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Dr. Philippa Rappoport

Lead, Education and Engagement at Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology

About me

Philippa Rappoport is the Lead for Education and Engagement at the Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology, the office behind the award-winning Smithsonian Learning Lab. Her work focuses on developing and producing outputs that foster deep learning and contribute knowledge to improve practices in museum and preK-16 education and engagement, including platform support and enhancement, teacher professional development, public engagement programming, and digital assets creation for schools, families, and English Language learners. She is the Smithsonian’s liaison for Montgomery College’s Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship Program. Philippa has a Ph.D in Slavic Folklore and Linguistics and teaches Russian Culture at George Washington University.