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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!
👚 How have school uniforms changed over time?

Compare uniforms in different decades and countries and ask your students:
💭 Do you think wearing the same clothes makes it easier to learn?
💭 What dress codes does your school have?
💭 What do you think a school uniform in 2100 will be like?
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎒What’s in your school bag?

From paper and pencil to laptops, what we carry to school tells the story of how education has changed.

A school bag isn’t just about supplies - it reflects how, where, and what we learn.

💭 What would your school bag from the past look like?
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🌪️ Have you heard of the Dust Bowl era?

In the 1930s, severe droughts and dust storms swept across the Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada, forcing thousands of families to leave their homes in search of better land.
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
💡In our story "Patchwork of skills", students can explore textile techniques such as embroidery, sewing, and knitting while reflecting on future skills they acquired during the pandemic.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌳 Discover our brand new lesson plan, designed to inspire your students to protect birds and their natural habitats!

🦅 Get to know and compare some fascinating birds
🐞 Learn how birds, insects, and plants need each other to survive
🌍 Explore how we can care for birds and their environment
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🫐🌿 Meet Deadly Nightshade: beautiful, dangerous, and perfect for Halloween. ☠️

Through papier-mâché and interactive teaching resources, our story helps learners explore how poisonous plants like Deadly Nightshade have shaped folklore, science, and medicine. 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🎨 A FanZine is a creative mini-magazine designed to enhance learning through art and creativity.

💡 This creative activity will actively engage your students, encouraging deeper understanding and retention of information.
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🪼How do you preserve tiny creatures as fragile as jellyfish or sea slugs?

In the 1800s, scientists struggled - preserved specimens lost their color and form.

So Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka created lifelike glass models, capturing tiny marine life in extraordinary detail. 🐙
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📚 According to the UNESCO-World Bank’s latest Education Finance Watch report, lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) spend $309 per child on education per year, whereas high income countries spend about 28 times that amount.
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It’s #BlackHistoryMonth in the United Kingdom – a great time to talk about racial equality and social justice in the classroom.

Join the Tarpley family on a journey to explore key moments in the African American community’s fight to access education.
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📝 Teaching Tip:
Explore the story “What is a Perfect Globe?” to help students reflect on their relationship with Planet Earth. Compare how we explore the world today with the journeys of explorers like Alexander von Humboldt and Élisée Reclus.
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Knowing how to learn is key in the information age.”

🏫 In 2017, Mmantsetsa Marope, the leader of a global education initiative at UNESCO, warned that many children are still being educated for the past, not the future. She stressed that 21st-century competencies must be part of every curriculum.
October 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Did you celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on October 11th?

🦅 Check out the beautiful birds featured in our story 'The Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South Wales'.
October 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🌍 Wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same?

👚 Clothing and cultural diversity is a great way to spark classroom conversations about difference, identity, and belonging.
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🍂 As the pace of summer slows and autumn settles in, it’s the perfect time to pause and really look at our surroundings.
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📣 Make your lessons engaging and easy to manage with the Teacher Zone.

With our free platform, you can:
October 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
📚 This Sunday, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate the educators who inspire curiosity, nurture creativity, and guide the next generation of learners.

🌍 At the Digital Museum of Learning, we’re proud to support teachers everywhere with resources designed to make learning engaging and accessible.
October 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📵 'When can I get my own smartphone?' It's the question heard in homes and classrooms around the world.

📱 As more schools move to ban smartphones, children still dream of owning one, and families and teachers are being drawn into deeper debates about the role of technology in childhood.
September 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
✨ This week, our team is sharing their favorite stories!

For Anna-Lisa Lundberg, our Program Associate, it's "A Box Full of Botanical Adventures!"

🪻"I'm drawn to this story because it reveals the history behind an intriguing object I had not heard of before: the vasculum.
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🎉 We’ve hit a milestone - 3,000 teachers have joined our Teacher Zone!

Thank you to all the amazing educators around the world who are using our interactive stories, quizzes, and resources in their lessons. Your feedback helps us design digital learning experiences that are effective and engaging.
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📣 Calling all educators! Spark your students' creativity with our FanZine Fun learning resources!
September 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🧵 Could your clothes have superpowers?

💡 In our story “Superpowers in Every Fiber”, we explore how textiles can do more than just cover you–they can light up, regulate temperature, and even sense touch!
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🎒👗 Back to school, back to dress codes?

As schools roll out new outfit rules, our story “Can You Crack the Dress Code?” invites children to explore the deeper meaning behind what we wear.
September 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🗣️ Looking for ways to help your children express their emotions?

🪁 Take a look at our story, 'Memories of dolls and teddy bears', which explores how our childhood toys help us develop emotional intelligence and create lasting memories to cherish our whole lives.
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🇨🇭Earlier this summer, our team was thrilled to join the Annual Congress of the Swiss Museums Association (VMS/AMS) and ICOM Switzerland to discuss the role of museums in the digital age.
September 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM