Special Resources for Educators
To find out more information from the educators you met at this year's Smithsonian Teachers' Night, visit the websites below:

Discovery Theater
www.DiscoveryTheater.org
Downloadable teachers’ guides and information on performances, tickets, and more.

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
www.asia.si.edu/education/teachers.htm
Engaging online resources from the national museums of Asian art.

National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education
The National Museum of the American Indian’s education home page contains links to free teaching guides, educational posters, and professional development opportunities be sure to explore our dynamic online exhibit “Native Words - Native Warriors,” about the American Indian code talkers of World War II.

National Museum of Natural History – Office of Education and Outreach
www.mnh.si.edu/education/
Special programs, field trips, classroom lessons, connections to scientists, and many other resources to help engage students in the search for evidence to answer their own questions about the natural world. Includes The Secret in the Cellar, http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/comic/, a new “Webcomic” on an extraordinary, authentic forensic case of a recently discovered 17th-century boy’s body, using graphics, photos, and online activities to unravel a mystery of historical, and scientific importance.

National Postal Museum
www.postalmuseum.si.edu/educators/4_educators.html
Descriptions of the museum’s curriculum-relevant guided and self-guided tour offerings as well as several curriculum guides for teachers unable to visit the museum with their class.

The National Zoo/FONZ
nationalzoo.si.edu/education/
The National Zoo’s main education page with links to all of its resources.

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
americanart.si.edu/education/
A collection of resources and services available to teachers across the country free of charge.

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
www.apa.si.edu
Online curriculums on Filipino American history and culture and Korean American migration to the United States, under “Resources.” The Filipino American curriculum has a downloadable Teacher’s Guide.

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
www.SmithsonianEducation.org
The gateway to all Smithsonian educational resources. Search the database by grade level and subject for more than 1,700 teacher’s guides, websites, and activities, aligned to all state and national standards of learning.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
www.musicadelpueblo.org
Musica del Pueblo: A Bilingual Virtual Exhibition of Latino Roots Music and Culture in the United States and Latin America
The world of Latino and Latin American artists and their music. Flash-based exhibition presents twenty-four videos for students to explore (English and Spanish). Google Maps feature allows geographic exploration of selected recordings throughout the Americas.
www.folkways.si.edu
More than 35,000 recordings on 3,000 albums dating back more than a half-century.
www.folklife.si.edu
Promoting the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world. The site includes video and podcasts from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Smithsonian Early Childhood Enrichment Center
www.seec.si.edu/store.htm
Descriptions of publications and teaching kits that are available for teachers, and information about customized consultation.

Smithsonian Enterprises – Theater Division
www.si.edu/group_tours
Information on booking school group tours to special exhibits and programs such as the Butterfly Pavilion, IMAX Theater, Einstein Planetarium, Simulators, restaurants, and about special outreach rates and activities for Title One schools and nonprofit groups.

Smithsonian Latino Center
latino.si.edu/education/
The untold stories of Latinos in America, with online exhibitions and bilingual education materials.

Smithsonian Photography Initiative
photography.si.edu/searchimage.aspx
Nearly 5,000 photographs online, representing art, history, culture, and science, from the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers.
click.si.edu/forteachers.aspx
Lesson plans in Language Arts (6-8) and English (9-12).