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Kid Curators Overview<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row inner_container=”true” no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]

<\/i>What<\/span><\/h2>

Kid Curators\u00ae museums are 3-dimensional school exhibitions created by students as part of the classroom curriculum. Students conduct research about the museum topic, design displays to show what they\u2019ve learned, and interpret those displays for visiting audiences. Students of all ages\u2014kindergarten through high school\u2014can create a school museum.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]

<\/i>Why<\/span><\/h2>

To thrive in today\u2019s world, students must know how to acquire, use, and communicate knowledge creatively. This involves asking and investigating questions, finding and managing information, analyzing and synthesizing ideas, solving problems, collaborating, and creating valuable products. Today\u2019s successful learner is a curator of knowledge.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]

<\/i>How<\/span><\/h2>

The Kid Curators\u00ae model operationalizes the metaphor of kids as curators. In school museum projects, content is reframed as an information \u201cdesign\u201d problem where students create an exhibition about the topic they are studying. Students learn with a clear purpose in mind\u2014to create an original school museum for the visiting public.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]

<\/i>What If<\/span><\/h2>

A school museum project will excite your students and engage them in deep learning. Student curators become content experts as they conduct research, write for a unique audience, and\u00a0communicate with a visiting public. Any curriculum topic can become an interesting museum design project. What will your students create? The possibilities are endless!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row inner_container=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px”][vc_row_inner padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column_inner fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px”][vc_column_text]

A Few Examples<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column_inner fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]