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TEACHERHOSTEL™ - FALL 2003
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS: LECTURE SERIES
Thursday,
September 25
Cosmos and Chaos in An Egyptian Field of Dreams
For Baseball Fans and Drama Teachers
Dr. Peter Feinman: Horus Rules: The Egyptian New
Year
Prof. Peter Piccione: The Victory of Horus: An
Egyptian Play
Pharaoh at the Bat: Egyptian Bat and Ball Games
and American Baseball.
Natural Science Bldg at Purchase College 4:00-9:00
Sunday, October 26
Mummies by Choice, Mummies by Chance:Mummies from
Ancient Egypt to Alaska
Prof. Michael Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania
at Westchester Community College. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 9
Kingdom of the Congo: Continuity and Change from
Africa to America
Prof. John Thornton, Boston University at the Chappaqua
Library.
The lecture will be followed by an optional Congolese
dinner. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 16
Metropolitan Museum
Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra’s
Needle. 10:00-3:00
Sunday,
December 7
Holy Night, December 25: An Archaeological Look
at Some Jewish and Pagan Influences on Early Christianity
Dr. Mark Phelps, Drury College at Iona College.
4:00-5:30
Sunday, January 25
Seeing Things That Are Not There: The Mystery
of Roman Design
Prof. Richard Brilliant, Columbia University, at
the Scarsdale Library. 2:00-3:30
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS: TESTING THE TEXTBOOKS
Participants
in this 5-hour workshop will examine the fundamentals
of the ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern cultures
as revealed by the archaeological discoveries since
the Rosetta Stone. The class will consist of slide
lectures and handouts that will analyze these discoveries
for what they reveal about the world of ancient
Near East. Participants will examine the documents
and artifacts of ancient civilizations and employ
the skills of historical analysis and interpretation
in probing their meaning and importance. They will
learn the timeline, calendar, and cultural characteristics
of these civilizations. Teachers should bring to
the class the textbook(s) they use in teaching
ancient civilizations.
DATE:
Saturday, October 25, 2003
TIMES:
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Please bring a bag
lunch.)
LOCATION:
Middletown High School Library, Middletown, NY
HISTORIC
HUDSON VALLEY (KINGSTON- NEW PALTZ): TEACHING WITH
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
The
class involves visits to historical sites in the
Kingston-New Paltz area. Participants will learn
an array of different strategies for conducting
an historical inquiry using documents (DBQ), a
process mandated by New York State Social Studies
Standards. A variety of methods and techniques
will be presented based on the curriculum and which
comply with both the Social Studies and Language
Arts Standards. Included will be activities for
grades 4 - high school involving maps, photographs,
letters, inventory lists, and other primary source
documents.
Time: 4:00-7:00 PM
Date: September 24 - October 22 (Wednesday)
Location: various historical sites
9/24 Mohonk Mountain House
10/1 D&H Canal Museum, High Falls
10/8 Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston
10/15 Historic Kingston Walking Tour
10/22 Senate House State Historic Site and Roundout
Lighthouse
This
class is being offered through the Mid-Hudson Teacher
Center.
HISTORIC
HUDSON VALLEY (I 84): TEACHING WITH HISTORICAL
DOCUMENTS
The
class involves visits to historical sites along
Interstate 84. Participants will learn an array
of different strategies for conducting an historical
inquiry using documents (DBQ), a process mandated
by New York State Social Studies Standards. A variety
of methods and techniques will be presented based
on the curriculum and which comply with both the
Social Studies and Language Arts Standards. Included
will be activities for grades 4 - high school involving
maps, photographs, letters, inventory lists, and
other primary source documents.
Time:
4:00-7:00
Date: September 23 - October 21 (Tuesday)
Location: various historical sites
9/23 Mesier Homestead, Wappinger Historical Society
(includes trolley ride)
9/30 Van Wyck Homestead Museum, Fishkill
10/7 East Fishkill Historical Society
10/14 Mount Gulian Historical Site, Beacon
10/21 Washington HQ, Hasbrouck House, Newburgh
This
class is being offered through the Mid-Hudson Teacher
Center.
AMERICAN
HISTORY: PUTNAM COUNTY
Sybil Ludington and the American Revolution,
October
2, Putnam County Historian's Office, Brewster:
4:00-6:00
October
4, Veterans Memorial Park, Kent, NY, 9:00
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Guided Tour of Sybil's Ride: author Vin Dacquino
- Consular
Presentations by England, France, and Germany
- England
and the American Revolution
- France
and the American Revolution
- Germany
and the American Revolution
- American
Revolution in the Hudson River Valley: Prof.
Selig
- Re-enactments,
Colonial crafts and resources
- Sybil
Ludington and George Washington
October
18, Guided tours of Boscobel, West Point Foundry
Preserve, Cold Spring, Foundry School Museum including
meetings with education directors
AMERICAN
HISTORY: WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Westchester County Archives, October 16, Thursday, 4:00-6:00
Battle of Words, Battle of Bullets: New Rochelle and Mount Vernon in the American Revolution, Saturday, October 18, 9:00-4:00
Morning: Thomas Paine Cottage
Thomas Paine National Historical Society
Afternoon: St. Paul's Church - The Battle of Pell
Lectures and demonstrations
Guided tours and presentations by the education curators on the curriculum materials available at all three locations
Water
for a City: Walk the Croton Aqueduct, Saturday,
October 25, 9:00-4:00 |
