Amy Trenkle

Amy Trenkle is a middle school teacher, and Model UN advisor, at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, D.C. She also serves as an adjunct professor of education at American University.

Amy is a National Board Certified Teacher in early adolescence social studies/history, has Master’s degrees in International Education and in American History. She believes in experiential learning, primary source analysis, and object based learning to make concrete connections for her students.

Amy Trenkle will be speaking at the Museums & Schools Summit 2025:

The 4Cs:The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and Alice Deal Middle School

The key to any strong relationship are the four Cs. That has been proven to be the case with the partnership between the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and Alice Deal Middle School in Washington DC that has grown and evolved through a collaboration that has lasted more than a decade. Drill down into one year’s collaborative project: its planning, implementation, and results!