

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Articles

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