Digital Museum of Learning
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Our mission is to champion educators and increase the impact of their work. Explore the history and future of learning!
🏛️ What if a museum visit was just the beginning of a learning journey?
From historic school bags to botanical boxes, museum objects can spark curiosity and open up new opportunities for learning.
From historic school bags to botanical boxes, museum objects can spark curiosity and open up new opportunities for learning.
September 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🏛️ What if a museum visit was just the beginning of a learning journey?
From historic school bags to botanical boxes, museum objects can spark curiosity and open up new opportunities for learning.
From historic school bags to botanical boxes, museum objects can spark curiosity and open up new opportunities for learning.
Distracted? Curious? Sleepy? Grumpy?
The children in this picture are all holding a book, but none of them seems to be reading... 👀
Try it with your learners: choose one child and ask them to come up with three words to describe how that child might be feeling or what they might be thinking.
The children in this picture are all holding a book, but none of them seems to be reading... 👀
Try it with your learners: choose one child and ask them to come up with three words to describe how that child might be feeling or what they might be thinking.
September 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Distracted? Curious? Sleepy? Grumpy?
The children in this picture are all holding a book, but none of them seems to be reading... 👀
Try it with your learners: choose one child and ask them to come up with three words to describe how that child might be feeling or what they might be thinking.
The children in this picture are all holding a book, but none of them seems to be reading... 👀
Try it with your learners: choose one child and ask them to come up with three words to describe how that child might be feeling or what they might be thinking.
On Knowledge Day, many Ukrainian children go to school in a shirt whose embroidery can tell an informed eye which region that style comes from. 🔎
September 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On Knowledge Day, many Ukrainian children go to school in a shirt whose embroidery can tell an informed eye which region that style comes from. 🔎
“It doesn’t have to be perfect. The main thing is to get started.”
It can be revealing to see how other people in your field go about their work.
It can be revealing to see how other people in your field go about their work.
September 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
“It doesn’t have to be perfect. The main thing is to get started.”
It can be revealing to see how other people in your field go about their work.
It can be revealing to see how other people in your field go about their work.
What if learners could step inside the science, artworks, or worlds they’re studying?
September 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
What if learners could step inside the science, artworks, or worlds they’re studying?
Ever learned a new word and then found yourself looking for an excuse to use it?
That impulse is useful. The more often we meet a word — in something we read, hear, say or write — the more familiar it can become.
That impulse is useful. The more often we meet a word — in something we read, hear, say or write — the more familiar it can become.
September 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Ever learned a new word and then found yourself looking for an excuse to use it?
That impulse is useful. The more often we meet a word — in something we read, hear, say or write — the more familiar it can become.
That impulse is useful. The more often we meet a word — in something we read, hear, say or write — the more familiar it can become.
Three free literacy resources worth bookmarking. 📚
For International Literacy Day, our curators picked a few favorites for young readers:
📖 stories about girls creating change
💬 reading and listening in nine languages
🌍 a free digital library with books from around the world
For International Literacy Day, our curators picked a few favorites for young readers:
📖 stories about girls creating change
💬 reading and listening in nine languages
🌍 a free digital library with books from around the world
September 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Three free literacy resources worth bookmarking. 📚
For International Literacy Day, our curators picked a few favorites for young readers:
📖 stories about girls creating change
💬 reading and listening in nine languages
🌍 a free digital library with books from around the world
For International Literacy Day, our curators picked a few favorites for young readers:
📖 stories about girls creating change
💬 reading and listening in nine languages
🌍 a free digital library with books from around the world
How do children learn new words - and what helps them stick? 💬
Every new word we hear, read, say or write helps build connections in the brain. And the more ways we experience a word, the easier it can be to remember.
Every new word we hear, read, say or write helps build connections in the brain. And the more ways we experience a word, the easier it can be to remember.
September 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
How do children learn new words - and what helps them stick? 💬
Every new word we hear, read, say or write helps build connections in the brain. And the more ways we experience a word, the easier it can be to remember.
Every new word we hear, read, say or write helps build connections in the brain. And the more ways we experience a word, the easier it can be to remember.
Back-to-school shopping can be about more than ticking off a list. 🛍️
It can be a great opportunity to help learners think about the difference between needs and wants, recognize the marketing strategies advertisers use, compare prices, and consider more sustainable shopping choices.
It can be a great opportunity to help learners think about the difference between needs and wants, recognize the marketing strategies advertisers use, compare prices, and consider more sustainable shopping choices.
September 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Back-to-school shopping can be about more than ticking off a list. 🛍️
It can be a great opportunity to help learners think about the difference between needs and wants, recognize the marketing strategies advertisers use, compare prices, and consider more sustainable shopping choices.
It can be a great opportunity to help learners think about the difference between needs and wants, recognize the marketing strategies advertisers use, compare prices, and consider more sustainable shopping choices.
If you've ever sat around a table playing a board game with a child, you may know the moment: the first plan hasn't worked, the board suddenly looks different, and it's time to figure out another move. 🎲
August 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
If you've ever sat around a table playing a board game with a child, you may know the moment: the first plan hasn't worked, the board suddenly looks different, and it's time to figure out another move. 🎲
What was always in your school bag?
Maybe a sandwich you forgot to eat. A folded note asking “Do you like me? Yes / No.” Something you carried around for weeks for no obvious reason.
These three bags belong to children in our colleagues’ families and give us a glimpse of the school day today.
Maybe a sandwich you forgot to eat. A folded note asking “Do you like me? Yes / No.” Something you carried around for weeks for no obvious reason.
These three bags belong to children in our colleagues’ families and give us a glimpse of the school day today.
August 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
What was always in your school bag?
Maybe a sandwich you forgot to eat. A folded note asking “Do you like me? Yes / No.” Something you carried around for weeks for no obvious reason.
These three bags belong to children in our colleagues’ families and give us a glimpse of the school day today.
Maybe a sandwich you forgot to eat. A folded note asking “Do you like me? Yes / No.” Something you carried around for weeks for no obvious reason.
These three bags belong to children in our colleagues’ families and give us a glimpse of the school day today.
💧 Looking for unique ways to teach your students about water conservation?
Nearly 200 years ago, Londoners were drinking "Monster Soup" – polluted Thames water depicted in a caricature by William Heath.
Today, the global water crisis looks different, but the need for solutions is just as urgent.
Nearly 200 years ago, Londoners were drinking "Monster Soup" – polluted Thames water depicted in a caricature by William Heath.
Today, the global water crisis looks different, but the need for solutions is just as urgent.
August 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
💧 Looking for unique ways to teach your students about water conservation?
Nearly 200 years ago, Londoners were drinking "Monster Soup" – polluted Thames water depicted in a caricature by William Heath.
Today, the global water crisis looks different, but the need for solutions is just as urgent.
Nearly 200 years ago, Londoners were drinking "Monster Soup" – polluted Thames water depicted in a caricature by William Heath.
Today, the global water crisis looks different, but the need for solutions is just as urgent.
🧵 Before stories were on screens, some were stitched.
With the Bayeux Tapestry soon on display at the British Museum, it is a good moment to revisit one of the world’s most famous textile stories.
With the Bayeux Tapestry soon on display at the British Museum, it is a good moment to revisit one of the world’s most famous textile stories.
August 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
🧵 Before stories were on screens, some were stitched.
With the Bayeux Tapestry soon on display at the British Museum, it is a good moment to revisit one of the world’s most famous textile stories.
With the Bayeux Tapestry soon on display at the British Museum, it is a good moment to revisit one of the world’s most famous textile stories.
How do travel and exploration shape children's understanding of the world?
In our online story, “What is a perfect globe?”, young learners can discover how people throughout history charted, studied, and taught the world’s geography.
In our online story, “What is a perfect globe?”, young learners can discover how people throughout history charted, studied, and taught the world’s geography.
August 11, 2026 at 10:49 AM
How do travel and exploration shape children's understanding of the world?
In our online story, “What is a perfect globe?”, young learners can discover how people throughout history charted, studied, and taught the world’s geography.
In our online story, “What is a perfect globe?”, young learners can discover how people throughout history charted, studied, and taught the world’s geography.
“Exercise doesn't just make our bodies stronger, it makes our hearts kinder.”
School sports are full of small learning moments: taking turns, following rules, noticing who is left out, and finding a fair way to keep playing.
School sports are full of small learning moments: taking turns, following rules, noticing who is left out, and finding a fair way to keep playing.
August 7, 2026 at 10:48 AM
“Exercise doesn't just make our bodies stronger, it makes our hearts kinder.”
School sports are full of small learning moments: taking turns, following rules, noticing who is left out, and finding a fair way to keep playing.
School sports are full of small learning moments: taking turns, following rules, noticing who is left out, and finding a fair way to keep playing.
Barbara Pape explains learner variability with an image many teachers already know: the iceberg. 🧊
On the surface, a child might seem distracted, tired, or hard to reach.
But what we see first may only be the visible part.
On the surface, a child might seem distracted, tired, or hard to reach.
But what we see first may only be the visible part.
August 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Barbara Pape explains learner variability with an image many teachers already know: the iceberg. 🧊
On the surface, a child might seem distracted, tired, or hard to reach.
But what we see first may only be the visible part.
On the surface, a child might seem distracted, tired, or hard to reach.
But what we see first may only be the visible part.
Looking for a creative way to develop your students' listening skills? 👂✨
Our lesson plan, “What can I learn from sounds?”, invites students to explore the power of listening and discover how sounds can influence their learning, imagination, and well-being.
Our lesson plan, “What can I learn from sounds?”, invites students to explore the power of listening and discover how sounds can influence their learning, imagination, and well-being.
July 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Looking for a creative way to develop your students' listening skills? 👂✨
Our lesson plan, “What can I learn from sounds?”, invites students to explore the power of listening and discover how sounds can influence their learning, imagination, and well-being.
Our lesson plan, “What can I learn from sounds?”, invites students to explore the power of listening and discover how sounds can influence their learning, imagination, and well-being.
✨ At the Digital Museum of Learning, our free, interactive exhibitions bring together scientific insights, cultural heritage, and art from around the world to help children discover better ways to learn and thrive.
July 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
✨ At the Digital Museum of Learning, our free, interactive exhibitions bring together scientific insights, cultural heritage, and art from around the world to help children discover better ways to learn and thrive.
🖼️ Mural at the Bigogwe Early Childhood Development Centre in Rwanda by Timothy Wandulu.
We showcase this artwork in our story, “Design a robot that learns like you!”, which invites children to explore how they learn best.
We showcase this artwork in our story, “Design a robot that learns like you!”, which invites children to explore how they learn best.
July 23, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🖼️ Mural at the Bigogwe Early Childhood Development Centre in Rwanda by Timothy Wandulu.
We showcase this artwork in our story, “Design a robot that learns like you!”, which invites children to explore how they learn best.
We showcase this artwork in our story, “Design a robot that learns like you!”, which invites children to explore how they learn best.
“If you want a garden to grow, you need to plant the seed.”
In BOLD’s Teachers’ Voices podcast, Michelle Blanchet uses this metaphor to talk about futures literacy: helping young people see that the future is not simply something that happens to them.
In BOLD’s Teachers’ Voices podcast, Michelle Blanchet uses this metaphor to talk about futures literacy: helping young people see that the future is not simply something that happens to them.
July 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
“If you want a garden to grow, you need to plant the seed.”
In BOLD’s Teachers’ Voices podcast, Michelle Blanchet uses this metaphor to talk about futures literacy: helping young people see that the future is not simply something that happens to them.
In BOLD’s Teachers’ Voices podcast, Michelle Blanchet uses this metaphor to talk about futures literacy: helping young people see that the future is not simply something that happens to them.
A cat waiting for code. 🧩
A robot that learns like you. 🤖
A time machine full of old ideas about the future. 🚀
In Teaming up with Technology for Learning, children explore how technology can help them test ideas, solve problems, notice how they learn, and imagine the future.
A robot that learns like you. 🤖
A time machine full of old ideas about the future. 🚀
In Teaming up with Technology for Learning, children explore how technology can help them test ideas, solve problems, notice how they learn, and imagine the future.
July 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
A cat waiting for code. 🧩
A robot that learns like you. 🤖
A time machine full of old ideas about the future. 🚀
In Teaming up with Technology for Learning, children explore how technology can help them test ideas, solve problems, notice how they learn, and imagine the future.
A robot that learns like you. 🤖
A time machine full of old ideas about the future. 🚀
In Teaming up with Technology for Learning, children explore how technology can help them test ideas, solve problems, notice how they learn, and imagine the future.
What plants do your students walk past every day without noticing? 🌿
In The Theater of Plants, learners begin with a nearly 400-year-old book full of plant descriptions and illustrations.
#TeacherResources #ScienceEducation #Botany #ClassroomIdeas
In The Theater of Plants, learners begin with a nearly 400-year-old book full of plant descriptions and illustrations.
#TeacherResources #ScienceEducation #Botany #ClassroomIdeas
July 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
What plants do your students walk past every day without noticing? 🌿
In The Theater of Plants, learners begin with a nearly 400-year-old book full of plant descriptions and illustrations.
#TeacherResources #ScienceEducation #Botany #ClassroomIdeas
In The Theater of Plants, learners begin with a nearly 400-year-old book full of plant descriptions and illustrations.
#TeacherResources #ScienceEducation #Botany #ClassroomIdeas
A superhero mask in a school outfit? Not unheard of. 🦸
For Alison Spence Montillet, an English language and CLIL educator in Switzerland, that question became a way to build clothing vocabulary.
For Alison Spence Montillet, an English language and CLIL educator in Switzerland, that question became a way to build clothing vocabulary.
July 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
A superhero mask in a school outfit? Not unheard of. 🦸
For Alison Spence Montillet, an English language and CLIL educator in Switzerland, that question became a way to build clothing vocabulary.
For Alison Spence Montillet, an English language and CLIL educator in Switzerland, that question became a way to build clothing vocabulary.
🎨 Visual storytelling: engaging children through artworks and objects.
In our "What if? Learn how to imagine the future!" story, learners explore visions of tomorrow through children's artworks, historical objects, classical paintings, and contemporary illustrations.
In our "What if? Learn how to imagine the future!" story, learners explore visions of tomorrow through children's artworks, historical objects, classical paintings, and contemporary illustrations.
July 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🎨 Visual storytelling: engaging children through artworks and objects.
In our "What if? Learn how to imagine the future!" story, learners explore visions of tomorrow through children's artworks, historical objects, classical paintings, and contemporary illustrations.
In our "What if? Learn how to imagine the future!" story, learners explore visions of tomorrow through children's artworks, historical objects, classical paintings, and contemporary illustrations.
🧸 Why do some childhood memories stay with us forever?
According to research insights from @boldinsights.bsky.social, "memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction."
According to research insights from @boldinsights.bsky.social, "memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction."
July 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🧸 Why do some childhood memories stay with us forever?
According to research insights from @boldinsights.bsky.social, "memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction."
According to research insights from @boldinsights.bsky.social, "memories of real-world experiences are shaped by personal meaning, emotion, a child’s own sense of agency, and social interaction."