Art to Zoo Is Published by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Summary

  • The Smithsonian Office of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes the first number of Art to Zoo, a printed teachers' guide published twice per year and distributed to every elementary and secondary school in the United States at no cost. The guide makes Smithsonian collections, exhibitions and expertise available for classroom instruction through illustrated lesson plans aligned with national and state standards.
  • The publication is later renamed Smithsonian in Your Classroom and the Office is renamed the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
  • Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Smithsonian in Your Classroom
  • Art to Zoo 1976-1997

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

OCLC record: (OCoLC)ocm07181917

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

March 1976

Topic

  • Publications
  • New Programs
  • Education
  • Public programs
  • Museums
  • Museums--Educational aspects
  • Education--Museums

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