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🚨Calling all Librarians and Museum Educators for Summer 2025! Join Cohort 3 of the Smithsonian Institution’s Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange Program! Guide teens in object-based investigations as they explore their community’s contribution in 250 years of the American Experiment. Each exchange group will share their local stories and multi-media projects with peers from a different part of the country. Design your summer programming with the Smithsonian! ✅ Applicants: The program is open to employees of cultural organizations serving teens (13-19) in out-of-school settings. ✅ Included: honorarium, virtual training, and Smithsonian resources and support. 📅 Application Period: February 10 – April 11, 2025 To learn more about this vibrant opportunity and application information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/g5i-3q8C #smithsonianEDU #smithsonian #education #museumeducators #librarians 📸: Students in Ka’u High School, Hawaii take part in a virtual learning experience.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Stories 4-History x 4-H Kentucky This fall, Smithsonian Institution educators from the Museum on Main Street program and youth development professionals from National 4-H Council facilitated the 2024 Stories 4-History program in Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This new program is one element of a larger ongoing collaboration between the Smithsonian and 4-H that aims to provide an opportunity to elevate youth voices from rural communities across the country. Throughout this 10-week program, 4-H members between the ages of 13-19 engage in a civic engagement project that amplifies local stories of democracy, centering on topics that matter to today’s youth. In Kentucky, 4-H members from Boyle County, McCracken County, and Magoffin County took on topics that explored the impact of large businesses on small towns, the impact of Amendment Two on public school students, and school mergers. "It's important to better our community because it will give us a better and strong future with the people around us" -McCracken County participant #SmithsonianEdu #4h #ukyextension #amplifyky4h 📸: Pictured here, 4H members from McCracken County gather to discuss their Stories 4-History project and interview local stakeholders to learn more about their topic. Photo Credit: McCracken County 4-H

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NEW Job Opportunity: Advancement Specialist (Communications) (IS-1001-11) Smithsonian Office of the Under Secretary for Education Application Period: February 5, 2025 - February 10, 2025 More information and to apply: https://lnkd.in/e7TBdW_a #SmithsonianEdu

Looking for a paid internship that drives innovation in education technology? 🖥️ The Michelle Knovic Smith Education Technology Internship offers you the chance to work alongside the Smithsonian’s Office of Educational Technology (OET) on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of learning.    As an intern, you’ll help shape the Smithsonian Learning Lab, a web-based platform that connects educators to millions of Smithsonian resources. You’ll assist in research projects and collaborate with museum educators and technologists to improve the platform's usability and reach.    Program Highlights  ▫️ Location: Hybrid (Washington, D.C. + remote)  ▫️ Dates: June 2 – July 25, 2025  ▫️ Deadline: February 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET  ▫️ Commitment: 40 hours/week, Monday – Friday  ▫️ Stipend: $6,400     🔗 Learn more about this opportunity: https://lnkd.in/e-H6DtFj    Start your journey in education technology and museum outreach today!    #Internship #Opportunities #InformationTechnology #IT #Internship 

📣 Attention Museum Professionals, Educators, and Invention Education Program Providers! 📣 There is an opening at the Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation for a Museum Education Program Coordinator at its innovative Spark!Lab. This popular, hands-on learning lab housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is designed like an inventor’s work space, allowing children and families to collaborate on fun, STEAM-related activities while learning the invention process.  The Spark!Lab Manager will oversee daily operations, supervise staff and volunteers, and participate in the Lemelson Center’s educational strategy and content development. Applications are due by February 13. Visit here to apply and learn more — and please share with your networks! https://lnkd.in/eBPavMYV Smithsonian Institution #inventioneducation #invention #innovation #STEAM #STEM #STEMeducation #STEMlearning #K12 #problembasedlearning #Smithsonian #jobopening #jobs

SPOTLIGHT ON: Stories 4-History x Oklahoma 4-H This fall, Smithsonian Institution educators from the Museum on Main Street program and youth development professionals from National 4-H Council facilitated the 2024 Stories 4-History program in Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This new program is one element of a larger ongoing collaboration between the Smithsonian and 4-H that aims to provide an opportunity to elevate youth voices from rural communities across the country. Throughout this 10-week program, 4-H members between the ages of 13-19 engage in a civic engagement project that amplifies local stories of democracy, centering on topics that matter to today’s youth. In Oklahoma, a 4-H'er from Rogers County explored the impact of railways on smalltown America, while a group of 4-H'ers from Choctaw County brought awareness to mental health in ranchers and farmers. From USDA leaders and local cattle ranchers to local museum directors, 4-H'ers got informed on their topic through interviews with stakeholders in their community. "My favorite part about this project was connecting with farmers and ranchers and learning about their passion, grit, and the struggles they have faced over the years." -4-H'er from Choctaw County #SmithsonianEdu #4H #OK4H 📸: Pictured here, 4-H members from Choctaw County conducting interviews and filming together; 4-H member from Rogers County posing next to a railroad. Photo Credit: Rogers County and Choctaw County 4-H

Visitors: Our Reed Education Center is ice-free again and back open to the public! For visiting hours, trail maps and to plan your trip, visit our website at https://lnkd.in/ekeGvfZm 📸 by Karen McDonald

Join us in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth! Throughout the month, we'll share objects, articles, and learning resources related to African American history. This year, we're also featuring the release of brand new episodes from season two of the "Collected" podcast and hosting a screening of “Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP” as part of our History Film Forum on February 20. Want to get started right away? Take a look at our collection here: https://s.si.edu/3En5CkJ 📸: Marian Anderson performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, 1939. Photograph by Robert S. Scurlock, Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center #SmithsonianBHM

When four Black college students sat down to order lunch at this segregated, “whites only” counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, their request was refused. Jibreel Khazan, Franklin E. McCain, Joseph A. McNeil, and David L. Richmond made history #OnThisDay 65 years ago, when they remained in their seats and refused to leave. Their sit-in at Woolworth’s drew national attention and helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge inequality throughout the South. In Greensboro, hundreds of students, civil rights organizations, churches, and members of the community joined a six-month-long protest. Their commitment ultimately led to the desegregation of the F. W. Woolworth lunch counter on July 25, 1960. When the Greensboro Woolworth's closed in 1993, our Smithsonian National Museum of American History curators worked with Woolworth's executives and representatives of the local community to acquire this section of the historic lunch counter, which is on view at the museum. Swipe to see an image from our Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture of two of the original protestors, McNeil (left) and McCain (right), leaning against the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro in 2009. 📸: Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain, 2009; printed 2019. Photograph by Platon. Courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. © Platon