This group of modules were created through a collaboration between PreK-12 Nebraska teachers and Smithsonian museum educators. It focuses on the following educational strategies: multicultural education, inquiry-based approaches such as the C3 IDM model, civics education, and socio-emotional learning.

These modules will be piloted in Fall 2022 and then published via the Smithsonian Learning Lab, and the Nebraska OER HUB, to ensure state-wide and national access to these teaching resources.

This collaboration between the Nebraska Department of Education and the Smithsonian Institution will leverage the breadth of content and education expertise that exist among the 21 museums at the Smithsonian with the expertise of Nebraska's educators and administrators.

Module Links: 

• User's Guide
• How can family celebration traditions be the same and different?
• What Makes My Neighborhood Special?
• How did my community develop over time, and how does it continue to change?
• Where do celebrations come from?
• How are communities alike and different?