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Learning Moments: CAPTURING AN ENGAGING MOMENT

31 October 2019 Rubén Salgado Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners Leave a comment

In his final post of the Learning Moments blog series, National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado shares some of his tips for capturing an engaging moment. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning Moments Showcase. We’ve gone over

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Teens Making an Impact: Amy Purdy

28 October 2019 National Geographic Learning Teaching Teens Leave a comment

Many teenagers today are concerned about their places in the world and their roles as global citizens. They’re developing a sense of social responsibility. They’re also developing a personal sense of values and looking for role models. This month, we’re pulling from our programs for teenagers to share real stories

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Learning Moments: Composing An Image

24 October 2019 Rubén Salgado Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners One comment

Looking for some Learning Moments inspiration? Check out this post by National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning Moments Showcase. Composition is the first thing I think about when I look through

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Teens Making an Impact: Jack Andraka

16 October 2019 National Geographic Learning Teaching Teens Leave a comment

Teens Making an Impact Many teenagers today are concerned about their places in the world and their roles as global citizens. They’re developing a sense of social responsibility. They’re also developing a personal sense of values and looking for role models. This month, we’re pulling from our programs for teenagers

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Learning Moments: Painting with Light

7 October 2019 Rubén Salgado Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners One comment

Looking for some Learning Moments inspiration? In this post by National Geographic Contributing Photographer, Rubén Salgado, he sheds some light on one of the keys to taking a great photo. Once you’ve read the post, be sure to share some of your photos with us by participating in the Learning

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Voices: Life as Lived in China

21 November 2018 National Geographic Learning Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners Leave a comment

Learn about the trip National Geographic photographers Ami Vitale and John Stanmeyer’s took to China, to record everyday life as part of the National Geographic Learning Life as Lived Photographic Expedition. The goal of the Life as Lived project is to commission content with which to illustrate the education materials

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How to Bring Nature Journaling into your Classroom

19 June 2018 Gabby Salazar Teaching Teens, Young Learners Leave a comment

A few days ago*, I visited Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. When I arrived, the wind was bitingly cold, and the lake shore was obscured by thick flurries of snowflakes. I was there to see the place where Henry David Thoreau, renowned writer and naturalist, had spent two years, two

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Bring the World into Your Classroom Through Photography

23 February 2018 Gabby Salazar Teaching Teens, Young Learners 4 comments

For over a century, students have had opportunities to learn about far off places through pictures brought back by intrepid explorers venturing across the globe. The world learned about the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu through the images of explorer Hiram Bingham and saw the view from Mount Everest after

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Capturing Culture in your Classroom

13 December 2017 Gabby Salazar Teaching Teens, Young Learners Leave a comment

Music, food, language, dance, stories and decorations. These are just a few of the ways that people express their cultural heritage. As a photographer, one of the most exciting parts of my work is discovering and photographing different cultural traditions around the world. When I visit a new place, I

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Become a Citizen Scientist

10 October 2017 Gabby Salazar Teaching Teens One comment

Become a Citizen Scientist (Using Your Phone!) Did you know that you can contribute to scientific research using only your phone? Scientists around the globe are calling on anyone with a camera or a computer to help contribute to our knowledge of the world. This movement is called Citizen Science

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