Workshops
KMA offers regional workshops to further professional development. All workshops are offered at a nominal fee. Several of our members take advantange of these wonderful opportunities to advance their professional skills.
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From Foe to Faux:
Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Smoky Hill Museum
Salina, Kansas
Cost: $30 Members
$45 Non-Members
Turn the ordinary into extraordinary in this hands-on exhibit workshop. Trained as a theater set designer, Josh Morris will walk you through faux painting techniques that will make your next exhibit an eye-popper. Bring your paint cloths and plan on getting dirty as you learn some low cost, high impact exhibit tricks.
Presented By:
Josh Morris, Smoky Hill Museum
Director’s Forum
Date: July 22, 2008
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Eisenhower Center
Abilene, Kansas
Cost: $30 Members
$45 Non-Members
This workshop is for directors to discuss topics such as strategic planning, employee relations, policies and procedures, marketing and public relations, working with the board, fundraising, sponsorships. Come share your ideas with your fellow directors and site administrators. This is a great annual opportunity for an informal exchange of issues and solutions. Your participation will ensure a productive session. Breakout sessions will include smaller groups based upon budget level and operating size.
Facilitated By:
Bob Keckeisen, Kansas Museum of History
Rebecca Martin, Kansas Museum of History
Past Perfect: The Basics
Date: August 4, 2008
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Smoky Hill Museum
Salina, Kansas
Cost: $30 Members
$45 Non-Members
Are you a first time user of PastPerfect and learning to enter by trial and error? Now’s your chance to learn the basics. Participants are encouraged to send specific questions beforehand c/o susan.hawksworth@salina.org. Please try to send questions by July 1 to give the presenters time to prepare.
Presented By:
Jennifer Laughlin, Wyandotte County Museum
Laura Phillippi, Lansing Historical Museum
Moving from Field Trip to Educational Experience
Date: September 18, 2008
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Location: Kansas Underground Salt
Museum
Hutchinson, Kansas
Cost: $30 Members
$45 Non-Members
The school field trip is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. This workshop will explore how museum educators can create high quality learning experiences that align with state and local educational standards.
Presented By:
Linda Schmitt, Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Registration Information:
All registration deadlines are one week prior to the workshop. All workshops are non-refundable. Registrations may be transferred but not shared.
All workshops include a lunch in the registration fee.
The non-member price includes an individual membership in the registration fee. If you would like to join as an institutional member, please see dues schedule on the membership application on www.ksmuseums.org
More Workshops:
More small workshops may be scheduled at a later time. Please stay tuned for further details.
Also, there will be pre-conference workshops and breakout sessions on a variety of topics at the Annual Conference held October 29-31, 2008 in Manhattan, Kansas.
Small workshops can provide a setting to discuss specific topics and further your professional development. If you have ideas your would like to see addressed, would like to host a workshop at your facility, or be interested in presenting on a specific topic in the future, please contact Susan Hawksworth, Workshop Chair, (785) 309-5776 or email: susan.hawksworth@salina.org
Please check back for upcoming workshops. Also, see information on our annual conference.
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