ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

The project was simple for me because it came with the guidance like a rubric, a model and examples to help with lesson planning. They evaluated the museum’s education program and worked together to design a new curriculum.

High School 140

High School Museum Education History 140

ED Surge

JANUARY 20, 2023

When I ask teachers why they’re using AR or VR, they often tell me they saw an exciting new tool at a conference and found a way to make it work with their lesson plan or that a colleague tried out a tool and mentioned that their students loved it. Questions arise like whether to modify existing lesson plans or create new ones.

Lesson Plan 145

Lesson Plan Museum History Teaching 145

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. The educators were state winners of the Teacher of the Year program , hosted annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig. gathered on the National Mall at the end of April.

Museum 140

Museum Education Historic Sites History 140

ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2024

Hau shared that K-12 educators are using the technology to improve efficiency in a number of ways, including to draft individualized education programs (IEPs), create templates for communicating with parents and administrators, and in some cases, to support building lesson plans.

K-12 139

K-12 Education Museum Lesson Plan 139

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Learning can happen anywhere — in a classroom, in a park, on a field trip or at a museum. We taught lessons, organized student materials and met with families in this space. The other two special education teachers at my school also shared a classroom. But, the reality is that space matters.

Teaching 98

Teaching Museum Lesson Plan Education 98