EdCom Award for Excellence in Resources

The award for Excellence in Resources recognizes outstanding resources in print, online, and/or multimedia formats.

The criteria for the awards are:
• Audience Research – Who is the intended audience and how does the product serve them? How does it reflect meaningful research and evaluation results? Were audience members involved in the creation of the product? How?
• Best Practices in Education Theory – How have staff and designer worked together to encourage that learning takes place? How could you tell the piece was successful? How is it aligned to the institution’s mission?
• Creativity and Design – Is the product well designed and visually appealing? Is it unique and original? Is it easy to use? Do form and function ultimately create a powerful learning experience?

You must be a member of AAM and EdCom to be considered for the award.

You must fill out the online form; submissions not accepted in any other format.

Thursday November 8 2018: Nominations for awards open.
Thursday January 31 2019: Nominations close.

There is a $25 fee for each entry. This fee goes towards the production of the awards and towards paying for one ticket for the Excellence in Resources Award winner to the EdCom Luncheon where the awards are given out at the AAM Annual Meeting. Your nomination will not be considered complete until the fee has been paid. To pay the fee, visit http://ww2.aam-us.org/about-us/grants-awards-and-competitions/excellence-in-resources/application-fee. This link will reappear after you submit the nomination form below.

All EdCom Award Recipients receive the following recognition:

• Honored at the AAM Annual Meeting
• Awardees are featured in the Annual Award Issue of AAM’s Museum Magazine
• Awardees receive recognition in EdCom’s e-newsletter
• Awardees may be featured in a future national webinar or article on best practices in museum education
• Awardees may be featured in a “Best Practices in Museum Education” Panel at the AAM Annual Meeting
• All awardees receive an award, perfect for display in the most public of spaces

Questions only (no award submissions please) to Veronica Alvarez, EdCom Leadership Awards Chair.

Recipients

2017

• Bubblehub- Volunteer Online Community
  John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago,IL

2016

• Words and Music Teacher’s Guide for grades 3-6 (link)
  The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville TN

2015

• “I’m Here” Gallery Guide Series
  Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

2014

• Manual: a journal about art and its making (link)
  RISD Museum, Providence, RI

2013

• Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship
  Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC