OHS Learning Portal Advisory Committee

We need your input!

OHS Learning Portal Advisory Committee

The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is seeking volunteers, visitors, local educators, and other community members to be part of the Learning Portal Advisory Committee. The Learning Portal will be an interactive learning space opening at OHS in 2015. It will serve as a cultural meeting ground for young visitors to better engage with and appreciate the depth and variety of the state’s history.

We are seeking three teachers, three parents of young children (age 3-8), and two K-12 students representing diverse Oregon experiences to provide ideas, advice, and feedback on the Learning Portal’s design and content creation. Candidates should have a passion for education, especially museum-based education. We are looking for people interested in working collaboratively on creative ways to engage a broader audience with Oregon’s dynamic, diverse, and interconnected history.

Committee members must be able to participate in meetings, be on time, engage in discussion, and give feedback and guidance that will be integrated into the development, design, and evaluation phases of this project. The committee will meet monthly beginning in January 2015, in person or

by phone, until the Learning Portal opens in the Fall of 2015. Afterwards, meetings will be called

as necessary to refresh Learning Portal content (estimated to take place every 18 months). The time

commitment should average two hours per week.

We are seeking teachers who are familiar with curriculum standards and have creative ideas of how to align these to museum experiences for the 3-17 age group (CDU certificates available). We would like parents to bring a perspective on early childhood development, and K-12 students to bring ideas on ways to engage young people.

To Apply: Submit a one page explanation of your qualifications for the position and why you would like to serve on the Learning Portal Advisory Committee. Teachers, please include a resume.

Please submit your application or any questions you have about the advisory committee to Denise

Brock at Denise.Brock@ohs.org. Submissions are due by January 31, 2015. Thank you for your help!