Bigger than a Building: Celebrating a Team that will Inspire the Future

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

9:00am EDT

1000 Piece Puzzle: The Experience CalendarMonica Ramsey

10:00am EDT

Using Good Gestalt in PowerPoint Slides: Design Principles and Practice for Non-DesignersBrad McKinney

1:00pm EDT

Great Data Visualization: Learn simple steps to make clear and compelling graphs in ExcelClaire Thoma Emmons

SketchUp: How We Use It/How You Can Use It!Jay P. Ganz

9:00am EDT

Keynote Address: The Spark to Fuel Cycle- Exploring our "Why" and Imagining our Future at the World's Largest Children's MuseumJer Pace Robinson

10:15am EDT

How to Format a Script (From a Professional Theater Kid)Kristin Wentz

More Than Team Building and Trust Falls: How to Build and Maintain a Positive Work CultureAbby Hall • Laura Hix • Kyle Hess

Ethical Care of Collections: What, Why & HowJennifer Noffze • Joe Frederickson

11:30am EDT

12:15pm EDT

Creating Meaningful Moments for Every GuestElyse Handel • Lydia Schmitt

HR 101 for Supervisors - Know your HR Team, Prevent Sexual Harassment, Workplace Injuries Process, Terminations (*For supervisors/managers ONLY)Richard Corona

TCM’s Latino Community Initiative – Qué es?Josh Estes • Grant Goshorn

2:00pm EDT

Break Connect with Colleagues: Habla Español ConmigoSarah Fox

Conversation Station: Teamwork TimeoutAbby Hall • Laura Hix • Kyle Hess

2:45pm EDT

Self-Reflection for Lifelong LearnersSusan Foutz • Elyse Handel

What the Heck is a STEMLab?Don Riefler

Building the Future: Integrating Sustainability and Infrastructure Planning into Master Campus PlanningAlex Spicer

4:00pm EDT

You Have a Museum Story to Share. Let’s Tell It on the Blog!Matt Todd

HR 102 for Supervisors - Recruiting, Hiring & Employee Lifecycle (*For supervisors/managers ONLY)Angela Henderson

On the Road with TRXJen Crespo • John Rothenbuhler

9:00am EDT

Can we make it accessible? Yes, we can!: A look at accessibility and inclusion work around the museumPatia Hunt • Betsy Lynn

More Than a Logo: How Every One of Us Builds the BrandJennifer Holland

PONDer This: Behind the Scenes of the ScienceWorks PondCierra Shroyer • Jessica Schneider

HR 103 for Supervisors - Difficult Conversations, Progressive Discipline, Types of Leaves (*For supervisors/managers ONLY)Lynna White

10:15am EDT

Break Connect with Colleagues: Personal Prized CollectionsJennifer Noffze

Conversation Station: DiSC in Action: Strengthening Communication and Collaboration Across the MuseumShanna Martin

11:00am EDT

Exploring the Zone of Proximal Development: A Guide to Understanding Interpretations Role in Educational ProcessesGentry Horsley

Shhhh: Surprise Party for Lilly Theater’s 50th Birthday!Kristin Wentz

Yep! We Do That! The AV & Creative Technology Team Dishes on Everthing It Takes To Keep Our Techno-Rich Museum at Full Tilt!Brad McKinney • Jonathan Bailey • Nico Rowland • Alex Hartley • Jason Umbreit

12:00pm EDT

1:00pm EDT

The Designer's Mind: Black Box or Glass Box?Brad McKinney

Discover the joy and wonder that goes on behind the doors to the 100 classrooms and beyond!Melissa Trumpey

IC? Admin? Yes.Siobhan Mewhinney • Alysia Prunier • Liv Williams • Kriss Ziegler • Amy Telezyn

2:15pm EDT

Break Connect with Colleagues: Fiber Arts FanaticsBecky Wolfe

Conversation Station: 2027 Ideas for DEAI media studies, Demystifying the Museum series and Lunch and Learn SessionsMarissa Ulie

3:00pm EDT

Behind the Clipboard: How Evaluation Supports Visitors, Staff, and the Museum’s MissionClaire Thoma Emmons • Susan Foutz • Syd Overtoom

Demystifying DEAI: The Work and The ChangeJess Knudsen-Bahney • Nico Rowland • Bre Pulphus

Work Hard Play Hard - The Impact of RSLEAbby Hall • Laura Hix • Kyle Hess

4:15pm EDT

Closing Reflection SessionMarissa Ulie • Shanna Martin

Bigger than a Building: Celebrating a Team that will Inspire the Future

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