For K‑12 Teachers

Discover how to integrate American art into your classroom

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Local and national programs for teachers offer year-long professional development opportunities, while students learn about American history through American art with engaging and reflective interactive tours and real-time video conferences.

Local and national programs for teachers offer year-long professional development opportunities, while students learn about American history through American art with engaging and reflective interactive tours and real-time video conferences.

 

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Trips and School Tours

Our interdisciplinary, inquiry-based tours challenge students to investigate American culture, identity, and history through art.

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Professional Development

Our educator programs are an exciting exploration of the connections among American art, social studies, history, and English/language arts.

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Classroom Videoconferences

Museum presenters create connections between American art and your curriculum, engaging students around the globe.

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Teacher Guides and Resources

Free, educational materials for your use, with corresponding standards and grade levels.

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Student Artworks

We feature creative student projects such as artworks and podcasts.

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Summer Institutes

Be inspired this summer! Attend one of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s week-long institutes in the nation’s capital.