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Two presentations from the OSTI-Con Conference (7/24 & 7/25, Fort Worth, Texas) Bringing the Smithsonian to You—Full STEAM Ahead! Did you know the Smithsonian isn’t just one museum—it’s 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoo? Join Smithsonian educators as they showcase the variety of different online programs and STEAM resources available to K-12 mentors, teachers, students and their families. We'll look at how the Smithsonian examines content themes from an interdisciplinary lens and how to incorporate these tools into your programming. --- Smithsonian Quests—Connecting Youth with the Smithsonian through Digital Badges The Smithsonian’s digital badging program offers students a way to explore their interests, build skills and try out new roles through project based-learning activities, called “Quests”. In this session, we’ll explore the interdisciplinary online program and learn more about digital badging as a larger ecosystem of online learning.
Stephanie Norby & Ashley NaranjoSmithsonian Center for Learning & Digital AccessJuly 24 & 25, 2014
Bringing the Smithsonian to You– Full STEAM Ahead!
Bringing the Smithsonian to You—Full STEAM Ahead!
Did you know the Smithsonian isn’t just one museum—it’s 19 museums, 9 research centers and the National Zoo? Join Smithsonian educators as they showcase the variety of different online programs and STEAM resources available to K-12 mentors, teachers, students and their families. We'll look at how the Smithsonian examines content themes from an interdisciplinary lens and how to incorporate these tools into your programming.
The Smithsonian isn’t just one museum…
It includes 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities.
The total number of artifacts, works of art and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collections is estimated at over 137 million!
collections.si.edu
collections.si.edu
Research Centers and Programs Archives of American Art Conservation Biology Institute Environmental Research Center Marine Station at Fort Pierce Museum Conservation Institute Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Libraries Tropical Research Institute
Smithsonian Museums African American History and
Culture Museum African Art Museum Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum Udvar-
Hazy Center American Art Museum American History Museum American Indian Museum American Indian Museum Heye
Center Anacostia Community Museum Arts and Industries Building Cooper-Hewitt, National Design
Museum Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden National Zoo Natural History Museum
Freer Gallery of Art Portrait Gallery Postal Museum Renwick Gallery Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution Building,
The Castle
Collections
Research
Collections + Research = Learning Resources
SmithsonianEducation.org
Online Searchable DatabaseSmithsonianEducation.org
Analyzing scientists’ journals
Looking at images of
animals and specimens
Writing descriptions,using scientificvocabulary
Watch a live cam and read a zoologist’s diary
“At last Thursday’s exam, everything looks good and everybody is gaining weight. Rokan has a beefier build than most Sumatran tigers. To use human athletes for comparison, most Sumatran males are built like swimmers, while Rokan is built like a wrestler.”
Compare illustration, photo, and dried specimen
Directions based on scientific methods
Student Online Interactives
Smithsonian Online Conferences
SmithsonianEducation.orgsi.edu
Doug Herman, NMAI; Nancy Knowlton, NMNH; Jeff Place, Folkways Records; Cindy Brown, Gardens; Ed Smith, National Zoo; Gail Lowe, Anacostia Museum
Suz Niepold, American Art; Andrew Altieri, STRI; Melissa Carrillo, Latino Center ; Jess Parker, SERC; Catherine Christen, SCBI; Tony Coates, STRI
History Geography
BotanyArt
Music
Environmental Science Technology
Culture
Marine Biology
Innovation
Stephanie Norby & Ashley NaranjoSmithsonian Center for Learning & Digital AccessJuly 24 & 25, 2014
Smithsonian Quests– Connecting Youth with the Smithsonian through Digital Badges
Smithsonian Quests—Connecting Youth with the Smithsonian through Digital Badges
The Smithsonian’s digital badging program offers students a way to explore their interests, build skills and try out new roles through project based-learning activities, called “Quests”. In this session, we’ll explore the interdisciplinary online program and learn more about digital badging as a larger ecosystem of online learning.
DesignPrep Digital Badges
Q?RIUS Education Center
