F.A.Q.
FAQ's Who is the target audience for the museum? Is this museum just for educators? Where will this museum be located? Why do we need such a museum? MOTAL will help the public to become better at learning, better at understanding, better at remembering, and better at teaching, policymaking, parenting, and working together. MOTAL will provide a common core of understandings about people, procedures, and events in education throughout the world. Isn’t every museum about teaching and learning? What kinds of exhibits will be in MOTAL? MOTAL will also have access to current exhibits that have received acclaim at museums of science, history, and art. Topics include: Memory, Geniuses, Learning Disabilities, One-room Schools, Kindergarten - as it was first designed, Learning in Asia, Technology, "Schoolhouse to the White House," Brown v. Board of Education. What other features will MOTAL have? How can I help? Check out contact us and ideas about ways to volunteer. We are always looking for new advisory committee members and donors.
The Museum of Teaching and Learning is intended to have broad appeal for everyone. Not all exhibits will be for all ages, but all individuals will be able learn something new and exciting!
The new headquarters will be located in downtown Fullerton and will be open in spring 2010. MOTAL will be close to other museums and attractions in the place that attracts diverse crowds of visitors all year-round.
The popularity and interactivity of museums has grown immensely during recent decades. Museums highlight everything from baseball to Spam throughout the United States, but no museum is devoted to understanding the process of teaching and learning, even though our nation regularly proclaims its devotion to education, and the budgets of most states focus upon education as their largest category.
All museums are places where learning may take place. Visitors can learn about everything from autos to zippers. The Museum of Teaching and Learning, however, helps people learn about learning. Its content is what makes it unusual.
Reading - Math - Science
How do teachers help student learn when they don't speak each other's language?
As the museum grows, it may come to offer such things as a conference center, a research facility, film festivals, partnership exhibits with other institutions such as archives, a museum-within-a-museum for student-made museums, and "How To" demonstrations of all sorts.