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Smithsonian Learning Lab!

Support deep, meaningful learning with an online universe of authentic resources and tools for making them your own.

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Welcome to the

Smithsonian Learning Lab!

Teach effectively by creating your own interactive learning experiences-or adopt exemplars made by teachers and Smithsonian experts.


  • Everything Under the Sun*

    *Well...maybe not everything... but the Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.


    What will you find in Smithsonian Learning Lab?

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    Millions of Smithsonian digital images, recordings, texts, and videos in history, art and culture, and the sciences

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    Thousands of examples of resources organized and structured for teaching and learning by educators and subject experts

    Discover
    Resources

    Millions of Smithsonian digital images, recordings, texts, and videos in history, art and culture, and the sciences

    Collections

    Thousands of examples of resources organized and structured for teaching and learning by educators and subject experts


    Who uses the Learning Lab?

    In short... it's people like you. We created the Learning Lab so anyone can quickly discover and adapt authoritative subject-relevant resources.


    Create collections of resources to engage learners, or freely adapt ones already made by Learning Lab users like you.

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    Use Learning Lab tools to customize and enhance your collections.

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    Adapt exemplars to personalize them for your learners.

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    Upload aids and resources you already use and value.

    Annotations and Hotspots

    Make a collection student-friendly, with information, focus, and interactivity.

    Quizzes and Assignments

    Build in guidance and supports for students.


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    Learning Lab Community

    Grow your skills and stay connected with the Learning Lab Community

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    Professional Development and Events

    Distance Learning with the Smithsonian

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    Upcoming Events

    Tuesday, June 27, 2023
    4–5 PM, ET

    Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Our Shared Humanity

    Looking for transferrable techniques to help students explore immigration and migration, heritage and identity, local history, and community? We'll model how to use the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's award-winning interactive, Masters of Tradition: A Cultural Journey Across America, to foster a shared sense of belonging, build cultural bridges, and bring people together.

    Wednesday, July 19, 2023
    1:15–2:30 PM, ET

    Breaking Learning Barriers with Latinx Changemakers Dolores Huerta and Emma Tenayuca

    Are you looking for ways to make your classroom more inclusive and engaging? In this session, we'll explore the Universal Design for Learning framework and digital resources to create inclusive experiences for all learners.

    Thursday, July 20, 2023
    12:00–12:50 PM, ET

    Inspire Creative Changemakers

    How can museum resources help your students make creative interventions and take action on issues they care about? Join five Smithsonian museums to explore connections among their collections and discover ways artists have creatively reckoned with our nation’s racial conflicts, past and present.

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