Art and Narrative

by | Sep 18, 2024

This curriculum guide explores the relationship arts education and teaching with primary sources that come out of ethnographic documentation and often feature folk and traditional arts. Learning Objectives Access new primary source sets developed with Visual Arts and...

Oral History in Interpretation and Museum Education

by | Sep 18, 2024

This Curriculum Packet was designed for a Teaching with Primary Sources workshop titled “Oral History and Interpretation” offered by Local Learning in partnership with Vermont Folklife and Washington State Parks. Learning Objectives Access new primary...

Collecting Local Stories

by | Jun 11, 2024

Iowa celebrated its 150th anniversary of statehood in 1996. As part of that celebration, some 150 Iowa musicians, craftspeople, storytellers, radio announcers, farmers, cooks, doctors, basketball players, teachers, scholars, and state officials participated in the...

Teachers’ Guide to Local Culture

by | May 29, 2024

This guide was written to help educators prepare their students to attend the “Hmong at Heart” exhibit at the Madison children’s museum, but is relevant to those wanting to learn more about Hmong communities or visiting museum exhibits featuring cultural traditions....