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How Art Can Foster Social-Emotional Awareness for Our Students (and Ourselves)

Museum educators at the National Museum of Asian Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum have developed programs to equip teachers and students alike with strategies to slow down. This programming has guided participants in appreciating art, checking-in with themselves, and developing empathy.

Teacher Kurt Russell sits at a square table in the school's library with five students, smiling and in conversation.

In Conversation with 2022 National Teacher of the Year, Kurt Russell

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Perfect Primary Source Combinations

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You're Invited to the Smithsonian National Education Summit!

A group of educators sit around a rectangular table with various design materials, phones and laptops.

The Case for Training Teachers in Object-Based Learning

A large outdoor space is filled with human-sized colorful cardboard structures. In the background, the Hirshhorn Museum and Smithsonian Arts and Industries building are visible.

Student Artists Build an 'Enchanted City' at the Hirshhorn Museum

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Learning About the Past to Take Care of the Future

From left to right there are three panels. In the first panel, Dr. Nancy Knowlton is smiling in front of a dark, cloudy sky. She has brown hair and is wearing glasses and a black wet suit. In the second panel, Dr. Rachel Page is smiling, has her hair up,

Transforming the Stories of Smithsonian Women Scientists Into Interactive Classroom Experiences

This illustrated page from comic book Chickaloonies: First Frost shows the Grandma character seated by a fire telling a story to three children seated in the foreground.

Intergenerational Creativity and Learning through Indigenous Comic Art

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Diverse and Inclusive Educational Resources for the Music Classroom and Beyond

Students cluster in groups and individually around a sandy area, adding and refining the community map they are building out of sand, leaves, and sticks.

Education to Create a Sustainable Future

Distinguished in a high-collared, red shirt and gold jewelry, Alma Thomas wears her hair up and looks directly at the viewer. Her arms are crossed loosely, and she sits before a green background.

Three Takes on Alma Thomas as an Artist, Civil Rights Advocate, and Lifelong Learner

A black ink on a red-orange poster board with a small picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the top left and Joseph Lowery at the top right. The poster reads: [SCLC / INJUSTICE / Anywhere... / a threat to / JUSTICE / EVERYWHERE / M. L. KING].

Teaching a More Complete Picture of MLK

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Museum Mentors Enable a Future-Ready Generation of Young Environmental Leaders

Activities that give young children the opportunity to build meaningful, personal connections with animals can be the spark for a lifelong love of wildlife and cultivate a lasting conservation ethic.

Using Empathy for Animals to Engage Young Children in Early Engineering Education

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Equipping the Next Generation of Radical Optimists in an Era of Uncertainty

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Sharing Hopeful Visions for a Sustainable Future With Learners of All Ages

Smithsonian EdX Course for Teachers

Ten Ready-to-Use Resources for Your Teaching Toolkit

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Why a Group of Zoo and Aquarium Professionals Wants to Ensure the Future of Their Field Is More Inclusive

The Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Education welcomes teachers and students back to a new school year and highlights the ways the Smithsonian plans to build and enrich a national culture of learning. (Getty Images)

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How Art Can Foster Social-Emotional Awareness for Our Students (and Ourselves)

In Conversation with 2022 National Teacher of the Year, Kurt Russell

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