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Creating Dialogue on Bias Through 'The Bias Inside Us' Educator Toolkit

A new toolkit, designed for educators, brings together the psychology, science and history behind the concept of implicit bias. The toolkit provides posters, starter questions, links to activities and articles expanding on the research of bias

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Ten Education Resources to Explore this Women’s History Month

From videos to lesson plans and podcast episodes to coloring books, an educator from the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum shares her top picks for teaching and learning this Women's History Month.

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Teachers Transform Learning With the Smithsonian at Their Fingertips

The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education and research complex within reach for educators and students.

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Bringing Smithsonian Collections You Can See, Hear and Touch to Learners Near You

The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Traveling Trunks Program sends thematic multimedia resources to libraries, schools, museums and community centers to boost student engagement and offer long-lasting connections to teaching content.

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Transforming K-12 STEM Education by Diversifying the STEM Teacher Workforce

Research points to the importance of a diverse teacher workforce and its impact on students. Learn how educators at the Smithsonian Science Education Center are committed to increasing the number of STEM teachers with diverse backgrounds in education networks nationwide.

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At-Home Activities for Guaranteed Family Fun This Winter

Ten innovative and inspired ideas to keep kids learning and engaged while home from school during winter break

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To Reimagine the Future, Start by Expanding the Stories of Our Past

Looking back at beloved children's stories and historical narratives taught in the classroom, two educators ask us to consider whose perspectives were centered. Through ongoing National Youth Summit programming, historical case studies provide an opportunity for students to expand their thinking about stories of our past.

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'We Are Here' Introduces Readers to 30 Inspiring Profiles

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s new middle-grade anthology dives into stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who shaped the United States

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When the Chesapeake Bay Serves as Your Research Laboratory and Inspiration for the Classroom

Teachers and environmental researchers alike learned something new about their fields of expertise in this unique professional development opportunity.

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Undiscovering the Hidden Histories of California's Filipino Community

A Smithsonian intern shares her personal journey in research and preservation of the immigrant community history found within her hometown of Stockton, California

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Awards Ceremony Highlights the Reach and Impact of Smithsonian Education for Teachers and Students

From participatory programming to innovative uses of media, the Smithsonian Education Award recipients demonstrate a wide range of initiatives that bridge museums, research centers, and the Zoo with learners of all ages.

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Teaching About Real-World, Transdisciplinary Problems and Phenomena through Convergence Education

In its 2018 Federal STEM Strategic Plan, a collaboration of government agencies wrote that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education should move through a pathway where disciplines "converge" and where teaching and learning moves from disciplinary to transdisciplinary. Classroom examples help spotlight what this framework can look like in practice.

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Equitable Access to Quality Early Learning Experiences Matters

Early learning educators share what a future might look like, in which every child in the country has access to high-quality early learning experiences and the resulting long-lasting impacts.

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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.

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

High school history teacher Kurt Russell offers a peek into his teaching approach, his new role as National Teacher of the Year, and what has sustained him as he recommits to the profession each year.

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Perfect Primary Source Combinations

How integrating digitized collections from across cultural institutions can create impactful learning experiences and more holistic narratives

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You're Invited to the Smithsonian National Education Summit!

This summer, educators from across the Smithsonian community will provide a series of engaging online sessions, in-person workshops, and panels to inspire a nationwide network of teachers, librarians, curriculum specialists across the education ecosystem.

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The Case for Training Teachers in Object-Based Learning

Object-based learning is a pedagogical approach core to many museum experiences, inspiring close observation and deep critical thinking. An educator from the National Air and Space Museum shares how teachers can transfer these ideas to their own classrooms.

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

Local elementary students tapped into their innate skills of building and imagining to design their own playful city at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Learning About the Past to Take Care of the Future

Maps, historical photographs, and oral history excerpts are interwoven in a new online exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum to provide a powerful case study for students to meet the people and places that shaped Barry Farm–Hillsdale in Washington, D.C., investigate what happened to the community, and discover similar stories in other communities across the country.

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