MOTAL’s programs: Artifacts, articles, exhibitions, and related
community outreach activities are developed around education topics.
community outreach activities are developed around education topics.
MOTAL collects and safeguards educational artifacts, compiles their historical context, and provides information about them to the public on our website and social media.
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The Museum of Teaching and Learning is pleased to provide you a list with links to the articles we have sent out in the past year. It is our mission to enlighten, educate, inspire, and tell stories for all ages. Click to view: MOTAL ARTICLES
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EXHIBITIONS
Publicity currently focuses on two traveling exhibitions.
Publicity currently focuses on two traveling exhibitions.
The first exhibition provides one answer to the question,
Who were the pioneers in the fight for educational equality? A Class Action highlights a powerful story and significant legal event from Orange County, CA history—Mendez et al. v. Westminster et al., decided in 1947, that abolished separate “Mexican” schools and led to the integration of all California public schools. |
The second exhibition provides one answer to the question,
How does our educational system compare with the systems in other countries? Two Roads, One Journey explains the similarities and differences in Chinese and American education systems, presented through a day in the life of two fourth grade students, one Chinese and one American. |
Brain Odyssey:
from Conception to Kindergarten MOTAL’s sixth, and most recent, exhibition (in the planning stage) will provide one answer to the question,
How do children learn? A series of educational forums on the role of the brain in learning has been initiated. New partnerships are being developed to envision the instructional materials and interactive elements that will be installed inside a mobile vehicle for the Brain Odyssey: from Conception to Kindergarten. |