THEN has initiated an annotated bibliography project. The Annotated Bibliography is a searchable database of heritage education references for professionals as well as a listing of resources for educators and the general public. The Annotated Bibliography contains books, journals, magazines, newsletters, classroom materials, videos, blogs, and websites.
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Type: Book
Rose, Julia, , , , , etc.
2016 Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites. , , Rowman & Littlefield
The author takes an educational psychoanalytic approach to dealing with the challenges confronting public historians in their work to interpret contentious and difficult histories. The pedagogical advice she provides seems particularly useful for interpreting historic sites with a social justice focus.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom:
URL:
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Rose, Julia, , , , , etc.
2016 Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites. , , Rowman & Littlefield
The author takes an educational psychoanalytic approach to dealing with the challenges confronting public historians in their work to interpret contentious and difficult histories. The pedagogical advice she provides seems particularly useful for interpreting historic sites with a social justice focus.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom:
URL:
DOI:
Type: Education Unit
Smith, Shelley J., Moe, Jeanne M., Letts, Kelly A., etc.
1993 Intrigue of the Past: A Teacher’s Activity Guide for Fourth through Seventh Grades. , , U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This activity guide contains three sections: Fundamental Concepts, The Process of Archaeology, and Issues in Archaeology. It is the "generic" version, based on the Utah state materials, created for use throughout the U.S. in combination with the state-based cultural histories.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary and Middle School
URL: https://projectarchaeology.org/shop/investigating-archaeology-intrigue-of-the-past
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Smith, Shelley J., Moe, Jeanne M., Letts, Kelly A., etc.
1993 Intrigue of the Past: A Teacher’s Activity Guide for Fourth through Seventh Grades. , , U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This activity guide contains three sections: Fundamental Concepts, The Process of Archaeology, and Issues in Archaeology. It is the "generic" version, based on the Utah state materials, created for use throughout the U.S. in combination with the state-based cultural histories.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary and Middle School
URL: https://projectarchaeology.org/shop/investigating-archaeology-intrigue-of-the-past
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Type: Magazine
Kirakosian, Katie, Bauer-Clapp, Heidi
2015 Introducing the Teaching Archaeology Interest Group: Who We Are and Why Everyone Should Join. The SAA Archaeological Record, 15(4): 38-40, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the formation of the Teaching Archaeology Interest Group (TAIG) of the Society for American Archaeology. The author explains the goals of this group, its usefulness as an outlet for sharing teaching resources and discussing trends in higher education, how it aims to grab the attention of the next generation of archaeologists as well as other groups, and how its membership will include both academic and non-academic archaeologists. The authors also mention a Teaching Slam planned for 2016, in collaboration with the Committee on Curriculum and the Public Education Committee. Information on how to join is provided in the article.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/Record_Sept2015.pdf
Kirakosian, Katie, Bauer-Clapp, Heidi
2015 Introducing the Teaching Archaeology Interest Group: Who We Are and Why Everyone Should Join. The SAA Archaeological Record, 15(4): 38-40, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the formation of the Teaching Archaeology Interest Group (TAIG) of the Society for American Archaeology. The author explains the goals of this group, its usefulness as an outlet for sharing teaching resources and discussing trends in higher education, how it aims to grab the attention of the next generation of archaeologists as well as other groups, and how its membership will include both academic and non-academic archaeologists. The authors also mention a Teaching Slam planned for 2016, in collaboration with the Committee on Curriculum and the Public Education Committee. Information on how to join is provided in the article.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/Record_Sept2015.pdf
Type: Magazine
Raad, Danielle R.
2016 Introduction to Archaeology: A Hands-On and Authentic High School Elective Course. The SAA Archaeological Record, 16(3): 8-12, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the development of a high school archaeology program development. While the author has developed a good educational model, she has not demonstrated that she has a state permit to work on this site or that she is working with a professional, permitted archaeologist. Caution should be used in citing this article.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: High School
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA_Record_May2016.pdf
Raad, Danielle R.
2016 Introduction to Archaeology: A Hands-On and Authentic High School Elective Course. The SAA Archaeological Record, 16(3): 8-12, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the development of a high school archaeology program development. While the author has developed a good educational model, she has not demonstrated that she has a state permit to work on this site or that she is working with a professional, permitted archaeologist. Caution should be used in citing this article.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: High School
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA_Record_May2016.pdf
Type: Book
Lyon, Cherstin M., Nix, Elizabeth, Shrum, Rebecca K.
2017 Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The book presents theories and principles in public history, such as interpretation and engaging an audience through case studies and teacher resources. The eight chapters provide an in-depth look at public history and how to sctively engage the public in historical learning.
Language: English
Region: North America
Lyon, Cherstin M., Nix, Elizabeth, Shrum, Rebecca K.
2017 Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The book presents theories and principles in public history, such as interpretation and engaging an audience through case studies and teacher resources. The eight chapters provide an in-depth look at public history and how to sctively engage the public in historical learning.
Language: English
Region: North America
Type: Journal
Erickson, Paul A., Rice, Patricia C.
1990 Introduction: Themes for the 1990s. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 21(2): 101-105, Wiley
The article introduces the "Strategies for Teaching Anthropology in the 1990s" special issue of Anthropology & Education Quarterly. Ten teaching themes are defined and explained in the context of anthropology education. The themes cover critical reasoning, inductive anthropology, active learning, discovery, open versus closed anthropology, reflexivity, cross-cultural comparisons, films, holism, and problems in the 1990s.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3195793
Erickson, Paul A., Rice, Patricia C.
1990 Introduction: Themes for the 1990s. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 21(2): 101-105, Wiley
The article introduces the "Strategies for Teaching Anthropology in the 1990s" special issue of Anthropology & Education Quarterly. Ten teaching themes are defined and explained in the context of anthropology education. The themes cover critical reasoning, inductive anthropology, active learning, discovery, open versus closed anthropology, reflexivity, cross-cultural comparisons, films, holism, and problems in the 1990s.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3195793
Type: Journal
Rice, Patricia C.
1990 Introductory Archaeology: The Inexpensive Laboratory. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 21(2): 167-172, Wiley
The article provides examples of hands-on laboratory lessons for archaeology. The exercises are inexpensive ways to incorporate archaeology into the classroom. The first lesson describes how archaeologists reconstruct the paleoenvironment, while the second relates to cross mending of broken pots. Although the activities are geared to college students, the lessons can easily be adapted and used in high school lab-based courses.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3195803
Rice, Patricia C.
1990 Introductory Archaeology: The Inexpensive Laboratory. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 21(2): 167-172, Wiley
The article provides examples of hands-on laboratory lessons for archaeology. The exercises are inexpensive ways to incorporate archaeology into the classroom. The first lesson describes how archaeologists reconstruct the paleoenvironment, while the second relates to cross mending of broken pots. Although the activities are geared to college students, the lessons can easily be adapted and used in high school lab-based courses.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3195803
Type: Magazine
Lyons, Natasha, Hennessy, Kate, Joe, Mervin, etc.
2012 Inuvialuit Living History Project,The. The SAA Archaeological Record, 12(4): 43-46, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the Inuvialuit Living History Project, which began in 2009 as a collaboration between Inuvialuit and non-Inuvialuit members to study ancestral objects and share the knowledge with the community. The authors discuss the challenges and successes of the project, including the creation of a virtual exhibit.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Sept2012_final.pdf
Lyons, Natasha, Hennessy, Kate, Joe, Mervin, etc.
2012 Inuvialuit Living History Project,The. The SAA Archaeological Record, 12(4): 43-46, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the Inuvialuit Living History Project, which began in 2009 as a collaboration between Inuvialuit and non-Inuvialuit members to study ancestral objects and share the knowledge with the community. The authors discuss the challenges and successes of the project, including the creation of a virtual exhibit.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Sept2012_final.pdf
2017 Iowa Archaeology Month. The University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist
The website provides information on the Iowa Archaeology Month. The page contains links to partners and a list of events.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: https://archaeology.uiowa.edu/iowa-archaeology-month
Type: Journal
Bardavio, Antoni, Gatell, Cristina, Paloma
2004 Is Archaeology What Matters? Creating a Sense of Local Identity among Teenagers in Catalonia. World Archaeology, 36(2): 261-274, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
The article describes an educational project from the late 1990s involving local secondary school students in the excavation of a Neolithic site. The goal of the project was to have the students conduct academic research alongside trained professionals, and to create a community of archaeology stewards with a comprehension of local history.
Language: English
Region: Mediterranean
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128329
Bardavio, Antoni, Gatell, Cristina, Paloma
2004 Is Archaeology What Matters? Creating a Sense of Local Identity among Teenagers in Catalonia. World Archaeology, 36(2): 261-274, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
The article describes an educational project from the late 1990s involving local secondary school students in the excavation of a Neolithic site. The goal of the project was to have the students conduct academic research alongside trained professionals, and to create a community of archaeology stewards with a comprehension of local history.
Language: English
Region: Mediterranean
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128329