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Jan. 12, 2009

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Smithsonian Education News - Winter 2009 Issue
Abraham Lincoln: The Face of a War Free Online Education Conference: Abraham Lincoln
Teaching Resource:
Lincoln Lesson Plans


Try a new approach to teaching about the Civil War with lessons focusing on Abraham Lincoln (grades 4–8). Students examine portraits of Lincoln as they consider the ways he changed America—and the ways the war changed him.

Download the lessons
 
Event Registration:
Free Online Education Conference


On February 4–5, join Smithsonian curators and educators—and your colleagues across the country—in nine different presentations on Abraham Lincoln's life and death. Lectures, classroom applications, and virtual exhibits are live online and archived for replays.

Register now for Lincoln conference
 
New Teaching Posters Photography Lesson Plans Heritage Months in the Classroom
Teaching Resource:
History and Art Posters


Explore Westward Expansion, the Civil War, the Harlem Renaissance, WWII, and The Sixties with beautiful laminated posters/lesson plans. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and Archives of American Art.

Request a free poster set
Teaching Resource:
Photography Lesson Plans


New visual literacy lessons: "Photography Changes Who We Are" (grades 6–8) examines the role of photography in representing ourselves and our communities. "Photography Changes What We Want" (grades 9–12) explores how photography creates celebrity status. From Smithsonian Photography Initiative.

Download the lesson plans
Teaching Resource:
Heritage and History


Rich, diverse resources ranging from virtual exhibits to kids' reading lists, from lesson plans to scholarly collections of primary sources, arranged for quick access.

Explore online resources

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