<p><strong><em><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0">“Living Through History”</span></em></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0"> is a cross-curricular Cornerstone that will allow students to document their experience during this global pandemic, with </span></span><a href="https://asiasociety.org/education/what-global-competence" class="Hyperlink SCXW164487697 BCX0" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW164487697 BCX0" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0">global competence</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0" xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW164487697 BCX0"> in mind.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW164487697 BCX0"> </span></p> <p>This activity set is intended for 8th - 12th grade students. The primary goals of this progression are to support students’: <br></p> <ul><li>analytical skills, to the end of leveraging photography as a tool for communicating about moments in history; </li><li>independent, small group, and whole group processing of the experience of the pandemic and social uprisings of current history; </li><li>use of global competency thinking routine Truth and Beauty as a reflection tool; </li><li>creation of images and texts to contribute to the city-wide virtual event, Living Through History: A Cornerstones Showcase. </li></ul> <p>In an effort to accommodate various teacher and student needs, including emotional support, multiple tracks and “choice points” are provided. </p> <p></p> <p>Keywords: COVID-19, SEL, Social Emotional Learning, History, ELA, DCPS</p> <p></p>

<p>Avid readers and researchers know the intoxicating effect of falling into the skin of a character (real or fictional) and seeing deeply into the past or inhabiting an unknown world thanks to the power of words. How can artwork amplify this experience for passionate readers? How can it provide an entry point for those that need additional scaffolding? Participate in activities that utilize the imagination as a window to humanities content.</p>

Artists express powerful opinions about defining moments and movements in American history. Their images may help raise public awareness or call the viewer to action. Zoom in on postage stamps and stand back from wall-sized murals to see how design, social issues, and persuasion come together in meaningful ways. Take home strategies for engaging students in evidence-based reasoning, argumentation, and persuasive writing.

<p>What can we discover about the limits of empathy by interrogating the design process?​ This set of exercises invites learners to empathize, iterate, and compare ideas.<br></p> <p>Session jointly hosted by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> design thinking, STEAM, STEM</p>

<p>If you could ask an artifact about every person who touched it, every conversation it has overheard, the source of each of its materials, what would you learn? How could the answers to these questions shed light on that tricky term “civilization"? A contemporary work from the Renwick Gallery will serve as a provocation, inviting participants to craft powerful questions whose answers unlock layers of understanding about the artwork's times, places, and people. This initial inquiry will scaffold later consideration of an Egyptian artifact. Taking metacognitive breaks along the way, participants will reflect upon the thinking moves that empowered them to develop incisive questions. Retaking the role of the educator, participants will reflect on the skills learned through investigation of the artwork and consider how these skills might enhance and deepen students' understanding when applied to curricular material, particularly early civilizations. </p> <p>Keywords: global education, wondering, interdisciplinary</p>

<p>This collection offers a subset of a larger photographic survey that documenting Long Beach, CA in the 1970s.  These photographs were taken as part of a wider program of photography surveys sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts to celebrate the bicentennial of founding of the United States.</p> <p><strong><u><br>Background</u>:</strong></p> <p>In 1975, Congress considered a proposal by senator Walter Mondale to authorize funds for the American Bicentennial Photography and Film Project (ABPFP). In the proposal, Mondale referred to the epic documentary photography program undertaken by the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression. Building on its legacy, the ABPFP would create a new visual record of the United States during the Bicentennial celebration of American independence. </p> <p>Mondale’s proposal was passed by Congress, but without the appropriation of funds. The NEA stepped forward, adding a Bicentennial State Film Projects category under its Public Media grants, and a Photography Surveys category under Visual Arts. The impact was transformative. Federal patronage was the single most important factor in the growth of American photography in the 1970s. The Photography Surveys grants were a central component of the NEA’s success. </p> <p>Between 1975 and 1981, a total of 219 photographers conducted 69 individual surveys in 30 states and 55 cities.</p> <p>The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds 13 of these surveys:</p> <ol><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&q=los+angeles+documentary&view=list&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&fq=-name%3A%22Eber%2C+Linda%22&fq=-name:%22Hernandez%2C+Anthony%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Los Angeles, CA</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?view=masonry&date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&q=long+beach+documentary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Long Beach, CA</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&q=venice&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=name%3A%22Eber%2C+Linda%22&view=list&start=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Venice, CA</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?view=list&date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&fq=-name%3A%22Eber%2C+Linda%22&fq=-name%3A%22Hernandez%2C+Anthony%22&q=atlanta+documentary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Atlanta, GA</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&q=kansas+documentary&view=list&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&fq=-name%3A%22Eber%2C+Linda%22&fq=-name%3A%22Hernandez%2C+Anthony%22&start=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Lawrence, KS</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&q=kentucky+documentary&view=list&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&fq=name:%22Burke%2C+Bill%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Louisville, KY</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1950s%2C1990s&q=kentucky+documentary&view=list&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Levinthal%2C+David%22&fq=-name%3A%22Eber%2C+Linda%22&fq=-name%3A%22Hernandez%2C+Anthony%22&fq=-name:%22Burke%2C+Bill%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Whitesburg, KY</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=galveston+&gfq=CSILP_1&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=name:%22Tichich%2C+Betty%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Galveston, TX</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=east+baltimore+documentary+survey+project&gfq=CSILP_1&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&start=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Baltimore, MD</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&q=mars+hill&gfq=CSILP_1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Mars Hill, NC</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?date.slider=1970s%2C1980s&q=buffalo%2C+new+york+documentary&fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&fq=-name%3A%22Friedlander%2C+Lee%22&fq=-name:%22Christo%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Buffalo, NY</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&q=seattle+documentary&gfq=CSILP_1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Seattle, WA</a> </li><li><a href="https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&fq=object_type%3A%22Photographs%22&q=wyoming+survey&gfq=CSILP_1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable">Cheyenne, WY</a> </li></ol> <p>Created for use with NEH's EDSITEment.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>US History, oral history, anthropology, CCOT, continuity and change over time</p>

<p>"Visions of America: Real and Intended" </p><p>Created to support 2018 IFT for Loudoun School for Advanced Studies.</p>

<p>Methods for digging deeper into American art, with the history and social studies classroom in mind.</p> <p>Keywords: corroboration, sourcing strategies, habits of mind, Humanities</p>

<p>Short conversation starters that invite students and teachers to share opinions, build relationships, and have fun.<br>Inspired by ASCD article "The Pandemic Lessons That Will Rebuild School Culture" by Aaron Avera.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>SEL, Social Emotional Learning, bell ringer, entrance ticket, do now</p>

<p>Artworks grouped according to concept-based units:</p><ol><li>Role in  the Community</li><li>Change &amp; Transition</li><li>Perspectives</li><li>Self-Discovery</li><li>Persuasion &amp; Consumerism</li><li>Art &amp; Aesthetics</li><li>Power</li><li>Hope</li><li>Innovation &amp; Progress</li><li>Alienation</li></ol>

<p>Created for <em>Art and the African American Experience</em></p><p>Look beyond the traditional narrative of the Harlem Renaissance by taking on the character of historical figures with Teaching for Change.</p>

<p>This collection of objects and thinking routines provides learners opportunities to unpack the narratives of American history and seek complexity.</p> <p>Keywords: English Language Arts, ELA, US History, historian's habits of mind, historiography</p>