<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>Follow the clues to uncover the mysteries of the Lansdowne portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Each correct answer will help you learn something about George Washington and the portrait!</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Explore portraiture through storytelling and creative writing! Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery is a space where writers can create, connect, and draw inspiration from the museums collection.  We recommend you spend some time reading your chosen portrait before writing. New to reading portraiture? Learn about interpreting portraiture through the elements of portrayal in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xU8wC7sQl8&list=PLoiUVJmnCbmCsHkQlMj1Lr4YOfEh27OML&index=6">this video</a>. </p> <p>This Learning Lab collection features writing prompts created by literary host, Willona Sloan. Discover new portraits through writing by joining us virtually every Tuesday from 5:00pm-6:00pm EST for Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery. Register <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-writing-hour-with-the-national-portrait-gallery-tickets-99411309904">here</a>.</p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p>

<p>This Learning Lab collection complements the National Portrait Gallery's student program, <em>Portraiture and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).</em></p> <p>The <em>Portraiture and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)</em> student program approaches portraiture with a social-emotional lens. Students will consider how reading portraiture can lend itself to exploring social-emotional qualities such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.  This collection strives to provide opportunities to explore emotions and values in the context of portraiture.<br></p> <p><strong>Curriculum Connections: </strong>This lesson plan is suitable for students in grades 4-12 in multidisciplinary classes.<br></p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> After completing this lesson, students will be better able to: </p> <ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Identify key components of a portrait and discuss what we can learn about the sitter through these components.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Investigate how these components reveal the viewpoints (of artist, sitter, and viewer) represented through the depiction of the sitters.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Identify social emotional qualities and analyze the connections that can be made to portraiture.</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Utilize the museum’s collection and portraiture as a springboard to explore the range of social emotional qualities that include self-awareness, self- management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.</p></li></ul> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p> <p></p>

<p>This Learning Lab complements the National Portrait Gallery's student program, Be the Curator. <br></p> <p>Students will learn about the exhibition process, by touring and reviewing exhibitions, uncovering the roles of curators and exhibition designers, finding themes in exhibitions, and writing museum label text. The program culminates in a hands-on project where students will create their own thematic exhibition from objects in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.<br></p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong></p> <ul><li>Understand the roles of the museum curator and the exhibition designer in a museum </li><li>Work to relate artworks to one another and find a common theme </li><li>Write museum labels that clearly communicate ideas to an audience </li><li>Estimate, measure, and calculate scale </li></ul> <p>#NPGteach</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>In this lesson, students will learn about historical taboos around relationships and race in the United States using a portrait of Richard and Mildred Loving. They will analyze contemporary societal norms around relationship diversity along ethnic, religious, and/or class lines.</p> <p>This lesson plan was written by NPG Teen Programs Specialist, Sahtiya H. Hammell.</p>

<p>The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of the United States by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history, development, and culture. These individuals understand who we are and remind us of what we can aspire to be.</p> <p>In this guide, you will discover how to teach students to spot visual clues in portraits and then analyze them, similar to dissecting a historical document. Teaching students to use close reading skills with portraiture will produce a rich and memorable investigation of both the sitter and the artist. Use the close looking strategies in this collection as a springboard for classroom conversations. Portraits present insights into history and biography, prompt writing in the classroom, inspire students to create self-portraits, and even offer great ties to science and mathematics.<br></p> <p>The Learning to Look strategies in this guide offer unique ways to engage in close looking and portraiture with your students. The Elements of Portrayal provide more guiding questions to help you and your students learn how to read portraiture.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>#SummerSessions<br></p>

<p>How can the past inform our future?  Imagine you are living in the U.S. in 1899. In this era of rapid expansion and increasing tensions many Americans are asking "what kind of nation do we want to be?" Across the United States, people are talking about what that means for themselves and for their country. For this lesson, students will imagine they are gathered in an issue forum. This guide  is meant to provide a framework for student deliberation by offering three approaches to the complex question: "what kind of nation do we want to be?" Each option is accompanied by possible actions to be taken and notes possible drawbacks.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portraits from the sixteenth to twenty-first centuries are used an entry points to teach about the importance of place in civics. 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. <br></p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight activists: "Reading Portraiture: Lenses for Dialogue," "Engaging History: The Return to Atzlán," and "Connections to the Present: Environments of Change."</p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portrait photography of nineteenth century women including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Queen Lili'uokalani, and Ida B. Wells are used as entry points to teach about institutional and social transformation. 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 navigated and made change in their communities and the United States.<br></p> <p>This collection contains three lessons that highlight activists: "Reading Portraiture: Women’s Suffrage in 3D," "Primary Perspectives on Hawaii," and "Connections to the Present: Changemaker Conversations."</p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>

<p>In this Learning Lab collection, portrait of individuals in the executive branch and armed forces are used as entry points to teach about the United States in a global context. Through close looking students will investigate key historical events in international affars and build and understanding of the principles, values, and laws at stake in debates about America’s role in the world.</p> <p>This collection contains three lessons: "Reading Portraiture: Exploring Civic Points of View with Art," "Engaging History: Debates on the Treaty of Versailles," and "Connections to the Present: Faces of the Armed Forces."<br></p> <p>Review Reading Portraiture 101 before beginning the lessons.</p> <p>#NPGteach #EducatingForDemocracy</p>