The Smithsonian and USA Today have joined forces to produce a free, 40-page packet of activities, “Summer Road Trip.” To read more about what is included, and to download the free PDF, visit this article by Darren Milligan for the Smithsonian Learning Lab. The Learning Lab is one of my favorite places to find quality… Continue reading Smithsonian Summer Road Trip
I recently mentioned the Smithsonian Learning Lab in this post , which features some great lessons for Women’s History Month. Now, the incredible educators at Smithsonian have a page of links to resources they have specifically curated for distance learning during this time of quarantine. It includes information on how to use the Learning Lab,… Continue reading Smithsonian Distance Learning Resources
Anne Showalter, who works at the Smithsonian American Art Museum has created this resource for educators, “A Woman’s Place is in the Curriculum: Teaching Women’s History Through American Art and Portraiture,” a wonderful compilation to use for Women’s History Month from the Smithsonian Learning Lab. There are three Learning Lab Collections that are free to… Continue reading A Woman’s Place
UPDATE 3/30/2020: Here is a link to a video where Smithsonian educators demonstrate use of the Thinking Routines with a piece of artwork. You would have to drill down a bit into these resources that I posted about from the Smithsonian for “A Woman’s Place” to find this excellent compilation of Thinking Routines from Harvard’s… Continue reading Project Zero Thinking Routines
If you have not discovered the Smithsonian Learning Lab yet, you are in for a great surprised. Here are some of the previous posts that I’ve written about the quality educational programming SLL provides. One of their latest projects is to offer a monthly challenge. For this month, it is to “Make Your Own Time… Continue reading Make Your Own Time Capsule
I hope everyone had a great Pi Day yesterday! In case you want to do a celebration with your students a day or two late, here is my collection of Pi Day Resources. And, with St. Patrick’s Day coming up in a couple of days, feel free to peruse my recently updated group of links… Continue reading Ekphrastic Poetry
