Agenda: 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Name	Time
“Together We Thrive: One Nation, Indivisible” Summit Welcome (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Seed of Change: A Conversation with Carlotta Walls LaNier and Robert Kim (Online)	4:00 PM - 4:50 PM (EDT)

Name	Time
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (In-Person)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (Online)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (In-Person)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (Online)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) []

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

"A Mighty Long Way" by Carlotta Walls LaNier's Book Signing (In-Person)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Educator's Lounge - 5th Floor)

10:45 AM - 11:50 AM

History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (In-Person)

10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)

History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (Online)

10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch (In-Person)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (5th Floor Event Space & Rooftop)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Stories of America: Bridging Communities Through Narrative (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-A)

Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)

Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (Online)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Financial Independence (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-E)

Inspiring Connection to Place Using Art and Objects (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-D)

Empowering Inventive Identities with Future-Ready Skills (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-F)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Nuestras Voces: Understanding the American Experience through Children’s Literature (In-Person)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-A)

Digital Resources from Mount Vernon

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-D)

Talking History: 3D Objects, Race and Your Story (In-Person)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-F)

What’s in your Sightline? DC’s Chinatown & Beyond (In-Person)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)

Approaching 250: An Inquiry Approach to Civic and History Learning (In-Person)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-E)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (Online)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (In-Person)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Networking Reception (In-Person)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)

The Kogod Courtyard (in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hands-On Approaches: Unlocking the Vibrant Story of U.S. Latino History (In-Person)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

National Museum of American Latino (inside the National Museum of American History)

Exploring the Cellphone’s Unseen Connections (In-Person)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

National Museum of Natural History

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Elementary Classroom (In-Person)

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)

National Museum of American History

A Journey across Time with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Transformed Galleries (In-Person)

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)

National Air and Space Museum

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Out of Many, One: Picturing and Preserving Art with a Civics Lens (In-Person)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portraits of a Nation: Portraiture Contextualizing the 250th (In-Person)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

National Portrait Gallery

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Shifting Boundaries: America’s Changing Landscapes (In-Person)

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EDT)

National Museum of Asian Art

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exploring Changemakers across History (In-Person)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

National Museum of African American History and Culture

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Secondary Classroom (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

National Museum of American History

Future Builders: Emerging Leaders in Space (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Capital Gallery Building

Americans: Powerful Images, Powerful Words (In-Person)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

National Museum of the American Indian

Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) []

Toggle filters

Name	Time
“Together We Thrive: One Nation, Indivisible” Summit Welcome (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Digital Storytelling for Classroom Engagement (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Marking the 250th: Beyond the 13 Original Colonies (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
StarGlass, Starlight, and Stellar Achievements (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Engaging Teens in Civic Discourse with the National Youth Summit (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Grow Where You’re Planted: Rooting Learning Communities in their Surroundings (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
The Future of STEM: Inspiring the Next Generation (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Time and World Travel: Tapping Nonfiction to Increase Student Engagement (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Know Thy Neighborhood: How to Support Conversations on Race through Local Histories (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Fostering Civic Dispositions in Youth (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Youth250: Telling Gen Z’s Story At the 250th (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Unleash the Power of Music Across Subject Areas (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Connecting Community and Curriculum through Conversation (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Artful Advocacy: Facilitating Civic Dialogue Through Local Art (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Teach with Ken Burns’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Victory Gardens: A Historical & Modern Perspective (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Building and Maintaining Successful Professional Learning Communities (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Seed of Change: A Conversation with Carlotta Walls LaNier and Robert Kim (Online)	4:00 PM - 4:50 PM (EDT)

Name	Time
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (In-Person)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (Online)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Stories of America: Bridging Communities Through Narrative (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Financial Independence (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Inspiring Connection to Place Using Art and Objects (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Empowering Inventive Identities with Future-Ready Skills (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Approaching 250: An Inquiry Approach to Civic and History Learning (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Nuestras Voces: Understanding the American Experience through Children’s Literature (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Digital Resources from Mount Vernon	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Talking History: 3D Objects, Race and Your Story (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
What’s in your Sightline? DC’s Chinatown & Beyond (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (Online)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (In-Person)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Name	Time
Hands-On Approaches: Unlocking the Vibrant Story of U.S. Latino History (In-Person)	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Exploring the Cellphone’s Unseen Connections (In-Person)	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Elementary Classroom (In-Person)	9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
A Journey across Time with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Transformed Galleries (In-Person)	9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Portraits of a Nation: Portraiture Contextualizing the 250th (In-Person)	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Out of Many, One: Picturing and Preserving Art with a Civics Lens (In-Person)	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Shifting Boundaries: America’s Changing Landscapes (In-Person)	10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EDT)
Exploring Changemakers across History (In-Person)	11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Secondary Classroom (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Americans: Powerful Images, Powerful Words (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Future Builders: Emerging Leaders in Space (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) []

Toggle filters

Name	Time
“Together We Thrive: One Nation, Indivisible” Summit Welcome (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Engaging Teens in Civic Discourse with the National Youth Summit (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
StarGlass, Starlight, and Stellar Achievements (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Digital Storytelling for Classroom Engagement (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Marking the 250th: Beyond the 13 Original Colonies (Online)	12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
Know Thy Neighborhood: How to Support Conversations on Race through Local Histories (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
The Future of STEM: Inspiring the Next Generation (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Grow Where You’re Planted: Rooting Learning Communities in their Surroundings (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Time and World Travel: Tapping Nonfiction to Increase Student Engagement (Online)	1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
Connecting Community and Curriculum through Conversation (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Unleash the Power of Music Across Subject Areas (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Youth250: Telling Gen Z’s Story At the 250th (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Fostering Civic Dispositions in Youth (Online)	2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
Teach with Ken Burns’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Victory Gardens: A Historical & Modern Perspective (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Building and Maintaining Successful Professional Learning Communities (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Artful Advocacy: Facilitating Civic Dialogue Through Local Art (Online)	3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
Seed of Change: A Conversation with Carlotta Walls LaNier and Robert Kim (Online)	4:00 PM - 4:50 PM (EDT)

Name	Time
"A Mighty Long Way" by Carlotta Walls LaNier's Book Signing (In-Person)	9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (In-Person)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
History in Context: How the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Can Inspire Us to Work Towards Our Shared Future (Online)	10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Lunch (In-Person)	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Stories of America: Bridging Communities Through Narrative (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Session featuring President and CEO of CASEL, Dr. Aaliyah Samuel (Online)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Financial Independence (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Inspiring Connection to Place Using Art and Objects (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Empowering Inventive Identities with Future-Ready Skills (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Nuestras Voces: Understanding the American Experience through Children’s Literature (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Digital Resources from Mount Vernon	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Talking History: 3D Objects, Race and Your Story (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
What’s in your Sightline? DC’s Chinatown & Beyond (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Approaching 250: An Inquiry Approach to Civic and History Learning (In-Person)	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (Online)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Reflections on the Declaration that Built a Nation (In-Person)	3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Networking Reception (In-Person)	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)

Name	Time
Hands-On Approaches: Unlocking the Vibrant Story of U.S. Latino History (In-Person)	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Exploring the Cellphone’s Unseen Connections (In-Person)	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Elementary Classroom (In-Person)	9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
A Journey across Time with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Transformed Galleries (In-Person)	9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Out of Many, One: Picturing and Preserving Art with a Civics Lens (In-Person)	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Portraits of a Nation: Portraiture Contextualizing the 250th (In-Person)	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Shifting Boundaries: America’s Changing Landscapes (In-Person)	10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EDT)
Exploring Changemakers across History (In-Person)	11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Uncovering Revolutionary Era Personal Narratives in the Secondary Classroom (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Future Builders: Emerging Leaders in Space (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Americans: Powerful Images, Powerful Words (In-Person)	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) []

Keynote Sessions

Sessions