Project Grant MG256025OMS24

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 8/31/26
Dollars Obligated $419K
Federal Grant Program
45.312
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
New York, NY 10017, USA

GAMES FOR CHANGE WILL PRODUCE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT CENTERS MUSEUM EDUCATORS AS CO-CREATORS AND LEADERS IN THE INCORPORATION OF GAME-LIKE LEARNING INTO MUSEUM PRACTICE. THE PROJECT WILL SCALE-UP A PREVIOUS IMLS-SUPPORTED PROJECT AND BUILD UPON ITS LESSONS. TEN MUSEUM EDUCATORS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE "TRAIN THE TRAINER FELLOWSHIP," WHERE THEY WILL CREATE LEARNING CURRICULUM MODULES AND A DIVERSE CASE STUDY LIBRARY TO BE SHARED WITH PEERS AT THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE EXPECTED RESULTS OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE A SUSTAINABLE NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND A SCALABLE MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LED BY AND FOR MUSEUM EDUCATORS.

Posted 7/5/24, 12:00 AM