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MOTAL Articles

The Museum of Teaching and Learning is pleased to provide you a list with links to the posts we have sent out in the past year. It is our mission to enlighten, educate, inspire, and tell stories for all ages.  All you have to do is click on the titles below.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee or favorite drink, relax and enjoy.  We will be adding articles weekly so please check back often to read some more.

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Recent Articles

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Musical Theatre:
A Whole Child Learning Experience


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Celebrate Juneteenth
​from Home!

MOTAL invites you to learn more about Juneteenth ​

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Something’s Coming!
Could It Be? Yes It Could!

More MOTAL Articles

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Summer Vacation
A Very American Tradition

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Second Doll Scholar!
Katherine Rutz-Robbins
Named as Second Doll Scholar

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Are YOU Financial Literate?
Give Yourself a Financial Check-up

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Artifact of the Month
1940 University of California Yearbook

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“Diverse” Art Auction TODAY!
What a Difference!

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How’s Your Flag Etiquette?
Hurrah for the Flag!

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OUT-RO-SPEC-TION?
​ What’s THAT?!

​Outrospection—good to think about during Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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You Are Not Alone
Mental Health: Now More Than Ever

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Two Peas in a Pod
Crazy About Education

“Diverse” Art Auction TODAY!
What a Difference!
How’s Your Flag Etiquette?
Hurrah for the Flag!

OUT-RO-SPEC-TION?
​ What’s THAT?!

​Outrospection—good to think about during Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
You Are Not Alone
Mental Health: Now More Than Ever
Two Peas in a Pod
Crazy About Education
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MOTAL'S Next Podcast
Episode 2: The Theater Arts Professor
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Something to Crow About
MOTAL Wins Two in a Row!

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May Artifact of the Month
Alphabet Blocks
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“Unclothed”
​Art Auction TODAY!

Get Ready, Get Set, BID!
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Teachers Hall of Fame
Honoring Teachers for Over Thirty Years

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Dynamic Duo
Fred and Ellen Lentz: Lifelong Educators
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Why Do 42% of School Principals Plan to Leave?
Understanding the Complex Web of Roles Principals Must Play
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The MOTAL Volunteer of the Year!
Volunteer of the Year 2021
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As Promised!
​The Art Auction Begins

MOTAL Holds Unique
​“Slow Art” Auction
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Announcing MOTAL’s
​Podcast LAUNCH

Today the Museum of Teaching and Learning is proud to bring you the first of a series of podcast interviews entitled “Teaching in Times of Covid.”

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Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States
Celebrating National Poetry Month 2021

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Little Red With A Twist
The Little Adventures of Wolf and Red:
​To Grandmother's House


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April Artifact of the Month
McGuffey Eclectic Readers
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Bully Bully
Dealing with Children and Adults
​Who Bully


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Schoolhouse Opportunity Day,
​ is Today!

A Fine Opportunity to
​ Honor an Educator
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Eight Grades, One Room
One-Room School

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April National Month of?


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The Count!
Counting and Estimating: First Cousins

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Celebrating Women's History - The Story
Milestones Leading to
​ Women's History Month


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"Dr. B"
Dr. Jill Biden:
​Educator in the White House
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Coming Soon! 
​"Opportunity Day" 
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Do you believe in magic?
A Harp-Jacking? Read All About It!
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Oh Maria!
Maria Montessori: 
Amazing Physician and Educator
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How Did THIS Happen?
Women Dominate U.S. Teaching
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New Era
Re-imagining a Bright Future
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Skipping School #2
Op-Ed About Skipping School
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Read Across America Week
Expand YOUR Reading Horizon!
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Little Red Mystery Solved
MOTAL:
Storybook Dolls Artifact - Article 2

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Skipping School - Part 1
Shipping School and Oystering - Part 1
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The Donor Mystery
Searching for the mystery donor for these wonderful story book dolls.
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Good Morning, China
MORNING:  Featuring a Day in the Life
of PING, A Student in China
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Getting a Grip on a Trillion
Building Comprehension of
Gigantic Numbers


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Learning Something About Mary
Remembering
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Behind the Scenes 7
Introducing MOTAL's Intern Katherine Rutz-Robbins
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A Powerful,
Transformative Practice

Practicing Gratitude in School
​(and in Life) to Transform Society in a Post-Pandemic World.

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​Remembering the Hippocampus
Find Out What the Hippocampus and Seahorses Have in Common
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Behind the Scenes 6
Introducing MOTAL's Tiffany Dacuycuy
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Expanding Our Views of History
Project 1619 - Understanding the Development of Our Country
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Don't Lose Your Marbles
Young Marbles Champion Astounds Everyone!
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Can YOU Pass the New Citizenship Test? 
A New, Longer Civics Test for U.S. Citizenship
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Honor Our Constitution
America's Most Important Document 
By Special Request
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Off to a Good Start
Ten Ways to Improve Your
​Nonfiction Writing
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One In a Billion!
A Mans Remarkable Odyssey through Modern-Day China
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A Dream Come True
A Story of a Quest to Make a Dream Come True
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Lifelong Learning; One View
Some Musings on Lifelong Learning in Later Life
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Empathy and Autism
An important way to build understanding
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Friendly Friday
One Kind Word can change
someone's entire day
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Did You Hear About MOTAL?
​MOTAL Behind The Scenes
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Our Very FIRST One!
“The Father of American Public Education.”
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Data-Driven
Preparing for a 
Data-Driven World

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Unforgettable
Make a Family Time Capsule
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Sex Educated
Sex Education: A Rocky Road

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The Controversy
Columbus Day and/or
​Indigenous Peoples Day
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They/Them and YOU!
Embracing Language Change
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Play for All Ages!
Important Benefits For
​Children and Adults
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Celebrating Hispanic
Heritage Month

MOTAL's Story, Our Intern's Story and Invitation to Tell Your Story
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Go Clubbing!​
Granddaughter/Grandmother Club
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Honoring Our Constitution!
America’s Most Important Document


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A Special Museum!
Learning about the Paul Gray
​Personal Computing Museum

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The Cursive Controversy
Is there a Case for Cursive Handwriting?


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GROUNDED
People of All Ages Can Ward Off
​Anxiety through Grounding​
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The Fantastic Plastic Brain
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Brain plasticity refers to the degree to which the brain can change. 
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WHAT’S COOKIN’!
Cooking is certainly more
​than eating the result!​
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Happy “By Heart” Day!
Learning things by heart can be good for you and your brain


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Helping Your Child
​Explore and Learn

Excellent Insights for Parenting. Forward this one to all the new parents in your life.
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Bring Your Own - Do Not Share!
Tips every parent should know about play dates during COVID – pass it on.​
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WOW! Really OLD!
Find out about “Our Nation’s Attic.” 
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MOTAL MYSTERY!
A mystery brings up Maslow’s
​Hierarchy find out why!​
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Opening Schools--
​A Balancing Act

​Difficult decisions for schools and families, read all about it!
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Sisu!
Everyone needs Sisu ​in their life,
​find out why!​
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Minding Mindfulness ​
This lesson can help everyone, especially now. You will want to pass this on!
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A New Look at a
​Turn-of-Century Speech 

​Read about the remarkable life and passion of John Lewis. 
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SING, Sing a SONG
Get insights on why singing is good for the soul! 
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Attitude Adjustment
And How Do YOU Feel About Math?
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The Developing Brain:
​Teen Edition

Understanding the Teen Brain​
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Proceed With Great Caution
Summer camps and COVID-19:
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Cooking with Kids
​During the Pandemic

Working Together to Create
​Tasty Sunshine Stew​
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Teen Brains Need Sleep!
Today, let’s talk about sleep.
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The Next Normal—NOT 98.6
What is YOUR normal? Find out!​
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Have a Safe and Sane 4th of July
​
Important tips and references during COVID-19 gatherings.​
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Introducing Cardboard Art!
Something so simple as creating together curbs the appetite
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Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth?
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Be An Education Investigator!
​Special Covid-19 Project in Education
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The Risks of Summer
The Risk of 10 Summer Activities During Covid-19
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​A Better Place
MOTAL Aspires to Inspire Change
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Pat Pisano Casey Quote
Reflection from MOTAL'S A Class Action Exhibiton docent Pat Pisano Casey.
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At-Home Art During a Pandemic
Art Projects to Ease Pandemic Anxiety 
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The 1918 Flu Pandemic and Children's Education
​The 1918 Flu & Children's Education
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Life is a Series of
​Ups and Downs

Resilience, Your Child and Challenging Times
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Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs: A Curator's Quest
​A look into the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
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Behind the Scenes 5!
Meet Norma Jean Ames her story and inspiration!​

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Kevin Cabrera Interview 
​
Meet Kevin Cabrera Executive Director of the College Park Aviation Museum.

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Motivational Quotes
​from MOTAL 

A collection of inspiring quotes from us to YOU!
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​Toxic Stress
Stress, COVID-19 and You
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In Memory of Loren Doll
Loren helped steer the course of MOTAL - Read all about him!
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COVID-19 Vocabulary
COVID-19 Crisis Vocabulary for You
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Earth Week 
Ways to Honor Earth Week
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Behind the Scenes 4!
Introducing MOTAL's Intern Tessa Lepore
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Back By Popular Demand
Cool ideas for you to enjoy and SHARE!
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Understanding "20 Seconds"
Do YOU have a good
​sense of elapsed time?
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Behind the Scenes3!
Introducing MOTAL's Intern
​Cecilia Castillo
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Nurturing Your Baby's
​Brain During Crisis

Navigating COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development at Home​
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Origami Art Activity
Origami Cranes: A Symbol of Hope
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Behind the Scenes 2!
Introducing MOTAL's Intern Caitlin Spencer
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Understanding Six Feet
Do you know how to keep six feet between you and the next person?
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Behind the Scenes!
Introducing MOTAL's Intern Allison Koehler​
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Homeschooling Tips
Homeschooling moms share their tips for managing learning and time at home.​
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Did you know...?
The average newborn baby's brain doubles in size within the first few months of life.​
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In Memory of Al Wallace
Al Wallace served MOTAL for eleven years as Treasurer and CFO.​
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Amazing Newborns!
In honor of Brain Awareness Month...
​MOTAL presents "Amazing Newborns"!​​
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Dementia Masquerade!
​Many conditions can produce symptoms that masquerade as dementia,
but ARE NOT.
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  • Home
  • MOTAL Articles
  • Artifacts
    • Artifact of the Month
    • Artifact Group and Index
  • Exhibitions
    • Two Roads, One Journey >
      • Objectives
      • Our Audience
      • The Experience
      • Exhibition Floor Plan
      • Venues
      • Creative Team
    • Traveling Exhibitions >
      • Two Roads, One Journey
      • A Class Action >
        • Exhibition Design
        • Exhibition Layout
        • Manuscript and Photographs
        • Artifacts
        • Recordings and Documentary
        • Docent Support
        • Classroom Materials
        • Suggested Events
        • Marketing Materials
        • Venues
        • What People Are Saying
        • Acknowledgements
      • Memories of Mexican Schools Listening Station
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • A Class Action Original Exhibition >
        • The Case
        • Exhibition Committee
        • Partners and Sponsors
      • Memories of Mexican Schools
      • Horace Mann
      • Maria Montessori
    • Dream Exhibitions >
      • Brain Exhibition
      • Learning Disabilities
      • Global Classrooms
  • Podcasts
  • Events
  • Programs
    • Artifact Collection
    • Artifact Group and Index
    • Learn
    • Bookshop
    • Resources
  • Contact
  • About Us
    • About MOTAL
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  • Donate
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