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Philippa Rappoport

Lead, Education and Engagement
Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology
Smithsonian Staff

I work in education and engagement, teacher professional development, and outreach at the Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology (OET), and have a particular interest in developing and producing trainings, programs, teaching techniques, and platforms that foster deep learning and contribute knowledge to improve practices in museum and preK-16 education and engagement. At OET over the last decade+, I created digital assets for schools, families, and new immigrant English Language learners to complement teacher professional development and pan-Smithsonian programming, including Learning Lab teaching collections, YouTube videos with tradition bearers, a handmade family stories book-making website, and online heritage tours.

Philippa Rappoport's collections

 

2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program - National Air and Space Museum

<p>This collection serves as an introduction to the tfourth session of the 2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program. This year's theme is “Teaching and Learning with the Smithsonian: Creating Classroom Conversations that Foster a Hopeful Future to Meet the Challenges of a Rapidly Changing World.”<br><br>Four Smithsonian staff members - Shannon Baldiolo, Bob Craddock, Mike Hulslander, and Cathy Lewis - will discuss content and educational materials and strategies related to the National Air and Space Museum exhibitions, <em>Exploring the Planets </em>and <em>Destination Moon. </em>Their bios and presentation descriptions are included inside. Resources included in this collection have been recommended by the presenters for participants to explore before the seminar itself.<br></p> <p>#MCteach</p>
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2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program - National Portrait Gallery

<p>This collection serves as an introduction to the fifth session of the 2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program. This year's theme is “Teaching and Learning with the Smithsonian: Creating Classroom Conversations that Foster a Hopeful Future to Meet the Challenges of a Rapidly Changing World.”<br><br>Briana Zavadil White, Head of Education and Public Programs at the National Portrait Gallery, will introduce strategies to engage students in reading portraiture, looking at the <em>Recent Acquisitions </em>and<em> 20th Century Americans </em>galleries. Resources included in this collection have been recommended by the presenter for participants to explore before the seminar itself.<br></p> <p>#MCteach</p>
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2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program - National Museum of African American History and Culture

<p>This collection serves as an introduction to the six and final session of the 2024 Smithsonian-Montgomery College Faculty Fellowship Program. This year's theme is “Teaching and Learning with the Smithsonian: Creating Classroom Conversations that Foster a Hopeful Future to Meet the Challenges of a Rapidly Changing World.”<br><br>Auntaneshia Staveloz, Senior Manager in the Office of Strategic Partnerships, and Kelly Elaine Navies, Museum Specialist in Oral History, will discuss signature programs of the museum's engagement, collection, digitization, and outreach strategy. Resources included in this collection have been recommended by the presenter for participants to explore before the seminar itself.</p> <p>#MCteach</p>
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