Shadowing with Jan Elftmann – 1 hour
This week I was able to meet with Jan Elftmann at the Science Museum of Minnesota where she is an instructor. We discussed what opportunities I will have to reach my required hours for the shadowing. In the next two weeks, I am able to observe and assist Jan in a class for students visiting the museum called “Blow it Up”. We talked about some of the expectations for teaching at the museum including asking students questions about their process instead of leading them to the “correct” answer or the lesson’s expectations. Jan also toured me around the education classrooms and storage.
In addition to observing and assisting with classes, Jan invited me to other events that she is involved in. One is the tiny art car parade that takes place at the Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet, and the other an opening at the Art at 801 gallery.