International Spy Museum Educators page

09/25/2025

A new episode of SpyCast is out! 🚨

This week SpyCast Host Sasha Ingber sits down with Vinny T***a, a veteran hacker who sells sensitive data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies like the CIA. Learn how T***a develops relationships with cyber actors, and brokers deals to keep digital secrets from ending up in the wrong hands. His book, Grey Area: Dark Web Data Collection and the Future of OSINT, is out this October.

💻 Watch here: https://youtu.be/UjRcs_oxyYg

🎧 Listen here: https://www.spymuseum.org/podcast/

02/02/2022

SPY is excited to provide 2 of our student workshops FREE of charge to schools! These programs are free thanks to the generous support of the Pritzker Military Foundation on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. BOOK TODAY - limited number available!
https://www.spymuseum.org/education-programs/educators/access-student-workshops/?utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=BOOK+NOW&utm_content=Free+Student+Workshops+with+SPY!&utm_campaign=Free+student+workshops&_bta_tid=062129426276000338036864023278105292054888631096377327546303755009669310445401652168199&_bta_c=0bufwr1orruncu5jiwoapl3h80k65

10/19/2021

As we mark the 59th anniversary, have your students step into the shoes of CIA analysts in International Spy Museum Cuban Missile Crisis workshop! Delivered onsite & virtually, students will analyze declassified documents & advise Kennedy during the Crisis!

Book today at https://spymuseum.org/education-programs/educators/! FREE for Title One schools!

Resources for schools and educators from the International Spy Museum. Lesson plans, virtual field trips, and online workshops.

09/01/2021

Middle & High School Teachers - Join International Spy Museum
Youth Edu. Team & SPY historian TOMORROW (9/2 @ 7pm) for "9/11 - The Intelligence Angle" virtual teacher workshop. We will delve into declassified documents and provide teachers with activities/resources to better understand intelligence before, during, and after that fateful day.

Register at https://spymuseum.org/calendar/9-11-the-intelligence-angle-teacher-professional-development-workshop/2021-09-02/

This program is made possible thanks to the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation.

09/01/2021

It takes a very particular set of skills to parent. Tonight, grab a drink and join the Spy Museum’s Family & Youth Programs Manager, Jessica Harvey and Director of Adult Education, Amanda Ohlke for a special Spies and Spymaster Happy Hour chat with former CIA analyst Christina Hillsberg.

The author of "License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids," Hillsberg along with her husband Ryan Hillsberg, will share tips to prepare kids for tricky situations, how to teach kids to verify sources, and when it’s okay to persuade them to select the cheesecake you secretly crave.

Register --> https://bit.ly/3kD7PLl

08/24/2021

Excited to be recognized by Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration for our virtual teaching this past year!

Interested in booking one of our award-winning workshops for your class? Learn more at www.spymuseum.org!

05/09/2021

Happy Mother's Day to all the "spy moms" who have eyes in the back of their head (yes...we know you do!).

05/04/2021

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎

At SPY, we have had the pleasure of working with amazing teachers from all over the world. We are in awe of the dedication, resilience, and resourcefulness that teachers have demonstrated during this challenging time. We are proud to support teachers by providing innovative and engaging experiences and free resources that inspire and delight students. https://bit.ly/2AtH1Kv

As a small token of our appreciation, all educators receive 25% off at the Spy Store!
https://spymuseumstore.org/

Use the passcode SpyTeachers25 for online purchase or mention the code in-store. *Valid May 3—8, 2021

04/26/2021

Happy poetry month. Your mission... write a spy poem. https://hellopoetry.com/steve-enandin/
https://hellopoetry.com/words/spy/

04/22/2021

Coming soon...new curriculum resources on fake news and propaganda, revised Cuban Missile Crisis classroom simulation materials, and more, thanks to a grant from the Pritzker Military Foundation!

The grant will support a slate of live virtual and in-person public education programs for youth and adult audiences as well as digital curriculum and resources inspired by pivotal moments of and iconic symbols from the Cold War.

04/02/2021

In honor of , join
International Spy Museum virtually on April 10th for a special version of our SPY SKILLS workshop for the autistic community!

Thanks to our sponsor Embassy of the State of Qatar for making this virtual program possible!

We are pleased to offer our most popular virtual workshop, Spy Skills, to the autistic community!  Do you have what it takes to go undercover, decrypt secret messages and think like a gadget-maker to solve problems? In this skill-based program, interactive…

03/30/2021

This is pretty cool!

in Current & Upcoming Exhibitions In August 2020 the Long Island Museum discovered an uncatalogued Culper Spy Ring letter in its collections. Acquired by the museum in December 1951, the handwritten double-sided letter measures 9 3/16” x 7 5/8”, is dated November 8, 1779, and is from Benjamin Ta...