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Greetings!
Miniatures shrink the world to a manageable scale; perhaps that is why they are so appealing in their petite form. After all, when the world becomes overwhelming it is nice to step away and refresh your perspective. I hope your summer break gave you the opportunity to step back, rejuvenate and that your 2013-2014 school year is off to a great start.
In this issue of IMAGINE...EXPLORE...DISCOVER we offer you the opportunity to use our miniatures from near and far for a fresh approach to the school curriculum. Preview our new exhibit, Netsuke and Diminutive Carvings from Japan. A tour of these tiny sculptures will introduce your students to the vast history and culture of Japan. We hope you will make the most of the lesson plan provided in this issue. Also, meet Michael Muscarello, TMTM Museum Outreach Educator, who would be happy to share some miniatures with your students while teaching a lesson in language arts, geography, social studies, art or math. For a hands-on experience borrow a dollhouse for the semester or school year from the Dr. Betsy Farmer Dollhouse in the Classroom program. Outreach visits and dollhouse loans are free. In our educator spotlight this month is Christina Schoch, itinerant teacher of the visually impaired working in the Marana School District. Christina has been part of a team of educators involved in the development of a Touch Tour for students with visual impairment. The program will debut next month with an open house on October 10th. If you've been meaning to scope out The Mini Time Machine for fieldtrips or a family outing join us for our 3rd Annual Teacher Appreciation Night on Wednesday, September 18th from 4-6pm.
Enjoy the new school year!
Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb
Associate Director and Director of Education
The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
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| Teacher Appreciation Night 2013 |
Click here to register for this free event for educators! |
Click here for a pdf of a lesson plan introducing netsuke and related vocabulary including a link to a PowerPoint presentation you can use in the classroom.
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Meet Our Outreach Educator, Michael Muscarello
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For information about our educational outreach or to book a classroom presentation, click here or call Michael at 520-881-0606 ext. 114. |
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You're Invited to our Touch Tours Open House on October 10th
We hope you can join us as we introduce one of our newest educational programs, Touch Tours, designed for children and adults with visual impairments or other special needs. Meet the museum staff, explore our tactical miniature collection, and learn how to book one of these special tours for yourself or your organization. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free when you register by October 7th!
Click here for complete details and to register. |
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Dr. Betsy Farmer Dollhouses in the Classroom Project
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A miniature dollhouse is an excellent tool for teaching language acquisition, story development, history and social studies. Use our dollhouse in your classroom to teach standards across the curriculum. For more information, contact Director of Education, Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb at 520.881.0606 ext. 105 or by email. |
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FREE Outreach Presentations in Your Classroom!
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Educator Spotlight
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Christina Schoch works at several schools, providing services to students from preschool through high school. Her caseload ranges from low vision to total blindness and some of the skills she teaches includes: braille, technology and the use of optical aids. She instills in her students a sense of being independent lifelong learners and that her students are more similar than different in relationship to their sighted peers. She thrives to give these learners with unique learning styles the best possible education during the time they have with her.
Dr. Schoch also teaches part time as an associate professor at both George Mason University and the University of Arizona, teaching a Braille class and Introduction to Visual Impairment to graduate level students.
She is married to her wonderful husband Jeff and has two children, Chance and Silke. Her family also consists of many animals including dogs, cats, koi, birds and tortoises. Her hobbies include: mineral collecting, hiking, archaeology, horseback riding, flying in a helicopter and reading.
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