<p>Explore outer space and land on the moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. </p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Apollo 11, astronauts, moon, outer space, NASA, rocket, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins</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 Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and embrace AAPI voices in the classroom year round.<br></p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p>

<p>How do you invite participation in a democracy? What powerful objects can spark civic inquiry? This collection gathers resources and pedagogical approaches to support the 2021 <em>Smithsonian Summer Sessions</em> workshop, “Building the World We Want--Let's Get to Work!,” exploring techniques to invite close looking and participation in democracy.</p> <p>Workshop facilitated by <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/culturally-reflective-teaching-in-the-museum-smithsonian-summer-sessions/ypNU2i7KANduieyD#r/">Abby Pfisterer</a> (National Museum of American History) and <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/org/npg">Briana Zavadil White</a> (National Portrait Gallery).</p> <p>#SummerSessions #NPGteach #NMAHteach</p>

<p>This Learning Lab complements a National Portrait Gallery custom student program for American University's Fall 2020 course, CORE-107 Complex Problems Seminar: Death Penalty Perspectives. </p> <p>Students will analyze and discuss portraiture relating to capital punishment in the United States.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights portraits of individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of what is now the United States of America between the years 1860 and 1877.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Civil War, Abolition, Emancipation Proclamation, Dred Scott Decision, Mason Dixon Line, North, South, Union, Confederacy, Sectionalism, Reconstruction, Suffrage, Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, Senators, Presidents</p>

<p>In this lesson pack, students will learn how to research and document their communities through photographs and oral histories. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts of their own communities and develop important research, communication, and critical thinking skills. The goals of the project include: <br></p> <ul> <li>Students will build visual literacy, critical thinking, analyzation, interview, and discussion skills by working with primary sources. </li> <li>Students will use new skills to make connections with other students and their community, by creating portraits of their community through oral history, photography, and video. </li> <li>Students will be able to define what community is to them and have a greater awareness of their local community. </li> </ul> <p>Creating Portraits of Community, A Together We Thrive Initiative, was created by educators from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), and SI Affiliates. Project authors include: Elizabeth Dale-Deines, Orlando Serrano, Eden Cho, Briana Zavadil White, Jocelyn Kho, and Abbie Hitzemann. </p> <p><br></p>

<p>Este Laboratorio de aprendizaje (Learning Lab) es un complemento del programa escolar 2020-2021, Detectives de Retratos, de la Galería Nacional de Retratos.</p> <p>Los estudiantes se transformarán en detectives de retratos, e investigarán retratos y analizarán pistas para ampliar sus conocimientos acerca de personajes relevantes de los Estados Unidos. A través de debates interactivos y actividades de dibujo y escritura, los estudiantes podrán interpretar, comparar y contrastar retratos de toda la colección. Para ofrecer un mejor apoyo para el plan de estudios y favorecer los intereses de los estudiantes, este módulo está dividido en los siguientes temas: presidentes, activistas, íconos y científicos.</p> <p><strong>Objetivos:</strong></p> <p>Después de completar esta lección, los estudiantes estarán mejor preparados para: </p> <ul><li> Identificar a estadounidenses importantes y analizar sus contribuciones a la historia de los Estados Unidos </li><li> Identificar los componentes claves de un retrato y analizar lo que podemos aprender sobre la figura retratada a través de estos componentes.</li></ul> <p><strong></strong><strong>Enlaces de los planes de estudios:</strong></p> <p>Este plan de clases es adecuado para alumnos de jardín de infantes a 3.er. Grado (K-3) en las áreas de estudios sociales, artes del lenguaje y artes visuales.</p> <p><a href="https://npg.si.edu/teachers/school-groups">Prepare</a> un programa virtual de Detectives de retratos con educadores de la Galería Nacional de Retratos.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Palabras clave: estadounidenses famosos, presidentes, íconos, activistas, promotores de la justicia social, científicos, inventores, músicos, artistas, retratos, arte, celebridades, cantantes<br><br></p> <p>La traducción de este recurso fue posible gracias al generoso patrocinio de Bank of America.</p>

<p>Learn about trumpeter, composer, and modern jazz pioneer Dizzy Gillespie. Then create a colorful poster to advertise your own concert.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Dizzy Gillespie, music, trumpet, composer, jazz, posters, concert</p>

<p>This Learning Lab Collection complements the National Portrait Gallery's DCPS third grade student program series, Dynamic Figures: Then and Now <br></p> <p></p> <p>The Dynamic Figures: Then and Now series utilizes portraiture to create cross curricular connections.  During the academic year, DCPS third grade classes will have the opportunity to experience the National Portrait Gallery for three unique visits during the fall, winter, and spring.  Whether a third grade class attends one, two or all three sessions, students will be  exposed to the power of portraiture at varying degrees.  This program aligns directly with learning goals for the third grade.  Through interactive discussions as well as sketching, writing, and kinetic activities, students will read, solve problems, compare and contrast portraits across the collection.  Students will learn how to “read” a portrait and recognize the value of portraiture in an array of settings and circumstances. </p> <p></p> <p>After completing this lesson, students will be better able to:</p> <ul><li>Identify important Americans and analyze their contributions to U.S. History</li><li>Identify key components of a portrait and discuss what we can learn about the sitter through these components</li></ul> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <ul></ul>

<p>Celebrate Earth Day with the National Portrait Gallery. In this collection you will find six lessons that use portraiture as an entry point for talking about the planet. Each lesson highlights close looking questions and a activity. Lessons include:</p> <ol><li>Learn About the Earth with Planetary Scientist Carl Sagan</li><li>Build a Bug with Biologist E.O. Wilson</li><li>Make a Self-Portrait with Marine Biologist Julie Packard</li><li>Create a Leaf Rubbing with Sociologist Dorceta Taylor</li><li>Design a Poster with Climate Activist Dolores Huerta</li><li>Write a Story with Botanist George Washington Carver</li></ol> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<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>