| | Classroom Connections 
Summer at SAAM Hello, all! 161 teachers from 38 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Uganda applied to SAAM’s 2023 Summer Institutes: Teaching the Humanities through Art. In their applications a few themes came up: - Student mental health is a big concern across the country. SEL supports HERE.
- Teachers are interested in growing their repertoire of engagement strategies.
Through their applications, teachers shared some of their own arts-integration successes! Two ideas were: - “Masterpiece Mondays" — start each week by showing students a new artwork, representing a variety of styles, cultures, time periods, and media. Invite them to write for 5-10 minutes about something that interests them about it.
- "Mini Museum Exhibits" — Instead of a traditional research paper, have students curate a mini exhibit (either physical or digital) to synthesize and share their learning on a topic! Learning Lab can be a helpful tool, here.
Thank you for letting us learn from you! Elizabeth |
FREE Teaching Posters! Latinx Changemakers Poster Sets Follow the link below to request a set of five bold posters, each featuring artwork supplemented with information, interdisciplinary connections, and close-looking questions. Limit one set per teacher. Preview the posters. |  |
| | Below are some exciting resources from my colleagues across the Smithsonian Institution (or SI for short)! |
 | SI Shout Out: National Museum of Asian Art Artful Movement Virtual Field Trip Take a mindful moment with the National Museum of Asian Art’s Artful Movement program. Students will discover one work of art and then pair breath, movement, and relaxation to recreate the work of art, explore the senses, and discover mind-body connections. |
SI Shout Out: "We Are Here" Learning Lab Collections 30 Collections about AAPIs Featuring Naomi Osaka, Grace Lee Boggs, Keanu Reeves and more, these digital resources provide access to materials related to 30 notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) who have shaped the United States. Created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. |  |
| | Image Credits:
Kapulani Landgraf, Puka mai, 2002, hand-woven silver gelatin collage, 40 3⁄8 × 60 1⁄4 × 2 1⁄2 in. (102.6 × 153 × 6.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, 2022.46.1
Ester Hernandez, Sun Mad, 1982, screenprint on paper, image: 20 x 15 in. (50.7 x 38.1 cm) sheet: 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.32, © 1982, Ester Hernández
Photo courtesy of National Museum of Asian Art
Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center |
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