<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1954 and 1980.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, Segregation, Brown vs. Board of Education, McCarthyism, Space Race, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, </p>

<p>Explore nature and insects in the portrait E.O. Wilson by Jennie Summerall and be a scientist as you examine the natural world around you.</p><p></p><p>#NPGteach</p><p></p><p>Keywords: E.O. Wilson, entomologist, bugs, insects, observation, ants, science, scientist</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>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>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>In this collection 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.</p> <p>This collection, was created project collaborators from the following Smithsonian museums: Smithsonian American Art Museum (Elizabeth Dale-Deines), National Museum of American History (Orlando Serrano, Eden Cho), and National Portrait Gallery, (Briana Zavadil White, Jocelyn Kho).</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>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>Meet the Black Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America from 1700-present. Use this collection to celebrate Black History Month and embrace Black voices in your classroom year-round! </p> <p>This collection mirrors parts rather than the whole of African American history and culture. It also 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<br></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<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>Learn about Angela Davis, her role as an activist, and how photographers use camera angles to tell us about the sitter.</p> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p></p> <p>Keywords: Angela Davis, activist, activism, Black Panthers, public speaking, camera, angles, photographer</p>

<p>This Learning Lab collection complements the National Portrait Gallery student program, America's Presidents.</p> <p></p> <p>The America’s Presidents student program focuses on the idea of what we can learn about presidents and their legacies from how they are portrayed in their portraits, on what it means to look “presidential” in a portrait, and on how the portrayal of presidents has changed over time.</p> <p></p> <p>After completing the program, students will be better able to:<br>● Identify key components of a portrait and analyze how these components fit into the way the sitter is defined/remembered.<br>● Compare and contrast what different portraits reflect about how each president is portrayed and remembered.<br>● Identify American presidents and analyze their contributions to U.S. History.</p> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>