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FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
ARCHAEOLOGY WEEKS/MONTHS
Group Offers Educational Tours to Mexico
The tour group Naturaleza y Cultura, which means "nature and culture," offers expeditions, family trips, and camps for the purpose of giving people the opportunity to enjoy, discover, and experience Mexico in a personal, fun, and exclusive manner. The members of the group's Advisory Board represent specialists in the archaeology, botany, and history of the natural and cultural patrimony of Mexico. The group is a member of the American Travel Trade Association and the Ecotourism Society. For more information, visit their website at www.naturalezaycultura.com.mx.
FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Teachers Can Participate in Wisconsin Field Work
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, located at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, will offer an Archaeology Field Experience for Teachers, July 17-19. This shortened course is perfect for teachers who would like to give archaeology a try, but can't commit to two weeks. Teachers will gain hands-on experience by working alongside professional archaeologists. The program will offer training in field techniques. No previous experience is necessary. For more information, visit the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center website at: http://perth.uwlax.edu/mvac or call: 608-785-8454.
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Colorado Plateau Conference Targeted to Educators
The conference "Connecting Our Land And Cultures: Resource Education On The Colorado Plateau,"
will be held July 9-14, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Goals of the conference are to enhance the understanding, development, and implementation of effective K-12 curriculum-based resource education programs on the natural and cultural resources of the Colorado Plateau, and to encourage a collaborative environment among area educators.
Working sessions will address topics such as educational standards, program development, and natural and cultural resource education. Field trips, a K-12 Education Curriculum and Program Showcase, and an Open Space Technology Forum will allow participants to identify, discuss, and develop collaborative action plans on issues, concerns, or ideas they identify as important and timely.
For further information, contact Carol Kruse, phone: 520-526-1157, ext. 271, or email: carol_kruse@nps.gov.
AASLH Brings Interpretation Workshop to the Oklahoma Historical Society
For decades the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has been known as the home of excellent and affordable workshops. This summer, AASLH strengthens that reputation with a new workshop series constructed by a team of national leaders in the history field. One offering in that series, the "Interpretation Issues & Strategies Workshop," will be held at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 27-29, 2000.
Thomas A. Woods, director of Old World Wisconsin, and Candace T. Matelic, consultant in Organizational Development and Museum Interpretation will serve as workshop faculty. Together they will help participants break down the critical elements of good interpretation from an understanding of the classic principles of interpretation, to developing a solid research foundation, to creating the interpretive plan, to conducting visitor research, and then guide participants on how to put all of the elements together.
Registration cost of $185 per AASLH member includes a notebook of reference materials and two lunches. For more information visit the AASLH web site, www.aaslh.org, or contact Lauren Batte, phone: 615-320-3203, or e-mail: batte@aaslh.org.
Archaeology for Educators Institute Planned at UCLA
UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School are presenting a Summer Institute of Archaeology for Educators August 7-11, 2000. Participants will join a team of archaeologists and teachers who will introduce them to the archaeological inquiry process and instruct them in how to make the best use of primary sources. Participants will learn how to create classroom learning experiences that will enrich their curriculum. The Institute is open to all K-12 teachers. A stipend is available. For more information or an application, please contact Rita Shepard, phone: 310-825-4605, or email: shepard@ucla.edu.
Teaching the Past Through Archaeology Symposium Set in Washington, D.C.
The National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., will hold a symposium for teachers on Teaching the Past Through Archaeology, September 22-23, 2000.
The symposium will reveal fascinating discoveries about the past that can influence how the world is viewed today. Teachers will learn about the scientific methods employed by archaeologists, and how archaeology can enliven and enrich classroom subjects such as geography, history, social studies, and biology.
Lecture topics include: The Vikings in the New World, Searching for the Earliest Americans from Human Remains, The Impact of El Niņo on Prehistoric Populations in Amazonia, Ancient Diseases, and Unveiling the African American Past. Workshops include: Intrigue of the Past: Archaeology for the Classroom, The Uluburun Shipwreck Project: Interconnections Through Trade in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean World, World Trees and Tree Stones: Classroom Lessons on Maya Archaeology, and Teaching with Historic Places.
For information on this symposium, contact Ann Kaupp, Smithsonian Institution, phone: 202-357-1592; email: kaupp.ann@nmnh.si.edu.
Southeastern Archaeological Conference Announces Public Outreach Grant Competition
The Southeastern Archaeological Conference invites applications for 2000 for a program of small grants to finance public outreach. Proposed projects should promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast. Most grants will be for activities held in conjunction with the SEAC annual meeting. This year's meeting will be held in Macon, Georgia, November 8-11.
Funding for teacher workshops, public symposia, field trips for the public to archaeological sites, printed material, or Native American outreach programs is encouraged. Grants will not exceed $1,000 per year. The deadline for submitting proposals is July 1, 2000. Notification of awards will be made by August 1. Proposals, in the form of a written explanation and cover letter, should be submitted to Dick Jefferies, Department of Anthropology, 211 Lafferty Hall, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506. For additional information, contact Dick Jefferies at rwjeff1@pop.uky.edu or 606-257-2860.
Public Outreach Workshop Planned for Midwest/Plains Joint Conference
The Midwest Archaeological conference and the Plains Anthropological conference will be held jointly in St. Paul, Minnesota, November 9-12, 2000. Several workshops are scheduled for November 9, including one on Public Outreach. A variety of education resources, programs, and strategies will be presented by archaeology educators from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Participants will examine case studies, try out hands-on activities, and review examples of printed and electronic materials, teaching kits, and presentations. Discussion will consider public outreach venues and funding sources. Space is limited to 24 participants; registration deadline is September 29. For more information contact Phyllis Messenger at 651-523-2891 or pmessenger@gw.hamline.edu.
Theme of Interpreters' Conference to Feature Native Peoples
The National Association for Interpretation will hold their national spring training conference April 2-6, 2001 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme for the conference will be Interpreting Sacred Places and Native Peoples. Papers are requested along the following tracks: Incorporating Oral History into Interpretive Programs; Interpreting Cultural Controversies; Interpreting Cultural Landscapes; Integrating Interpretation into Heritage Tourism Ventures; and Involving Native People with the Interpretation of Their Communities and Cultures.
In addition, a National Interpreters Workshop will by held November 7-12, 2000, in Tucson, Arizona. The theme for the Workshop is Weaving the Future with Threads from the Past. For information on either event, check the National Association of Interpretation website at www.interpnet.org.
2001 SHA Conference Focuses on Public Education
The 2001 conference of the Society for Historical Archaeology features public education as its theme, entitled "Teach the Mind, Touch the Spirt." The conference is scheduled for January 10-13, 2001, in Long Beach, California. For more information, check the SHA website at www.sha.org/meet01.htm.
One session, "Evaluating Public Programs in Archaeology," has issued a call for papers, as follows. Federal, state, and even local governments in the USA have issued standards and guidelines for archaeological investigations in their respective jurisdictions, yet standards and guidelines for public outreach programs, including those required in connection with mandated archaeological studies, seem to be wholly lacking. Who is qualified to convey archaeological findings to public audiences? What constitutes an appropriate, acceptable product prepared for public audiences, and by what means should these products be evaluated? Contributors to this session will explore the goals of public programming, consider some of the criteria by which these programs might be evaluated, and comment on the wisdom of establishing guidelines and standards for public interpretation.
For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact James G. Gibb, Andrew Garte & Associates, phone: 410-867-4600; email: jggibb@erols.com.
ARCHAEOLOGY WEEKS/MONTHS
Results Announced of the SAA 2000 Archaeology Week Poster Contest
Last year 44 states celebrated Archaeology Week or Heritage Preservation Awareness programs that were attended by around 2,000,000 people. Since 1997, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to public education and outreach, the SAA has sponsored an Archaeology Week Poster Contest at the Annual Meeting. SAA members vote for the top three posters, with the winners each receiving a plaque in recognition of their creativity, design, and preservation message.
This year 33 posters were submitted for the contest. The winners of the fourth annual poster contest were First Prize: Virginia; Second Prize: Colorado, Third Prize: Wyoming. This will mark the third consecutive year that the state of Wyoming has produced a prize-winning poster. The posters can be viewed at the National Park Service, Archaeology and Ethnography Program website www.cr.nps.gov/aad/statearc.htm.
Iowa Archaeology Month Seeks Poster Designs
The Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist is sponsoring a poster contest in celebration of Iowa Archaeology Month 2000. Elementary teachers across the state are being invited to help their students participate. Students are asked to compose a design that illustrates either the discipline of archaeology or what we know about Iowa's human past as the result of archaeology. One illustration will be selected to reproduce as a poster for IAM 2000 to be displayed throughout Iowa in September 2000 to promote IAM activities. Entries submitted by other students may be used to illustrate the IAM 2000 Calendar of Events. The winner of the poster contest will receive a cash award, copies of the poster, a newly-published book on Iowa, and will be invited to meet Iowa's Governor when he signs the IAM 2000 proclamation. For information contact: Shirley Schermer, Office of the State Archaeologist, phone: 319-384-0740; email: shirley-schermer@uiowa.edu.
Arkansas Sets Theme and Dates for Archeology Week
Arkansas Archeology Week 2000 has been scheduled for October 21-29. This year's theme is "A Necessity of Life: Clothing." Support materials for teachers are being prepared, and information will be posted on the Arkansas Archeological Survey's web site: www.uark.edu/campus-resources/archinfo/. The event is sponsored by the Survey and the Arkansas Archaeological Society. For more information, contact Mary Kwas, Archeology Week Coordinator, phone: 501-575-6549; email: mkwas@comp.uark.edu.
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