For the last part of my internship, since April, I have worked with Nate Sleeter of George Mason University on the World History Commons project, an open-source world history pedagogy
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Internship post 7: time for a changeInternship post 7: time for a change
This spring I have changed internship hosts from the Smithsonian Office of the Undersecretary for Education to a World History Commons project hosted by George Mason University, with a goal
Internship post 6: comparing theory & practice, or what real public history work is likeInternship post 6: comparing theory & practice, or what real public history work is like
The bulk of my internship has involved scouring Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian websites for attractive educational features, and documenting those features in summary reports I have supplied my internship supervisor and
Internship Post 5 – website surveysInternship Post 5 – website surveys
In the last month I have compiled two surveys for the Smithsonian Office of the Undersecretary for Education, which it requested as part of its project to revise the educational
Internship Post 4: using Smithsonian Sidedoor in the classroom part IIInternship Post 4: using Smithsonian Sidedoor in the classroom part II
Since December I have focused on developing three lesson plans for high school and college history classes that incorporate the Smithsonian’s Sidedoor podcast, whose explore topics that touch on Smithsonian
Internship third post: Using Smithsonian Sidedoor podcasts in the classroom part IInternship third post: Using Smithsonian Sidedoor podcasts in the classroom part I
In the last few weeks I have spent my internship developing lesson plans using a podcast, Sidedoor, which draws on Smithsonian artifacts to portray stories involving biology, art, history, archaeology,
Internship Post 2: Surveying the Smithsonian’s educational outreachInternship Post 2: Surveying the Smithsonian’s educational outreach
In the second month of the internship I browsed the websites of fifteen Smithsonian (SI) museums and learning centers to compile background information and compose survey questions about ways each
Internship Post 1: introduction to the SmithsonianInternship Post 1: introduction to the Smithsonian
Beginning in late October I was accepted as an intern by the Smithsonian Office of the Under Secretary for Education and Access (OUSEA). Within OUSEA, I am under the supervision
