9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Registration
Annenberg Theater Lobby, Level 1
All Grades
Pick up your free resource bag and register for prizes, including dinner for two at The Source by
Wolfgang Puck. Sign up for a Genius Session – it’s your chance to talk one to one with a member of the
NewseumED team!
Teacher’s Lounge
Private Dining Room, Level 2
Enjoy complimentary refreshments.
All Grades
9:30-10 a.m.
Speed of News Class Demo
Learning Center, Concourse
Elementary
Students learn how people have shared news and information throughout history – from cave paintings to
telegraphs, to town criers to television. At exploration stations, students get hands-on experience with
new and old forms of communication – some fast, some slow, some familiar, some not.
Media and Photo Ethics Class Demo
Documentary Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Is it ever OK to clean up a quote or alter a photograph? This lesson familiarizes students with some of the
issues journalists face as they work to be accurate, fair and clear. Ethical dilemmas include digital
manipulation, minimizing harm, privacy, anonymous sources and the pressure to be first. Through
discussion and debate of real-life case studies, students become more informed media consumers.
Navigating the New NewseumED
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Discover NewseumED.org, our new online repository for all of our free resources for you and your
students. Explore our interactive EDCollections and learn to filter our hundreds of EDTools to find the
primary sources, activities, videos and lesson plans that meet your objectives.
President Lincoln Is Dead: ‘The New York Herald’ Reports the Assassination
Departs at 9:30 a.m. from top of the glass elevators, Level 6
All Grades
Get an insider’s look at all seven editions of The New York Herald from April 15, 1865, including a
recently discovered 8:45 a.m. “extra” that was one of the first newspapers to report the president’s death.
Teacher to Teacher: Digital Smackdown
Orientation Theater, Concourse
All Grades
Join #ANEW2015 Institute library media specialists Joquetta Johnson and Kristen Rowe for a quick hit of
digital tools that enrich the teaching and learning experience. Tools to be covered are LiveBinders,
Timetoast, Kahoot and many more! Come prepared to share your favorites.
10:15-10:45 a.m.
The Civil Rights Movement and the Press
Learning Center, Concourse
Middle-High
View a collection of rare front pages not on display to the general public. Newseum curatorial staff will
share publications showing a range of Northern and Southern perspectives on the civil rights movement.
Education staff will demonstrate how students can analyze the role of the First Amendment in this
movement in a sampling of our Making a Change class.
You Can’t Say That?! Class Demo
Documentary Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Learn how the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment apply in everyday life and in school.
When are there limits and why? The landmark Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines serves as a
basis to discuss how public school officials must balance students' rights to free expression with the need
to provide a safe learning environment. This session includes discussion of the First Amendment outside
the classroom walls, with attention to exceptions and restrictions that govern freedom of expression.
President Lincoln Is Dead: ‘The New York Herald’ Reports the Assassination [tour symbol]
Departs at 10:15 a.m. from the top of the glass elevators, Level 6
All Grades
Get an insider’s look at all seven editions of The New York Herald from April 15, 1865, including a
recently discovered 8:45 a.m. “extra” that was one of the first newspapers to report the president’s death.
10:15-11 a.m.
Field Trip Information and Classes at a Glance
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Elementary-Middle
Learn how to create an educational field trip experience for your students. Hear tips on booking a visit,
planning logistics and preparing chaperones. Get a quick overview of all the free classes available to
school groups, as well as related resources online.
11-11:30 a.m.
Front Page Frenzy Class Demo
Learning Center, Concourse
Elementary-Middle
Experience the Newseum’s fast-paced game of headlines and deadlines! Learn how your students can
scour current newspapers for the key elements of a front page as they race across a giant game board.
Navigating the New NewseumED
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Discover NewseumED.org, our new online repository for all of our free resources for you and your
students. Explore our interactive EDCollections and learn to filter our hundreds of EDTools to find the
primary sources, activities, videos and lesson plans that meet your objectives.
History Through H@ndles
Berlin Wall Gallery, Concourse
All Grades
Bring history alive in this blending learning session. Travel back in time to become a resident of East or
West Berlin during the budding of the Cold War. As big events are announced, document what you see
happening and your reactions on Twitter. Leave with new tools and inspiration for using social media to
teach history.
11-11:45 a.m.____________________________________________________________
Educating for Religious Literacy and Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Society, with Charles
Haynes, VP, Religious Freedom Center
Documentary Theater, Concourse
All Grades
In the 21st century, religion plays a critical role – for better and for worse – in shaping events and policies
around the world. Explore how best to prepare students to engage issues involving religion and religious
differences at home and abroad. How should educators address religious needs and requirements of
students? What are the limits of student religious expression? What are the challenges of teaching about
religions in the curriculum? Participants will be given guidelines and resources for addressing religion in
the classroom.
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Teacher to Teacher: Twitter in the Classroom
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Join #ANEW2015 Institute teachers Lisa Mayo and Annette Spahr as they share how to take the Twitter
leap with students. Find creative ways to connect the social media tool to social studies, literature and
more, as well as how to use it as a PLN. Come prepared to share your own best uses for Twitter.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Loud and Proud
Private Dining Room, Level 2
All Grades
Get creative and hands-on! Take inspiration from the galleries and a short video as you personalize
buttons, coasters and more. Drop in anytime during the hour.
12:30-1 p.m.
Judging Fact, Fiction and Everything in Between
Learning Center, Concourse
All Grades
View a collection of rare front pages not on display to the general public. Newseum curatorial staff will
share periodicals that include false reports and biased reporting. Education staff will demonstrate how
student can learn a set of tools to become media savvy and dissect websites in our Believe It or Not
class.
Media and Photo Ethics Class Demo
Documentary Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Is it ever OK to clean up a quote or digitally manipulate a photograph? This lesson familiarizes students
with some of the issues journalists face as they work to be accurate, fair and clear. Ethical dilemmas
include digital manipulation, minimizing harm, privacy, anonymous sources and the pressure to be first.
Through discussion and debate of real life case studies, students become more informed media
consumers.
Reporting Vietnam
Departs at 12:30 p.m. from the top of the glass elevators, Level 6
All Grades
Get an inside look at this provocative new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War,
America’s first televised war. Explore the dramatic stories of how journalists brought news about the war
to a divided nation.
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Field Trip Information and Classes at a Glance
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Learn how to create an educational field trip experience for your students. Hear tips on booking a visit,
planning logistics and preparing chaperones. Get a quick overview of all the free classes available to
school groups, as well as related resources online.
1-3 p.m.
Genius Sessions: Newseum Education
All Grades
Private Dining Room, Level 2
Reserve a space to talk one-on-one with a NewseumED staff member about your Newseum questions.
Sign up in the Annenberg Theater Lobby, Level 1. Availability is limited, reserve your spot early!
1:15-1:45 p.m.
Civil War Class Demo
Learning Center, Concourse
Elementary-Middle
Explore how technological breakthroughs revolutionized news coverage of the Civil War. Learn about
journalists’ roles, goals and methods for getting battlefield information to the public. Students then take on
the role of editors at Civil War-era newspapers and complete their own front pages, with the use of maps,
engravings and telegraph messages.
Navigating the New NewseumED
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Discover NewseumED.org, our new online repository for all of our free resources for you and your
students. Explore our interactive EDCollections and learn to filter our hundreds of EDTools to find the
primary sources, activities, videos and lesson plans that meet your objectives.
History Through H@ndles
Berlin Wall Gallery, Concourse
All Grades
Bring history alive in this blending learning session. Travel back in time to become a resident of East or
West Berlin during the budding of the Cold War. As big events are announced, document what you see
happening and your reactions on Twitter. Leave with new tools and inspiration for using social media to
teach history.
1:30-2 p.m.
Teacher to Teacher: Instagram and Media Ethics
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Join #ANEW2015 Institute teacher Rachel Millstein and her principal, Cindy Dillon, as they discuss the
impact social media has on 21st century learners and educators. Instagram accounts are on the rise and
have the potential to be excellent communication tools inside and out of the classroom. Explore the
intersection of ethics and hashtags and their possible ramifications!
1:15-2 p.m.
Educating for Religious Literacy and Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Society, with Charles
Haynes, VP, Religious Freedom Center
Documentary Theater, Concourse
All Grades
In the 21st century, religion plays a critical role – for better and for worse – in shaping events and policies
around the world. Explore how best to prepare students to engage issues involving religion and religious
differences at home and abroad. How should educators address religious needs and requirements of
students? What are the limits of student religious expression? What are the challenges of teaching about
religions in the curriculum? Participants will be given guidelines and resources for addressing religion in
the classroom.
2-2:30 p.m.
Women, Their Rights and Nothing Less
Learning Center, Concourse
Middle-High
View a collection of rare front pages not on display to the general public, then learn how to use social
media to engage your students with primary sources. Newseum curatorial staff will share newspapers and
NewseumED staff will lead an interpretation activity using Instagram and free photo apps.
Behind the Scenes in the Broadcast Studio
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Learn about the Newseum’s state-of-the-art television studio, including the equipment and personnel
needed to produce a live news broadcast. Come behind the scenes to see how the control room works
and where notable program guests, including President Obama, have prepared for the cameras.
2:15-2:45 p.m.
You Can’t Say That?! Class Demo
Documentary Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Learn how the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment apply in everyday life and in school.
When are there limits and why? The landmark Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines serves as a
basis to discuss how public school officials must balance students' rights to free expression with the need
to provide a safe learning environment. This session includes discussion of the First Amendment outside
the classroom walls, with attention to exceptions and restrictions that govern freedom of expression.
2:15-3 p.m.
Field Trip Information and Classes at a Glance
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Learn how to create an educational field trip experience for your students. Hear tips on booking a visit,
planning logistics and preparing chaperones. Get a quick overview of all the free classes available to
school groups, as well as related resources online.
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Freedom in the Balance: Teaching Security, Diversity and the First Amendment Through the Lens
of 9/11
Learning Center, Concourse
Middle-High
Get a preview of the newest EDCollection. Three case studies and teacher guides illustrate what’s
coming March 2016: a unique resource about the fragile balancing of the five freedoms of the First
Amendment with concerns for safety and the public good throughout U.S. history.
Behind the Scenes in the Broadcast Studio
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Learn about the Newseum’s state-of-the-art television studio, including the equipment and personnel
needed to produce a live news broadcast. Come behind the scenes to see how the control room works
and where notable program guests, including President Obama, have prepared for the cameras.
3:15-4 p.m.
Making a Change: The Civil Rights Movement and the First Amendment
Documentary Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
How did civil rights activists use their individual freedoms (speech, religion, assembly and petition) to
demand change? How did Martin Luther King Jr. harness the power of the news media? View a 23minute documentary based on primary sources that considers the press’s role in covering the push for
equality.
3:30-4 p.m.
Believe It or Not Class Demo
Learning Center, Concourse
Middle-High
Is Wikipedia reliable? How do you distinguish fact from rumor? What news source is trustworthy? This
introduction to media literacy gives students a set of tools they can use to evaluate sources online, on TV
and in print. Through hands-on activities and discussion, students learn how to become media savvy and
put their new skills to the test.
Teacher to Teacher: Get Googly
Orientation Theater, Concourse
Middle-High
Join #ANEW2015 institute teacher Ashleigh Gillespie as she shares how to revolutionize your classroom
with Google tools -- Docs, Classroom, Forms and Slides.
Navigating the New NewseumED
Knight Studio, Level 3
All Grades
Discover NewseumED.org, our new online repository for all of our free resources for you and your
students. Explore our interactive EDCollections and learn to filter our hundreds of EDTools to find the
primary sources, activities, videos and lesson plans that meet your objectives.