This is a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and the meanings inherent in the resources.
What is the definition of interpretation
100
Children hold on to your guinea pigs, she has been known to have eaten one
Who is Chrissy
100
The fill rate for summer camps this year
What is 92%
100
We predict Erin will have her hands full with this new lab set to open in North Classroom in the spring of 2015
What is Spark!Lab
A Smithsonian branded space for invention, innovation, and science. Erin will be the manager of Spark!lab.
200
This is our official department name
What is Education and Interpretation
We are no longer Education and Public Programs, or EPP.
200
The Education Department collaborates with which departments in the museum
What is all of them
We collaborate with every department in the museum.
200
The number of body parts in our department's fridge
What is 57
53 cow eyes
4 pig hearts
200
The percentage of the 340 summer tours in 2014 that were not covered by a docent and had to be covered by a staff member
What is .1%
200
We predict in November 2015 Kelly will present a session for this profession group
What is the American Anthropological Association
300
Monica, Maegan, Maggie, Chrissy, Kelly and...
Who is Erin
(She is a great person who happens to be the Museum Experience and Volunteer Manager.)
300
This is what we do. To put it another way, these are our verbs.
What is: teach, interpret, manage, engage, coordinate, solve, answer, create, develop, share, laugh, and eat, pray, love
300
These two department staffers have tried out sleeping in a tipi
Who are Maggie and Kelly
300
The number of people Public Programs served in 2013
What is 39,026
300
We predict these two people will take a webinar on evaluations in an effort to better serve school groups and teachers
Who are Maggie and Chrissy
400
The number of people we will be (hopefully) adding to the department before the end of 2014
What is 6!?
1 Interdisciplinary Educator (Art)
1 Outreach Manager
1 Camp Director
3 Brick by Brick Exhibit Facilitators
400
When given a 3 minute time limit, the Education Department listed this many outside organizations as partners
What is 51
There are more but we couldn't think of them within the 3 minute limit.
400
This person used to teach bear safety to staff and the public for the Forest Service
Who is Maegan
400
The number of teacher and student programs for the 2013/2014 school year
What is 453
400
We predict this person will grow youth and family programs through her partnerships with the UAA Early Education Department, Alaska Botanical Garden, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Who is Maegan
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
This is our favorite department in the entire museum
What is Security
Accounting was a close second.
500
Our department's answers to why we do what we do
What is: diversity of content and activities, learning is a part of the job, keeps our minds active, great coworkers, and we like it.
500
Enjoys endurance horseback riding
Who is Monica
500
The average age of the six women who currently work in the department
What is 34
500
We predict Monica will have great success with this upcoming series of photographers and scientists