How museums, libraries, and other cultural organizations in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area collaborate to encourage community engagement.

1. Informal
Educator
Groups
Collaborating to Fuel
Community Imagination

2. In the
beginning…

3. Members
+ Amon Carter Museum of American Art *
+ Botanical Research Institute of Texas *
+ Fort Worth Botanical Gardens *
+ Fort Worth Modern Art Museum *
+ Fort Worth Museum of Science and History *
+ Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
+ Fort Worth Library
+ Fort Worth Zoo *
+ Intl Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame
+ Kimbell Art Museum *

4. + Monnig Meteorite Gallery @ Texas Christian
University *
+ National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and HOF
(formerly Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame)
+ National Archives and Records Administration
+ National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame *
+ Real School Gardens
+ River Legacy Living Science Center *
+ Sid Richardson Museum *
+ Texas Civil War Museum
+ University of North Texas Health Science Center
Library
+ Western Currency Facility (The Mint) *
+ University of Texas at Arlington Library
* Charter Member

5. What topics would you like to see covered in IEFW
meetings? 2005
+ Collaborative Programming Among IEFW
Members (4) 
+ Incorporating Inquiry into the Visitor Experience
+ Tips for working with Pre-K, 
+ Obtaining, retaining and training volunteers (2) 
+ Effective evaluation (3)
+ Distance learning 
+ Science informal education 
+ Interpretation! This would include established
approaches, as well as current research/trends;
focus on approaches related to specific audiences
+ visitor guides (as in written materials) 

6. Discussion topics in 2012-2013
+ Storytelling and programming 
+ Social media success stories 
+ Communication and collaboration
with your staff 
+ Presentation topics 
+ Meeting our Dallas neighbors 

7. Amon Carter Museum Collaborations
with IETC Organizations
+ Project Eagle: training for FWISD social studies
and US history teachers. Worked in partnership
with the National Archives.
+ Palo Pinto Project: supporting program for the
annual book project with every school in Palo
Pinto County. Worked in partnership with the Fort
Worth Nature Center and Refuge.
+ Worth Reading: Program partner for 2014
Worth Reading program from the Fort Worth
Public Library

8. University of Texas at Arlington Library

9. www.facebook.com/groups/ietctx/

10. International Bowling Museum
& Hall of Fame

11. What do our members value
about IETC?
 Visiting different locations
 Sharing strategies and best practices
 Networking
 Socializing
 Collaboration opportunities

12. At the Amon Carter Museum

13. Collaboration with NARA

14. Special Collections,
UT Arlington Library

31. Sharron Wilkins Conrad
Associate Director, Education and Public Programs
Co-Founder, The Informal Educators of Dallas County

32. The tradition continues….
Informal Educators of Dallas County

33. Who is IEDC?
 Operating since 2011
 85 members on email list
 35 organizations represented
 Museums
 Theaters
 Science Centers
 Historical Societies
 SPCA
 Funding organizations
 More!

34. Connected on Facebook

35. IEDC at the George Bush Library
(Lewisville)

36. How does IEDC differ from IETC?
 IEDC is modeled on IETC, so the basic mission is
the same: networking and learning from one
another. We appreciate the chance to meet bi-
annually with our Tarrant County colleagues!
 IEDC members do not have to have formal
collections (e.g. Dallas Theater Center)
 IEDC doesn’t yet have a Day in the District, but
plans are underway
 IEDC’s meeting times factor in happy hour….

37. I value IEDC because…

38. Cynthia Gray
Cynthia.Gray@fortworthlibrary.org
Sharron Conrad
Sharronc@jfk.org
Evelyn Barker
ebarker@uta.edu
Katherine Moloney
trc@cartermuseum.org
Jenny Sweeney
Jenny.Sweeney@nara.gov
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