Updates
Top Ten New Features in the Learning Lab
Top Ten New Features in the Learning Lab Since we started to develop the Learning Lab back in 2013, we have worked with teachers, students, and other educators from all over the U.S. to better understand how you want to use Smithsonian digital resources. Since our beta launch last October through to our public launch last month, this work has continued. We are always listening to your feedback and adjusting the site...
Sharing My Love for Math: A Student's Perspective
By: Jade Lintott, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Intern, Summer 2016 and student at Sidwell Friends School. I love math. I have taught at Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) summer programs as a student counselor (I am beginning my senior year of high school this fall) and I have noticed that math is often the least emphasized part of the STEM program. While the rest of STEM seems applied, and hen...
Bringing the Smithsonian to Science Classrooms
By: Emily Apgar Interactive Media and Education Outreach Intern at the National Air and Space Museum, Summer 2016 Undergraduate in Life Sciences and Education, Grace College. Growing up just outside of D.C., my school years were filled with trips to the district to visit Smithsonian museums. One of my personal claims to fame is being able to say I've visited every Smithsonian museum in the area. I loved and still love the atm...
LGBT-inclusive Curricula: A Student's Perspective
By: Jade Lintott, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Intern, Summer 2016; and student at Sidwell Friends School. I am a rising high school senior at a private school and have been blessed with a wonderful education and school community within a diverse city and world. That diversity includes socio-economic status, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Yet my teachers and classmates often agree that there...
Case Study: Using Tools and Inquiry Questions to Compare/Contrast
By: Tess Porter, Educational Technician, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access In this post, I'd like to share an example of how I used a set of inquiry questions and tools – text, hotspots, and quizzes – to create a guided student activity that is investigative, interactive, and ready to assign straight to your students. The collection I'll profile is one that I had the privilege of working on in collaboration ...
