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3.9.9 Integrating Art and the Smithsonian Learning Lab in the Gifted Language Arts Classroom
As STEM has now incorporated the Arts to become STEAM, art should become an essential element of every classroom curriculum. The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a free online tool that allows users to create interactive collections using resources from all the Smithsonian museums. Come and see practical applications that allow teachers to combine various forms of media into catalysts inspiring careful observation, thoughtful discussion, and creative writing in the gifted language arts classroom. Although the focus of this course is on the arts and humanities, teachers from other subject areas will find this resource applicable to their classrooms as well.