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Teaching and learning resources from the Smithsonian. Save the dates for our 2024 Summit: July 16-18! Legal: https://t.co/Df2TfqHYxB
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Want to help high-school students understand their potential to take environmental action? Join us & @SIAffiliates on Tues, 11/14 from 4–5 PM ET for a LIVE & interactive session. You'll leave with classroom-ready resources & strategies to inspire: youtube.com/watch?v=wLHwO5…
A field trip to the Smithsonian Associates’s Discovery Theater invites students to explore connections between the stories and the objects they might see in a museum.
Read more about our museum theater experiences here: smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithson… #SmithsonianEdu
“From a one-room schoolhouse in Idaho to classrooms here in Washington, the Smithsonian is working toward our founding principle—the increase and diffusion of knowledge—with the teachers who know how to do that work best.” -Lonnie G. Bunch III
On this #InternationalDayofClimateAction , explore the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change, and how incorporating culture into climate action can lead to a more sustainable future for people and planet. 🌿
Learn more in Folklife Magazine: s.si.edu/3FrNhAi
Objects, whether from National Air and Space Museum or a drawer of an old sewing machine, can give new perspectives on lessons. Learn how teachers are transferring inquiry approaches of museums to their classrooms.
Read more, via SmartBrief Education here: corp.smartbrief.com/original/2023/… #SmithsonianEdu
Prompt students’ creative writing using this art-based activity! In this 'Cultivating Learning' clip, americanart educators model using art to help students look closely, analyze parts of speech, and write a character sketch: youtube.com/watch?v=KSfeBg…
Join us & Smithsonian NMAAHC educators on Wed, 10/18 from 4–5 PM ET to explore free digital materials on African American history! During this LIVE & interactive session, you'll gain teaching resources, techniques, and content knowledge to bring to your classroom: youtube.com/watch?v=KSfeBg…
Educators convened on the Chesapeake Bay with a network of ‘Earth Optimists’ in a PD that provided opps for networking, novel experiences, and sharing stories of success in learning and taking action.
Read more here from @SIAffiliates smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithson… #SmithsonianEdu
Need resources to help grade 6–12 students understand slavery & resistance? Join us & Smithsonian NMAAHC on Wed, 10/18 from 4–5 PM ET for a LIVE & interactive session. We'll explore a set of free digital materials, and you'll leave with classroom-ready techniques: youtube.com/watch?v=KSfeBg…
Join us at Smithsonian NMAAHC's Afrofuturism STEAM Day Oct 14th. We will investigate space exploration, human health, and technology, featuring a STEM panel w/ NoireSTEMinist®, Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, PhD & Carter Clinton, Ph.D.. Sharon Caples McDougle will lead a presentation, book reading, and signing.
s.si.edu/3r4XI9D
Join us at Smithsonian NMAAHC's Afrofuturism STEAM Day Oct 14th. We will investigate space exploration, human health, and technology, featuring a STEM panel w/ NoireSTEMinist®, Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, PhD & Carter Clinton, Ph.D.. Sharon Caples McDougle will lead a presentation, book reading, and signing.
s.si.edu/3r4XI9D
Looking for ways to address difficult histories with middle- and high-school students? Check out this National Portrait Gallery USA collection for resources and techniques to explore civil rights, American imperialism, Native histories, medical ethics, and more: learninglab.si.edu/collections/te…
In a new field trip offering from the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, educators spotlight local contemporary history, lead activities that promote self-efficacy and urge secondary students to imagine a more equitable future. Read more here: smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithson… #SmithsonianEdu
My interview with the National Museum of African American History and Culture
“Through the Window and into the Mirror: A Career Conversation with Dr. Ronald S. Gamble, Jr.” is available to watch on YouTube! Thank you to Smithsonian NMAAHC Smithsonian Education #BlackInSTEM
youtu.be/z6jIub8HoWI?fe…