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Educators
The Smithsonian seeks to bring content experts and educators together to help strengthen American education and enhance our nation’s ability to compete globally. The Smithsonian serves as a laboratory to create models and methods of innovative informal education and link them to the formal education system.
Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access »
Increasing the Smithsonian Institution's impact as a national educational organization. Great teaching materials and online resources aligned to state standards of learning.
Smithsonian Science Education Center »
Seeks to improve the teaching of science in the nation's schools.
Here is just a small sample of the resources available for educators:
Scholars in the Schools »
Smithsonian Institution scholars visit your school and community to inspire the next generation of experts.
Voices of Discovery »
Smithsonian experts visit your town to lead events—lectures, performances, and hands-on activities.
Smithsonian History Explorer »
Standards-based online resources for teaching and learning American history.
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service »
Curriculum materials and links to educational websites that include family and classroom activities, photographs, bibliographies, and more.
African Art Museum »
Teacher workshops, videos for loan as well as online curriculum you can use in your classroom.
American Art Museum »
School tours, classroom video conferences, education resources, professional development.
Air and Space Museum »
Information on educational activities at the Museum as well as resources provided for classroom learning.
American History Museum »
Lessons and activities or visiting with school groups and educational self-guides.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum »
Find and create design-focused lesson plans, talk to educators from around the country, and more.
Freer and Sackler Galleries »
Educational resources and events on Asian art and culture, as well as American art at the turn of the twentieth century.
National Zoo »
Educational resources to study and protect animals and their habitats.
Natural History
Museum »
Field trips, classroom resources, professional development, and online resources.
Portrait Gallery »
Inspire students to learn about the men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States.
Postal Museum »
Curriculum materials provide educators with tools for teaching about history, letter writing, and more.
Lemelson Center »
Multimedia and print materials for classroom use related to invention and innovation.
IMAX® & Dining Group Sales »
Group rates are available. Smithsonian education departments have developed Standards of Learning Guidelines for the films.
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center »
A model early childhood program that places children at the center of every experience.
