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TEACHERHOSTEL™ - SUMMER 2004
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
DIGS:
WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM
Participants
will be instructed in the use of archaeological
tools and techniques during the three day dig.
After an introduction to the site and objectives
of the season, teachers will experience different
facets of the excavation process. Teachers will
be required to maintain a journal of their work
noting their activities and observations. Teachers
will be expected to indicate on this information
will be used in the classroom.
Tuesday,
July 6 - Thursday, July 8
Location: Jay Heritage Center, Boston Post Road,
Rye
Time: 9:30-3:30
Professor
Bruce Byland, Lehman College, will conduct the
dig. Last year teachers uncovered the foundation
of a previously unknown building which may be part
of the barn at the time when John Jay was born.
This discovery was very exciting to the John Jay
Heritage Center and excavations this year will
continue the search.
Monday,
July 12 – Wednesday, July 14
Location: West Point Foundry Site, Cold Spring
Time: 9:00-3:00
Professor
Patrick Martin, Michigan Technological University,
will conduct this Earthwatch dig at the foundry
founded in 1817 opposite West Point. The Foundry
played a significant role in the supply of cannons
to the Union Army. Excavators hope to learn more
about the operations of the Foundry. Some of the
ore came from Tilly Foster Mines in Brewster which
is now part of a preservation effort that will
include additional teacher programs in the fall.
Cost:
Jay Heritage Center $75
West
Point Foundry $110
Hours: 15 each
Cutoff date June 25
Click
here for printable Registration Form
HISTORIC
WESTCHESTER
- RYE
Spend one or two days in historic Rye. 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 which
complies with both the Social Studies and Language
Arts Standards. Included will be activities for
grades 4-12 involving maps, photographs, letters,
journals, and other primary source materials.
Wednesday,
June 30, 9:00-4:00
- Rye Historical Society
- Jay Heritage Center
- Osborn House
- Westchester Children's Museum
Tour
the sites. Meet the curators. Review the curriculum
material. Inspect the archives.
Thursday,
July 1, 9:00-4:00
- Playland Amusement Park
- New England Carousel Museum Presentation
Workshop
on the history of the carousel and examination
of the primary source objects in the amusement
park. This presentation is based on the one done
in Bryant Park for New York City schools when the
carousel was opened there.
Hours:
12
Cost: $150 Lunch included both days
Curriculum workbook included ($18)
Graduate credit available: $200, 1 credit
Cut
off date June 9
Click here
for printable Registration
Form
HISTORIC
BROOKLYN
Spend one or two days in historic Brooklyn. 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 which
complies with both the Social Studies and Language
Arts Standards.
Monday,
July 19: Baseball and Brooklyn
Location: KeySpan Park
Time: 9:00-5:00
- Professor
Joseph Dorinson, LIU: “Jackie Robinson in
Brooklyn and American History,” including
curriculum material
- Jim
Robinson, “The Negro Leagues: Oral Testimony
from a Player
- Josh
Prager, Wall Street Journal, “The Shot Heard
‘Round the World.” a case study in
the use of primary source documents and oral sources
to reconstruct an historic event.
- Henry
Schweiger, Brooklyn Historian, “The Era of
the Subway Series in New York History”
Guided
tour of the museum and the field
Walking
tour of Coney Island
Cost:
$60 includes lunch
Cutoff date June 25
Click here
for printable Registration
Form
FORTS
OF THE EMPIRE STATE: The French and Indian War
and The American Revolution in Upstate New York
Dates:
July 26 – July 29, 2004
Location: Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Edward
Contact Hours: 30
Cost: $175 (Lodging Available)
Click here
for printable Registration
Form
PROGRAM
Day
1: Fort
Ticonderoga
Historical
Overview and Introduction: Education Curator
Guided
Tour
Lunch
at Mount Defiance overlooking the Region
Fascline
Building
Camp
Cooking/Home Arts (dinner)
Day
2: Fort
Ticonderoga
Primary Source Documents
Pre- and Post-Visit Curriculum Programs
19th Century Tourism: Guided Tour
Women’s
History of Fort Ticonderoga: Guided Tour
Abenaki
Life: Presentation by Red Hawk
Music
in the 18th Century
Wrap
Up
Day
3: Fort
Edward
Historical
Overview and Introduction: Education Curator
Guided
Tour
Workshop:
Methods of Archaeology
The
Archaeology of Fort Edward
Day
4: Fort
Edward
Archaeology
Dig
Lodging
has been arranged at the Super 8 near Fort Ticonderoga
at $45/night and Ramada Inn near Fort Edward at
$65/night double occupancy.Registration Cutoff
Date: May 3, 2004
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.
 PROJECT
ARCHAEOLOGY
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Dates:
August 8-14, 2004
Location: Kelly Place, Cortez, Colorado (kellyplace.com)
Contact Hours: 45
Cost: $750 (does not include airfare)
Click here
for printable Registration
Form
Spend a week in beautiful Colorado with the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Institute
of History,Archaeology, and Education (IHARE) as
part of Project Archaeology. The program includes
all meals, lodging, and ground
transportation.
Aug. 8: Introduction and Overview (night)
Aug. 9: McElmo Canyon Research Institute
guided archaeological tour (morning)
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument guided
archaeological tour (afternoon)
Ute and Navajo Music and Dress Presentation (night)
Aug.
10 & 11 BLM Project Archaeology Workshop (day)
Cortez Cultural Center presentation (night)
IHARE Archaeology Workshop Part I (night)
Aug. 12 Archaeology Excavation (day)
IHARE Archaeology Workshop Part II (night)
Aug. 13 Guided tours of Mesa Verde and Anasazi
Heritage Center (day)
Wrap Up (night)
Aug. 14 Departure
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 3, 2004
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.
PROJECT
ARCHAEOLOGY
Project Archaeology (ProjectArchaeology.org) is
an education program
jointly sponsored by the United States Department
of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Montana State
University,
The Watercourse. The ultimate goal of this program
is to educate students
to take responsible and thoughtful actions towards
our archaeological
heritage. Our national lands contain a remarkable
and important record
of past cultures, but this fragile record is increasingly
threatened, The
problem is widespread, occurring throughout the
United States (and the
world), and affecting all kinds of cultural resources
from ancient ruins
to historic ghost towns. A primary means of reversing
this trend is
through education, and actively reaching out to
schoolchildren.
(Intrigue of the Past: A Teacher's Activity Guide
for Fourth through
Seventh Grades, BLM).
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