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THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING AN ONGOING FORUM FOR DOCENTS/GUIDES AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS
EXCHANGING IDEAS… THE NDSC
NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL
THE NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL Connecting Docents EXCHANGING - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL Connecting Docents EXCHANGING - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL Connecting Docents EXCHANGING IDEAS THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING AN ONGOING FORUM FOR DOCENTS/GUIDES AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS THE NDSC NATIONAL DOCENT SYMPOSIUM COUNCIL By sharing with one
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By sharing with one another, listening to new ideas, docents improve their practice, create new patterns of leadership, learning and engagement
THE NDSC
Photo by Pierre Longtin
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Biennial Symposia Website/Social Media Docent Handbook
THE NDSC
A NETWORK FOR COLLABORATION
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Biennial Symposia
THE NDSC
BY DOCENTS… FOR DOCENTS
Photo by Pierre Longtin
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THE NDSC BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM
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THE NDSC
Face to Face Exchange of ideas with colleagues across the United States, Canada…the world
Biennial Symposia
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THE NDSC
Community Almost 400 docents, guides and museum educators attend representing a broad range of cultural institutions: museums, historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos
Biennial Symposia Photo by Pierre Longtin
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A TIME FOR EXPLORATION… DISCOVERY…
THE NDSC
Biennial Symposia
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AND FUN!
THE NDSC
Biennial Symposia Photo by Pierre Longtin
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THE NDSC BIENNIAL SYMPOSIA SINCE 1981
1981 Indianapolis Museum of Art 1983 Milwaukee Art Museum 1985 Oakland Museum of Art, CA 1987 Toledo Museum of Art, OH 1989 National Gallery of Art, D.C. 1991 Denver Art Museum 1993 Atlanta High Museum of Art 1995 Natural History Museum, Los Angeles 1997 Seattle Art Museum 1999 Philadelphia Art Museum 2001 Mc Nay Art Museum, TX 2003 The Art Institute of Chicago 2005 The Fine Arts Museum, Boston 2007 Phoenix Art Museum, AZ 2009 Art Gallery of Ontario 2011 The St. Louis Art Museum, MO 2013 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 2015 Cincinnati Museum of Art, OH 2017 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada 2019 Freer/Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian, D.C 2021 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Biennial Symposia
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Biennial Symposia Website/Social Media Docent Handbook
THE NDSC
A NETWORK FOR COLLABORATION
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THE NDSC WEBSITE
www.nationaldocents.org
- The go-to place for topics of interest and discussion
- Breakout and Showcase presentations from past symposia
- Information on the upcoming symposium
- Articles, book reviews of interest to docents/guides
- Information about the NDSC
Website/Social Media
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SUBMIT ARTICLES - INFO@NATIONALDOCENTS.ORG
Contribute articles
Call for articles on the topic of “Inclusion and Diversity” –
How is your institution making space for diverse voices and what role docents
are taking/how they are trained and deliver tours?
Share the latest books and movies trending with docents
Website/ Social Media
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THE NDSC
www.nationaldocents.org
A place where docents and museum educators come together - to share and learn
Website/Social Media
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Biennial Symposia Website/Social Media Docent Handbook
THE NDSC
A TOOL FOR BUILDING DOCENT SKILLS
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THE NDSC
DOCENT HANDBOOK 2
A NDSC publication by docents for docents
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THE NDSC DOCENT HANDBOOK 2
- A practical approach for docent/guide
instruction and practices
- 1st edition widely adopted by cultural
institutions across the United States; more than 8,000 copies sold New edition published in 2017 Order copies at www.nationaldocents.org
Docent Handbook
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Connecting to The NDSC
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JOIN OUR MAILING LIST @
www.nationaldocents.org
Website/ Social Media
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THE NDSC
A NETWORK FOR ONGOING DISCUSSION
Docents and Guides are invited to become a part of a nationwide docent group for a safe and open discussion on issues at the forefront for docents/guides nationwide…worldwide From your Facebook page select group “National Docents Forum”
Website/ Social Media
National Docents Forum
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THE NDSC PARTICIPATE
Participate in the next symposium
- Attend the symposium!
- Get updates and information
at www.nds2019.org
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THE NDSC HOST A FUTURE SYMPOSIUM
Put your institution in the Limelight in 2025 or beyond
When you host the symposium, the institution has the opportunity to
- shine. The collaboration of directors,
educators and docents is a beneficial and memorable event for all.
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THE NDSC
CONSIDER APPLYING TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
Directors representing regions
across the US and Canada
Qualifications
Volunteer docents/guides with eyes on the future of docents and guides
Technological acuity helpful
Attendance at symposium
For more information - Go to About Us Section/Director Information/Recruitment page www.nationaldocents.org
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