Education & Engagement
Monthly Archive: December Educ
National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein
![David standing under a blue umbrella ready to begin a ROM Walk.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/david.jpg?itok=7-Z_89Cw)
National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) ROM highlights DMV's David Grafstein.
Asian Carps and GLMRIS Canadian Information Session
![Invasive Species poster from the Ministry of Natural Resources and GLIMRIS panel at the Information Centre (Photo by Henry H.C. Choong) A poster containing information about invasive species produced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and GLIMRIS](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/photo_1_resized.jpg?itok=9uONJsa8)
Henry H.C. Choong shares his insight into a recent, important information session regarding the threat of invasive species in the Great Lakes basin.
Join us for #MuseumWeek
![#MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/museumweek.png?itok=QxYmtTTf)
Museums around the world will gather on Twitter for #MuseumWeek, Mar. 24-30th, 2014
Launch of Doodle 4 Google Exhibition
![/sites/default/files/imce/cbctweetd4g.jpg CBC Tweet of Google 4 Doodle Winner](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/cbc-google-doodle-tweet.jpg?itok=NJqM9rcn)
At an event at the ROM on February 25, 2014, Cindy Tang was announced as the National Winner of Canada’s first ever Doodle 4 Google contest.
Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?
![The Great Lakes display in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity Photo of the ROM's Great Lakes display, featuring a Bald eagle, a Beaver, a Snapping turtle, and various other species](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_0149-resized-recolored.jpg?itok=78Hr--lV)
Why is this legislation important, and how can museums support it?
Hands On Family Day Weekend
![A selection of touchable objects.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/photo_2.jpg?itok=BTTJ5GWX)
Enhance your visit this Family Day weekend at the interactive touch tables on Level 2
When Objects Guide Our Pedagogy: An Introduction to Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is a teaching method that allows learners to explore and examine objects that illustrate larger concepts.
The ROM’s Chinese New Year
Here’s to the Year of the Horse… and to a very Chinese New Year at the ROM.
Learning science through Hip Hop: Interview with Baba Brinkman
![Baba Brickman](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/event_brinnkman.jpg?itok=fo04QUrr)
Baba Brinkman’s music draws on both the art of rap and, the relevance of natural selection today.
Welcome to 2014 at the ROM
As the ROM prepares to celebrate its Centennial beginning this March, I have been reflecting on the year that’s just passed and all the inspiring activity that’s taken place at the Museum.