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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

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The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for more than 65 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history. For more information, including exhibition descriptions and tour schedules, visit sites.si.edu.

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service's collections

 

Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!

<p>This is the education collection for the Taíno traveling exhibition: Caribbean Indigenous Resistance/Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive! Through the activities on this platform, students will be able to learn about the Taíno people, their origin story, their knowledge, and all that we have inherited from them.  With these activities, students will also be able to identify concepts such as diaspora, cultural identity, and archaeological context.</p> <p>In addition, students will be able to use their creativity to connect to Taíno culture, their movements, and ancestral knowledge.  By expressing their own cultural identities and icons in a contemporary format students will connect to Taíno culture and knowledge that has survived through the centuries. </p> <p></p>
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Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic

<p>This collection, created to accompany the SITES exhibition <em>Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic, </em>contains complimentary resources to support the exhibition's themes. The collection includes music, photography, objects, and other sources to facilitate an examination of who Billie Holiday was, her legacy,  the use of available light within photography, the dynamic context of jazz in the 1950s, and how artists like Billie Holiday used their art to influence social change. </p> <p><br></p>
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Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields/Revolución en los Campos

<p><em>Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields/Revolución en los Campos </em>shares the compelling story of legendary activist and leader Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) and the farm workers movement of the 1960s and 70s. It is a quintessentially American tale of struggle and sacrifice, of courage and victory.</p> <p>As a complement to the exhibition, these educational resources explore Huerta's public life as an activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers  (UFW) and what led her to become a Latina civil rights icon. In her life as a communicator, organizer, lobbyist, contract negotiator, teacher and mother,  Huerta's unparalleled leadership skills helped dramatically improve the lives of farm workers.</p> <p>Users will broaden their understanding of the farm workers movement through a careful look at Dolores Huerta's significant - but often under-acknowledged - contributions. The exhibition and educational resources also explore how workers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds came together to empower the movement and how the arts played an essential role. In addition, users will come to understand Huerta's far-reaching impact and important legacy. </p> <p>The resources in this collection include a bilingual community engagement resource to promote dialogue on issues that relate to social justice, activism, leadership, etc. A few activities that can be used in the classroom or when you visit the exhibition at your local museum.  In addition, you can learn more by listening to Dolores Huerta by downloading the free downloadable App "Dolores Huerta" on <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.si.sites.DoloresHuerta&hl=en_US">Google</a> <em>*  </em>and<em>  </em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolores-huerta/id1447280199">Apple</a>.<em> </em>Please remember that the App takes a few minutes to download.<em></em></p> <p><em>*The Dolores Huerta app for Android in Google Play is being updated and will return shortly. Please use the Dolores Huerta app available on iOS.”  </em><em>Thank you, SITES exhibition team</em></p> <p><br>#NHD #NHD2020  #BecauseOfHerStory<br></p> <p></p>
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Additional Resources

<p>This collection is a catch-all of resources that don't fit into other collections, but may be helpful in your work.</p> <p>Part of SITES' community engagement project <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> featuring a traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human.</p>
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Learning Resources from our National Partners

<p><em>The Bias Inside Us</em> has built relationships with a number of national and regional organizations whose focus centers on anti-bias education.  These resources are a sample of the breadth of their work.</p> <p>Part of SITES' community engagement project <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> featuring a traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human.</p>
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Habitat: Healthy Habitats Need Water

<p>Habitats provide homes for all living things from the tiniest ant to the tallest tree! Use this Smithsonian Learning Lab Collection to explore the stories and science of habitats, and the plants, animals and humans that call them home. Healthy habitats fulfill four basic needs: shelter, water, food and air.</p> <p>The exhibition <em>Habitat</em> is developed by Smithsonian Gardens and made available by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.</p> <p>To explore what a habitat is with your young learner, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat/T2nEsecDVo9wSiQz#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information about healthy habitats and food, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-food/WJ68txwZdcCyBT1E#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To explore healthy habitats and shelter, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-shelter/6vaPnL97HAyrw8Fh#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information on habitats and clean air, click here <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-clean-air/Bcvny5wfTa0mPKLU#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To learn about how human effect their habitat, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitats-and-humans/kWOYdt6aUosvjRGX#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p>
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Habitats and Humans

<p>Habitats provide homes for all living things from the tiniest ant to the tallest tree! Use this Smithsonian Learning Lab Collection to explore the stories and science of habitats, and the plants, animals and humans that call them home. Healthy habitats fulfill four basic needs: shelter, water, food and air.</p> <p>The exhibition <em>Habitat</em> is developed by Smithsonian Gardens and made available by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.</p> <p>To explore what a habitat is with your young learner, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat/T2nEsecDVo9wSiQz#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information about healthy habitats and food, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-food/WJ68txwZdcCyBT1E#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To learn more about healthy habitats and water, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-water/lkhcMjsvU8xRIJNS#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To explore healthy habitats and shelter, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-shelter/6vaPnL97HAyrw8Fh#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information on habitats and clean air, click here <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-clean-air/Bcvny5wfTa0mPKLU#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p>
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Habitat: Healthy Habitats Need Shelter

<p>Habitats provide homes for all living things from the tiniest ant to the tallest tree! Use this Smithsonian Learning Lab Collection to explore the stories and science of habitats, and the plants, animals and humans that call them home. Healthy habitats fulfill four basic needs: shelter, water, food and air.</p> <p>The exhibition <em>Habitat</em> is developed by Smithsonian Gardens and made available by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.</p> <p>To explore what a habitat is with your young learner, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat/T2nEsecDVo9wSiQz#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information about healthy habitats and food, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-food/WJ68txwZdcCyBT1E#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To learn more about healthy habitats and water, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-water/lkhcMjsvU8xRIJNS#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>For more information on habitats and clean air, click here <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitat-healthy-habitats-need-clean-air/Bcvny5wfTa0mPKLU#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p> <p>To learn about how human effect their habitat, click here: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/habitats-and-humans/kWOYdt6aUosvjRGX#r/">https://learninglab.si.edu/col...</a></p>
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Start Here - Learning About Implicit Bias

<p>These three webinars, created by Dr. Corey Yeager for <em>The Bias Inside U</em><em>s</em>, provide foundational learning for educators as they prepare for sharing this exhibition with their students.</p> <p>Part of SITES' community engagement project <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> featuring a traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human.</p>
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Resources from the Smithsonian

<p>While <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> is part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), we have partnered with several other branches of the Smithsonian to gather additional resources to supplement this work.  This collection is unable to capture the full extent of resources coming out of various museums and cultural learning centers; be sure to explore collections made by each of the organizations included here for a more complete view of their work.</p> <p>Part of SITES' community engagement project <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> featuring a traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human.</p>
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Harvard University Resources

<p><strong>Videos. Podcasts. Articles. Tests. All freely available to the general public.</strong></p> <p>The human mind is both extraordinary and fallible. The same mind capable of ingenuity and compassion is also capable of making decisions that defy rationality and go against our best interests as individuals and organizations.</p> <p>Outsmarting Human Minds: A Project at Harvard University (OHM) is a media series that explores the quirks and blindspots of the mind using insights from psychological science. The hope of this project is that by knowing the science, we can take steps to outsmart our minds and improve the decisions we make in life and at work.</p> <p>Part of SITES' community engagement project <em>The Bias Inside Us</em> featuring a traveling exhibition, the centerpiece for local programs and activities that raise awareness about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it. The project is grounded in research and teaches us that bias is inside everyone. It is part of being human.</p>
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Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence - Poster Exhibition

<p>Join the Smithsonian in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment with  SITES' new poster exhibition <em>Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence</em>. This free, dynamic poster exhibition explores the complexity of the women's suffrage movement and the relevance of this history to Americans' lives today. Request a FREE digital copy of the poster exhibition <a href="https://www.sites.si.edu/s/topic/0TO1Q000000cZgKWAU/votes-for-women-a-portrait-of-persistence">HERE.</a> <em>Votes for Women</em> includes ten engaging, full-color posters as well as a Poster Handbook and User Guide with display guidance and promotional and educational resources.</p> <p></p> <p>Take a closer look at the portraits and objects within <em>Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence </em>within this Learning Lab created by Educator <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/Nicole">Nicole Vance</a> for the National Portrait Gallery. <em>Votes for Women</em> outlines the more than 80-year movement for women to obtain the right to vote as part of the larger struggle for equality that continued through the 1965 Civil Rights Act and arguably lingers today. This Learning Module highlights figures such as Lucy Stone and Alice Paul, but also sheds light on the racial struggles of the suffrage movement and how African American women, often excluded by white women from the main suffrage organizations, organized for citizenship rights (including the right to vote).</p> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>#BecauseOfHerStory</p>
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