Education Program Guides and Activities
The effort to update and redesign the program guides and activities came from the museum educator who schedules, coordinates, and teaches school and teacher programs. The program guides and activities are emailed to teachers with their confirmation after they book a program with the museum. They give a detailed overview of what the program entails, standards that it meets, a glossary of terms, and suggested pre- and post-activities for them to use. At this moment, the museum website is also being redesigned, and the educator wants the new guides and activities to be available for download.
The previous guides and activities were mostly black and white, to save money and resources on printing and mailing to teachers. Nowadays, teachers are finding it more convenient to have the guides emailed, which saves paper and money on postage. Without the restriction on color, I was able to be more flexible in creativity.
DESIGN PROCESS
The previous guides were outdated--not just in language but in style.
I wanted to organize all of the important information on one sheet:
The original design just mentioned key terms. I wanted to expand on the key terms and give them their own page. This way, teachers know how to prepare their students and answer questions before and after the museum visit.
Next, I thought about the layout and color scheme. The layout would be consistent throughout, but I wanted each program to have its own color scheme. That way, when it came to designing the pre- and post-activities, I would use the same color scheme.
Overall, I'm really glad with how they turned out, and I'm glad that the educator who asked me to design them is happy too!
Below, I've included the program guide and pre- and post- activity guides from the Uncovering the Underground Railroad program.
The previous guides and activities were mostly black and white, to save money and resources on printing and mailing to teachers. Nowadays, teachers are finding it more convenient to have the guides emailed, which saves paper and money on postage. Without the restriction on color, I was able to be more flexible in creativity.
DESIGN PROCESS
The previous guides were outdated--not just in language but in style.
I wanted to organize all of the important information on one sheet:
- Goals/Objectives
- Grade level
- Length of program
- State Standards Addressed
- Resources
The original design just mentioned key terms. I wanted to expand on the key terms and give them their own page. This way, teachers know how to prepare their students and answer questions before and after the museum visit.
Next, I thought about the layout and color scheme. The layout would be consistent throughout, but I wanted each program to have its own color scheme. That way, when it came to designing the pre- and post-activities, I would use the same color scheme.
Overall, I'm really glad with how they turned out, and I'm glad that the educator who asked me to design them is happy too!
Below, I've included the program guide and pre- and post- activity guides from the Uncovering the Underground Railroad program.