Browse Blog - historic sites and museums
Joe Jelen on Google's Art Project
Mar 28 2011
Budget cuts mean field trip cuts, right? Wrong! Check out high school teacher Joe Jelen's summary of this impressive new tool from Google. [...] »
Memorializing Veterans: Teaching with Place
Nov 1 2010
What do memorials say about history and how it's remembered? On Veterans Day, take a look at national and local veterans memorials. [...] »
Amy Trenkle on Experiencing the First Amendment
Oct 4 2010
For Constitution Day, DC teacher Amy Trenkle's 8th-grade class carved out their thoughts on the First Amendment. [...] »
The Smithsonian Commons: Vast, Findable, Shareable, Free
Jul 13 2010
Chime in on the development of the Smithsonian's newest resource. [...] »
Bring "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" into the Classroom
Oct 19 2009
The new PBS film series talks about fascinating people and places we often don't pay attention to. [...] »
Bookmark This! Virtual Fieldtrips
Oct 13 2009
As good as the real thing? [...] »
Bookmark This! Teaching Mexican American History with the Bracero Program
Sep 10 2009
A resource for bilingual (Spanish-English) materials for teaching 20th century American history. [...] »
Third Graders and Local History
Aug 24 2009
Third graders explore civil rights history in their own hometown. [...] »
John Brown, Harpers Ferry, Students, History and Technology
Jun 26 2009
Middle school students interpret history at Harpers Ferry. [...] »
New Visitor's Center Opens at Monticello
Apr 14 2009
What would Thomas Jefferson Say? [...] »
