From the National Museum of the American Indian website:

"To Native peoples from the Chesapeake region, the Bay and its watershed are not only a natural resource but a central part of their cultural identities. Learn how the Great Shellfish Bay and its tributaries physically and spiritually sustained Native communities in the sixteenth century. Explore indigenous peoples' enduring connections to this fragile ecosystem and some of their current environmental partnerships to revitalize and protect the Chesapeake."

For more on the National Museum of the American Indian, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites entry.

From a Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center flyer:

"This free event will feature food, adult beverages, IMAX Movies, liquid oxygen ice cream and more. We'll have great prizes for drawings all night long."

For more on the Cosmosphere, try the NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

From the National Museum of the American Indian website:

"Jorge Estevez (Taino) leads this workshop exploring the first contact with Columbus and the impact on Native Americans. Mr. Estevez will provide historical and cultural perspectives on the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean region, past and present."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the Library of Congress website:

"A cooperative endeavor between the Interpretive Programs Office and the Office of Strategic Initiatives, this institute invites educators from across the country to learn about America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—based on the Library's primary and web based materials. Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition 'Creating the United States' as its foundation."

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum website:

"Join colleagues from across the country for a unique opportunity to collaborate with art experts and leading technology professionals. Through gallery talks, lectures, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, you will learn to incorporate technology to enliven your core subject teaching. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you'll share models for integrating art across the curriculum using Web 2.0 applications, such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs."

"Institutes are open to educator teams of two to three members, from the same school or district, each representing a different subject area (i.e., social studies, language arts, science, math, etc.). Each applicant must be a full-time grade 4-12 teacher."

For more on the Smithsonian American Art Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum website:

"Join colleagues from across the country for a unique opportunity to collaborate with art experts and leading technology professionals. Through gallery talks, lectures, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, you will learn to incorporate technology to enliven your core subject teaching. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you'll share models for integrating art across the curriculum using Web 2.0 applications, such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs."

"Institutes are open to educator teams of two to three members, from the same school or district, each representing a different subject area (i.e., social studies, language arts, science, math, etc.). Each applicant must be a full-time grade 4-12 teacher."

For more on the Smithsonian American Art Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

From the Smithsonian American Art Museum website:

"Join colleagues from across the country for a unique opportunity to collaborate with art experts and leading technology professionals. Through gallery talks, lectures, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, you will learn to incorporate technology to enliven your core subject teaching. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you'll share models for integrating art across the curriculum using Web 2.0 applications, such as podcasts, wikis, and blogs."

"Institutes are open to educator teams of two to three members, from the same school or district, each representing a different subject area (i.e., social studies, language arts, science, math, etc.). Each applicant must be a full-time grade 4-12 teacher."

For more on the Smithsonian American Art Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.

From the Smithsonian Education website:

"The Durham Museum warmly welcomes educators of all subjects and grades to visit The Durham and see the vast education resources the region has to offer. This festive, after-hours open house gives teachers a chance to hear what's new at The Durham and other regional institutions. Highlighting this year's event will be educators from the Smithsonian Institution presenting lessons from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the National Air and Space Museum. Participants will enjoy a cocktail reception, live entertainment and take home free classroom-ready materials and information about field trips and programs available to students."

For more on the Durham Museum, refer to NHEC's Museums and Historic Sites listing.