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Museums And Public Schools (MAPS), a new direction for teaching Chicago's children, will create a lasting impact on teaching and learning by integrating museum resources into the educational process and serve as a national model. Through this sustained partnership of museums and schools, students and teachers will be engaged in authentic learning experiences.
The MAPS initiative was created to strengthen the educational relationship between nine museums (including Chicago Children's Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago Historical Society, DuSable Museum of African American History, The Field Museum, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, and John G. Shedd Aquarium) and the Chicago Public Schools teaching community. The vast resources of these institutions serve as an indispensable learning tool for Chicago Public Schools in establishing a commitment for lifelong learning among its students.
MAPS is aimed at accelerating classroom practices of new and creative approaches to teaching. It is guided by the Illinois State Learning Standards with the intention of incorporating museum resources as an integral part of classroom learning and teaching. Through curriculum models developed by museum and CPS educators, classroom instruction will be enlivened while fulfilling specific academic standards. This collaboration will advance school improvement and is an investment in Chicago's future.
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- Chicago Public Schools
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- Chicago Illinois
- United States 60603
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- +1.7735531971
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