In a time when early learning is receiving international attention, ELM offers museums and schools expertise in defining, developing, and evaluating educational spaces and programs with a special emphasis on the audience of young children. Dr. Sharon Shaffer is best known for her work in professional development where she shares museum-based strategies with educators to illustrate the power of teaching with objects and art. Partnerships between ELM and educationally-driven organizations are the cornerstone of ELM's work.
		  
          
Sharon Shaffer, Ph.D.
          
Principal, ELM
          
540.497.3467
          
sharonshaffer.consulting@gmail.com