Locomotives to Lesson Plans

FROM LOCOMOTIVES TO LESSON PLANS Partnering with schools to bring rail history to life!

Melissa Johnson, M.A. Co-Founder

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Who We Are

At Museum Mavens Educational Consultants, our mission is to partner with local history museums to create engaging, interactive, and standards-aligned educational experiences that ignite curiosity and foster meaningful learning.

Melissa Johnson Patience LeBlanc Shannon Rosenfeld

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What We Do

Applying current scholarship and archival materials

Inquiry... Fostering analysis and critical thinking Inter-disciplinary approach

Hands-on History at your Museum!

inquiry projects

professional development

field studies

Customized for your collection

Content experts and standards alignment

Engaging tours to connect the classroom

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What We Do

Assistance in securing funding for your vision

Volunteer Workshops Create Detailed Tour Scripts Content Enrichment

Tailored to showcase your collection

volunteer training

grant writing

research

In Person or Virtual

Funding Your Vision: Expert Grant Services

Great exhibits start with great research

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asking the right questions

A case study of the inquiry design model

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‘Designing lessons and units that engage students in investigating compelling questions, analyzing sources, and developing evidence-based arguments"

Key Features of the Inquiry Design Model:

• Compelling Question
• Supporting Questions
• Formative Performance Tasks:
• Featured Sources
• Summative Performance Task
• Taking Informed Action

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sharing your expertise

Community presentations about your collection

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Museum Experts

Work directly with teachers to develop: Classroom materials Inquiry-driven field studies Expert content presentations

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re-imagining the school tour

Crafting your museum's narrative

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Finding your museum’s narrative will enhance your exhibits and educational programs.

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Themed field trips

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The Museum to Classroom Connection

Pre-Trip

post-trip

tour

Follow-up content

Interactive & Engaging

Planning materials

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“My experience was filled with knowledge and learning. The overall is a 10/10.”

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Thank you!

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Writing Engaging Stories

• Write for reading aloud
• Write to create interest
• Ask questions
• Make connections

Compelling biography:

• Who is the story about? • Who is going to tell the story? • What obstacles does your character encounter? • How did they overcome those obstacles? • What other stories (national, state, local) can you connect?