<p>Learn about the ecology of Hawaiian Islands through the eyes of those who called them home. Together we will closely look at portraits of musicians, leaders, and athletes who taught the world about the Aloha State and ways to preserve it.</p> <p><em>"Ecology, Hawaii, and Portraiture</em>”<em> is part of the teacher workshop series Classroom Conversations which uses portraits to explore topics and themes related to history and heritage months throughout the school year.</em> </p>

<p>This collection highlights portraits of religious women who have created community in the United States. Use close-looking strategies to delve into their biographies, learn about their life’s work, and consider how artists represent religion in portraiture. </p> <p><em>“Community Builders: Religious Women & Portraiture” is part of the teacher workshop series Classroom Conversations which uses portraits to explore topics and themes related to history and heritage months throughout the school year.</em> </p>

<p>This Learning Lab complements the National Portrait Gallery's student program, Voices of Social Justice.<br></p> <p>Students will learn about some of the major figures who struggled to obtain civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups. They will listen to stories of social justice and analyze portraits of individuals who broke barriers—from key nineteenth-century reformers to modern leaders—and will likely be encouraged to consider how they, too, can become civically engaged.</p> <p><a href="https://npg.si.edu/teachers/school-groups">Schedule</a> a virtual Voices of Social Justice student program with National Portrait Gallery educators.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Social Justice, Activists, Civil Rights, Reform, Change, Disenfranchised, Abolition, Suffrage, Labor Rights, Citizenship Rights, Japanese Incarceration, Boycotts, Protest, March, Justice, Black Lives Matter</p>

<p>In this collection, students will explore how American women in Paris from 1900 to 1939 defied societal norms, contributed to modernism, and influenced art, literature, dance, and design. They will analyze the intersectional identities of these women and discuss how living in Paris versus returning to America impacted their lives and work.</p> <p>This lesson was written by Dahlia H. Constantine, Gallery Educator at the National Portrait Gallery.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this collection, students will analyze the significance of Madam C.J. Walker’s life and contributions, examine how portraits and media representation shape our understanding of historical figures, and explore the concept of self-made success and its implications in American history. </p> <p>This lesson was written by Dahlia H. Constantine, Gallery Educator at the National Portrait Gallery.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Meet the LGBTQ+ pioneers who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate LGBTQ+Pride Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, and embrace LGBTQ+ voices in the classroom year round. This collection reflects the history of portraiture in the United States- we recognize that who is represented and how one is represented reflects the country's flaws as well as it's strengths.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>This lesson uses primary documents to trace the life of Littleton, an enslaved man who helped build the Old Patent Office Building. By using wills, ledgers, and other documents, students will build Littleton's biography. His life story invites us to consider the Antebellum period in American history (1832-1861) from a rarely considered perspective—that of an enslaved man. Littleton's life is emblematic of vast numbers of enslaved men whose likenesses and histories have gone unrecorded.<br></p> <p>This Learning Lab collection has been created in conjunction with the Learning to Look Summer Teacher Institute hosted by the National Portrait Gallery July 2024. This collection highlights the work of Michael Hussey, Director of History and Research at the National Portrait Gallery.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this collection, students will be better able to identify key elements of a portrait and discuss what we can learn about the sitter through these elements. They will also investigate how these elements may reveal the viewpoints of artist, sitter, and viewer while practicing media literacy skills. </p> <p>This lesson was written by Erin Koester Tusell, Gallery Educator at the National Portrait Gallery.</p>

<p>Meet the Arab Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America from 1900-present. Use this collection to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month and embrace Arab American voices in your classroom year-round!</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Meet the women who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate Women's History Month and embrace women's voices in the classroom year round.<br></p> <p>The women in this collection are organized into the sub-themes of Activism, Art & Design, Community, Education, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Science & Innovation, Sports, and Work. Many of these women fit into multiple themes. Choose a theme that interests you or choose a portrait from each category to think about to celebrate Women’s History Month.</p> <p>Learn more about American women through the <a href="https://womenshistory.si.edu/">Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative</a></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portraits are used entry point to teach about citizens and residents of the United States. Throughout this collection, students will examine not only the portrait subjects but will also gain insight into the larger historical time period in which the subjects lived and how they made change in their communities and the United States.</p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight the many people, ideas, and cultures of the United States: "Reading Portraiture:</p> <p>Same, Different, Connect, Engage," "Engaging History: Expanding Democracy," and "Connections to the Present: Reading Election Posters."</p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portraits of Michelle Obama, Leonard Crow Dog, and Roger Shimomura are used as an entry point to teach about contemporary debates and possibilities. Using <a href="https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/">Educating for American Democracy</a>'s roadmap as a guide, this lesson centers on the theme  <a href="https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/7themes/contemporary-debates-possibilities/">A People with Contemporary Debates & Possibilities</a>. Students will examine not only the portrait subjects but will also gain insight into how their biography fits into American democracy.<br></p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight activists: "Reading Portraiture: See – Feel - Wonder - Connectx2," "Engaging History: Perspectives on the American Indian Movement," and "Connections to the Present: Identity and Patriotism" with the last lesson containing an art \making prompt for Educating for American Democracy's Design Challenge: <a href="https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/k-12-student-design-challenge-awards/#civic-honesty">Civic Honesty, Reflective Patriotism</a></p> <p>Review <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/reading-portraiture-101/6VeUfzDnKE87HIOP">Reading Portraiture 101 </a>before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy<br></p>