Chalk Talk

Attend a Smithsonian Education Conference – via computer

In February, the Smithsonian will launch its Smithsonian Education Online Conference Series, which allows teachers to interact with museum curators and world-renowned experts – from the comfort of their homes or classrooms. The first conference, scheduled for February 4-5, 2009, will focus on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.
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Field Notes

Smithsonian Student Travel staff on hand for Inauguration

Four of Smithsonian Student Travel’s Boston-based staff report on their experiences at President Obama’s Inauguration. As millions of Americans descended on Washington, D.C., for the historic event, our staff was on hand to help our travelers have the best possible experience on their Inauguration Tours.
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Smithsonian News

Happy 200th birthday, President Lincoln!

To celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, a collaboration of Smithsonian museums, exhibits and events will allow visitors to take an in-depth look into the 16th president’s historic life.
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Trip Talk

Q&A: Group Leader Cassie Shurtleff reports on her Inauguration Tour

Cassie Shurtleff and two fellow teachers from Homer Intermediate School in Homer, New York, traveled with 40 seventh and eighth graders on a Smithsonian Student Travel Inauguration Tour. Shurtleff speaks about the months leading up to her students’ life-changing experience.
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