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Back to School
Back to School By: Ashley Naranjo, Manager of Educator Engagement, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Think back to your own student days and you may remember anticipating the beginning of a new year. I am still nostalgic over the smell of new, freshly sharpened pencils; a colorful Trapper keeper to stay organized; and the lengthy list of all the novels we would be reading through th...
Mr. Lee Goes to Washington
Mr. Lee Goes to Washington By: Ernie Lee, 2017 Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access- Council for Chief State School Officers Teacher Fellow; 2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year This summer, as the 2017 Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA) and Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Teacher Fellow, I had the opportunity to research Manifest Destiny and the Indian Removal Act for a series of les...
If You Are Interested in Animals, You're in the Right Place
If You Are Interested in Animals, You're in the Right Place By: Michelle Smith, Associate Director for Digital Media, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access When it comes to animals, the Smithsonian collections are amazingly rich and diverse, from fossils millions of years old to the creatures currently living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. You can find examples of both—and many more—in the S...
Teach Digital Curation with Depth
Teach Digital Curation with Depth This blog post originally appeared on the International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) EdTekHub on May 23, 2017. By: Kate Harris, Learning Lab Coordinator, Pittsburgh, PA "It gets so much harder when you get down to the last few choices. I want to include them all." The student speaking had narrowed down 26 images of historical documents and artifacts relate...
How Will Your Students Use the Learning Lab?
How Will Your Students Use the Learning Lab? Since 2011, the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA) has strived to better understand the needs of educators utilizing museum digital assets through a variety of research and user testing studies. This research ultimately led to the creation of this website. The Smithsonian Learning Lab provides access to the digitized collections from across the Smi...
