Keynote Sessions

Sessions

10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
How Poems Tell the Story of Our Time: A Conversation with Amanda Gorman (Online)
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
 
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
History that Speaks: From Stories to Power (Online)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
 
Photos in Conversation: Then, Now, and Us (Online)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
 
Stories of STEM: AI for the Community (Online)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
 
Why Local Stories Matter in a 250-Year Journey (Online)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (EDT)
 
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Stories That Hold Us Together: Cultivating Civic Action Through Community and Storytelling (Online)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
 
STEAM Storytelling for a Sustainable Future (Online)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
 
Teaching Through Exchange: Educator Voices (Online)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
 
Beyond the Visit: Smithsonian Digital Tools (Online)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT)
 
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
250 Years: Local Stories, National Narratives (Online)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
 
Youth Voices: Stories from the Exchange (Online)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
 
Inventor Stories to Inspire the Next Generation (Online)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
 
Stories 4-History: Fostering Civic Voice and Community Engagement through Film (Online)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM (EDT)
 
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
MORE COLORS THAN THE EYE CAN SEE: The Art of Jeffrey Gibson (Online)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
 
From Dialogue to Tangible Civic Action (Online)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
 
Using Digital Games to Teach What Matters (Online)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
 
We the Teachers: New Resources for Civic Education (Online)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM (EDT)
 
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Keynote Session with Mac Barnett (Online)
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM (EDT)
 
10:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Unlocking the Potential in Every Student (Online)
10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
 
Unlocking the Potential in Every Student (In-Person)
10:45 AM - 11:50 AM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)
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
Teen Agency as a Vehicle for Civic Engagement (In-Person)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)
From Founding Documents to Public Art (In-Person)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-D)
Learning with 3D Objects and Thinking Routines (In-Person)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-E)
Before Solutions: Understanding Like Designers (In-Person)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-A)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Nature-Based Learning: No Forest Required (In-Person)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-A)
Native Women Leading the Way: From Revolution to the Future (In-Person)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-D)
Small Stamps, Big Stories: Civics by Design (In-Person)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-E)
Uncovering the Stories Objects Hold (In-Person)
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (401-F)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Keynote Session with Hahrie Han (In-Person)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Auditorium)
Keynote Session with Hahrie Han (Online)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (EDT)
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Author Book Signing: Hahrie Han (In-Person)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (5th Floor Event Space & Rooftop)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Inaugural Smithsonian Educator Excellence Award Ceremony and Networking Reception (In-Person)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
The Kogod Courtyard (in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
The Stories We Carry, Our Voices in Motion: American Aspirations (In-Person)
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM (EDT)
The Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Exhibits in Focus: Bison & From These Lands (In-Person)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
National Museum of Natural History
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Nick Cave’s Mammoth: Excavating Memories, Together (In-Person)
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
We Make History: Community Stories at 250 (In-Person)
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Anacostia Community Museum
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Little Kids, Big Voices: Early Learners and Civics (In-Person)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
National Portrait Gallery
The Courage to Connect: Turning Empathy into Action (In-Person)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Capital Gallery Building
Grow Tomorrow with Smithsonian Gardens (In-Person)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Civic and Sacred: Monumental Art, Power, and Voice (In-Person)
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EDT)
The Freer Gallery of Art
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Objects of Change: Teaching Civil Rights (In-Person)
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
National Museum of American History
Unpacking History: Learning Through Objects (In-Person)
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
National Museum of American History
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
¡Puro Ritmo! Teaching History Through Objects (In-Person)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
National Museum of American Latino (inside the National Museum of American History)
Understanding the Plot and Finding Holes (In-Person)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
National Museum of American History
AI, Portraiture, and Exploring Complexity with Project Zero Practices (In-Person)
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
Capital Gallery Building
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Affiliate Event: Bluegrass Forever
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
National Postal Museum
Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

Please note: because space is limited in Thursday sessions, tour registration requires a $1.00 deposit per tour. The registration deposit will be refunded to all attendees who attend the tour(s) they register for. If you must cancel your tour registration, please do so by Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) to receive a full refund of the deposit. Any attendee who does not cancel their registration by the cancellation deadline will be charged a $49.00 no-show fee and forfeits the $1.00 deposit.

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