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Fostering Positive Youth Development at the Smithsonian through National Collaborations

Throughout summer 2023, the Smithsonian partnered with 4-H and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to unleash the potential of museum visits and out-of-school learning

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Head Back to School With the Smithsonian

"Explore, Discover, Learn: Back to School With the Smithsonian" is a guide for generations of lifelong learners, featuring memorable milestones in education, an array of activities and ties to today

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A Simulation into Space Supports Students' Skills in STEAM

A future astronaut headed to Mars could be in your classroom. A new program from the National Air and Space Museum provides a memorable learning experience that builds on student interests and hones engineering and design skills

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Inspiring Creative Changemakers

Six Smithsonian educators share techniques to help students creatively intervene and achieve community-based, transformative justice for social good

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In Conversation with 2023 National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka Peterson

Meet the high school math teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who believes in the exponential impact of seemingly small, but consistent, acts of intentionality, gratitude, and listening

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Empowering Educators to Address Pressing Issues in Education

Thousands of educators gather this summer to learn from nationally recognized experts and Smithsonian educators exploring sustainability, STEAM, “Reckoning with Our Racial Past,” arts education and more

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2022 Education Impact Report Released

With more than 4.2 million people served in the last year alone, learn how Smithsonian educators provide invaluable support and resources to learners across the country

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Awards Ceremony Highlights the Range and Influence of Smithsonian Education for Teachers and Students

From an innovative cultural journey across the U.S. to youth-inspired environmental leadership, the Smithsonian Education Award recipients demonstrate a wide range of initiatives that bridge Affiliates, museums, research centers, and the Zoo with learners

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A New Smithsonian Guide for How You Can Make Your Daily Routine More Sustainable

A collaboration with USA TODAY, the publication also spotlights the scientists, historians, artists, and youth tackling environmental challenges

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Diverse and Inclusive Educational Resources for the Music Classroom and Beyond

While music has often been relegated to the edges of the curriculum in the U.S., there are many inspiring examples of how learning about, appreciating, playing, and creating music enhances children’s lives, and helps them navigate the complex world around them.

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

What if the world was changing all around you and you could catch the most exciting, inspirational, and beautiful bits on canvas? While facing change and challenge, artist Alma Thomas found beauty all around. This article takes three views of her life and art to uncover surprising complexity in her vibrant paintings.

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

How do you introduce engineering practices and skills to young learners? Smithsonian educators suggest it starts with empathy.

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