KATE HARRIS
Publications
Harris, Kate. “Teach digital curation with depth.” In the Classroom blog, International Society for Technology in Education, 23 May 2017.
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Harris, Kate and Michael Gonchar. “Analyzing the Relationship between the Press and the President: A Lesson Plan.” New York Times Learning Network, 11 May 2017.
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Harris, Kate. “Adapting Collections in the Learning Lab.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, 5 Dec. 2016.
Harris, Kate and Michael Gonchar. “Battle Over an Oil Pipeline: Teaching About the Standing Rock Sioux Protests.” New York Times Learning Network, 30 Nov. 2016.
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Harris, Kate and Tracey Barrett. “Text to Text | Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protest and Frederick Douglass’s ‘What to the Slave is the 4th of July?’” New York Times Learning Network, 26 Oct. 2016,
Harris, Kate. “Reader Idea | Thinking Critically About How We Engage With News Events Online and in Social Media.” New York Times Learning Network, 1 Sept. 2016. Also referenced in 28 Sept. 2016 post by Katherine Schulten.
Harris, Kate. “Case Study: Using the Learning Lab for Warm-Up Activities.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, 26 Aug. 2016.
Harris, Kate. “Creating with the Learning Lab.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, 5 Jul. 2016.
Harris, Kate. “Smithsonian’s Home in Pittsburgh.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, 31 May 2016.
Harris, Kate. “Every Collection Tells a Story.” Smithsonian Learning Lab, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, 19 May 2016.
Harris, Kate. Desks and Deities, 2015.
Harris, Kate. “Getting to the Heart of World War I: Using Maps, Statistics, and Other Resources to Investigate the War.” Bringing the Great War Home: Teaching with the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, American Battle Monuments Commission with Learn NC and Virginia Tech, 2014. E-book.
Presentations
Gilbertson, Nicole and Kate Harris. “Promoting Historical Thinking: Lessons from Teachers' Use of the Smithsonian Learning Lab” American Education Research Association Conference, 2017.
Harris, Kate. “Using Museum Objects to Drive Inquiry.” National Humanities Center webinar, 2017.
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Harris, Kate, Mariruth Leftwich, Ashley Naranjo, and Tess Porter. "Smithsonian Learning Lab Pittsburgh Cohort 2 Workshop Series" Heinz History Center, 2016-2017 (four workshops in series, in progress).
Harris, Kate, “Exploring and Creating with the Smithsonian Learning Lab” Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference, 2016.
Harris, Kate, “Exploring and Creating with the Smithsonian Learning Lab” Allegheny Partners for Out of School Time Fall Conference, 2016.
Harris, Kate and Mariruth Leftwich, “Using Primary Sources to Teach Writing” Peters Township School District In-Service Professional Development, 2016.
Harris, Kate, Mariruth Leftwich, Amanda McAllen, and Linda Muller, “Inspiring Teaching through Museum Collections” Heinz History Center Act 48 Seminar, 2016.
Harris, Kate, “Using Art in American History” Mini-Session International Society for Technology in Education Conference, 2016.
Harris, Kate, “World Religions in the Smithsonian Learning Lab.” Mini-Session International Society for Technology in Education Conference, 2016.
Harris, Kate, Mariruth Leftwich, Linda Muller, Ashley Naranjo, and Tess Porter. "Smithsonian Learning Lab Pittsburgh Cohort 1 Workshop Series" Heinz History Center, 2015-2016 (four workshops in series).
Harris, Kate and Don Jones, “Using Primary Sources to Build Literacy” Durham Public Schools Summer Institute, Durham Public Schools, 2012 and 2013.