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Category Archives: Featured
Teacher Appreciation Week 2012: A note of thanks and admiration
We work with teachers every day. We know firsthand how the hours they clock exceed the ringing of the school bells. We know how their passion for learning and dedication to their students drives their work. We know they inspire, … Keep reading …
Space Shuttle Discovery is on the move!
Attention visitors and residents of Washington, D.C.: today, Tuesday, April 17, you will get a once in a lifetime chance to see the Space Shuttle Discovery in mid-flight…attached to a custom 747 jet, of course. The photo below shows the … Keep reading …
Posted in Current Events, Featured, Science, Smithsonian Institution, Technology, Washington, D.C.
Tagged NASA, space, Space Shuttle Discovery, space shuttles
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Google Art Project takes you inside the White House
Google Art Project is taking the world inside one of the most famous homes on Earth: The White House. The Art Project, which offers the general public the ability to view famous paintings from around the world as well as … Keep reading …
Posted in Arts & Culture, Current Events, Featured, In the News, Washington, D.C.
Tagged D.C., Google Art Projects, Washingotn, White House
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Buzz Lightyear lands at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Buzz Lightyear is going on one more adventure, albeit not as wild as his previous others, but it will be just as exciting. The well-known astronaut from the Toy Story series will be landing at the Smithsonian National Air and … Keep reading …
March Madness lesson plans
It’s hard to ignore that March Madness is upon us, so why not bring the excitement into the classroom with March Madness lesson plans? Before getting into the lessons, as a native of Illinois, I’d like to direct your attention … Keep reading …
Posted in Current Events, Education, Featured, History, In the News, Lesson Plans, Sports
Tagged basketball, lesson plans, March Madness, sports
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American Art Museum debuts The Art of Video Games Exhibit
This week the Smithsonian American Art Museum will reveal an exhibit dedicated to a modern form of art gaining prevalence in America’s living rooms — video games. The Art of Video Games opens March 16, 2012, and will explore the evolution of … Keep reading …
Posted in Arts & Culture, Current Events, Featured, Museums, Smithsonian Institution, Technology, Washington, D.C.
Tagged smithsonian, video games
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Celebrating the Incredible Imagination of Dr. Seuss
March 2 marks the anniversary of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The always-imaginative and prolific author penned more than 40 children’s books in his lifetime. His books like The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, … Keep reading …
Posted in Arts & Culture, Current Events, Featured, Holidays
Tagged books. literature, film, movies, reading
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Tour consultant Brian Pedey shares a few of the stories behind some of America’s most beloved monuments and buildings. Have you ever thought about how this country was made? Not in the sense of our Founding Fathers’ drive for freedom, … Keep reading …
Metropolitan Museum of Art debuts New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will debut the final phase of its American Wing renovation project when the New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts opens to the public on January 16, 2012. … Keep reading …
Posted in Arts & Culture, Featured, Museums, Washington, D.C.
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