TEACHERHOSTEL™ - SUMMER 2003
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CLASSES
1. Archaeology Dig - Jay Heritage Center, Rye
Teachers
will participate in an archaeological dig being
conducted at the Jay Heritage Center, Rye, New
York. The excavation will test the hypothesis of
there being an 18th century boyhood home of John
Jay adjacent to the mansion.
Participants
will be instructed in the use of archaeological
tools and techniques and then will "dig"
for three days. They will experience all the different
facets of the excavation process. Participants
will learn how the artifacts used to teach New
York and U.S. history are discovered and analyzed
prior to display in museums and historical sites.
Teachers
will be asked to maintain a daily journal of the
three day experience noting their activities and
observations. At the conclusion, teachers should
indicate how they will apply the archaeological
experience to the classroom.
Dates:
Session A July 7-9 or Session B July 9-11
Time: 9:30-3:00
Location: Jay Heritage Center
Rye, New York
Cost: $75
Hours: 15
Credit: 1
2. Water
for a City: The Story of the Croton Aqueduct
Participants
will learn about the history of the Croton Aqueduct,
an extraordinary technological marvel in a time
of social unrest and an urgent need for clean and
plentiful water by a growing metropolis. The class
will include slides, graphs, maps, and photos and
a walking tour of the Croton Aqueduct. Each participant
will receive a set of lesson-plan handouts and
reproducible graphics based on primary source documents.
Each day will include talks and walks, will be
both inside and outside
and will involve carpooling participants.
Dates,
Times, Locations:
June 30, 9:30-5:00, Croton Gorge Park, off Route
129 Cortlandt and will
include the Weir Chamber and Urban Cultural Park
Museum in Ossining
July 1, 9:30-6:00, Henry Clay Nelson Park, South
Highland Ave., Route 9,
Ossining and will include stops south to Lyndhurst.
Hours: 15
Cost: $75 plus $20 lunch
3. The
Turtle Project: An Unsung Story of the American
Revolution
 Experience
two days of Revolutionary War on the historic coast
of Connecticut and discover the role played by
the people in these coastal towns during the American
Revolution. Witness the construction of a fullsize
working replica of the submarine, the Turtle, built
in 1775 by David Bushnell in an attempt to break
the British naval hold of New York City. This joint
project of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the
National Maritime Historical Society, and The History
Channel will develop a national education program
about the Turtle.
The
program will consist of:
-
lectures about the historical context and construction
of the Turtle
-
walking tours with the historical societies of
Essex and Old Saybrook
-
visit to the sites where David Bushnell lived
and worked
-
education activities presented by the Connecticut
River Museum
-
a sunset river trip guided tour.
Participants
will learn an array of different strategies for
conducting an historical inquiry using documents
(DBQ). A variety of methods and techniques will
be presented based on the curriculum and which
comply with the Social Studies Standards. The class
will serve as background for the lesson plans which
will be produced on the Turtle beginning in the
fall.
Location:
Old Saybrook High School, Saybrook, Connecticut
Dates: August 4-5
Time: 10:00-7:00 August 4
9:00-5:00 August 5
Cost: $75
Hours: 15
Credit: 1
Click here
for printable Registration
Form
For further information contact Dr. Peter Feinman
at the Institute of History, Archaeology and Education
at 914.933.0440 or email us at: feinmanp@ihare.org.
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