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: Journal
Mortara, Michela, Catalano, Chiara Eva, Bellotti, Francesco, etc.
2014 Learning cultural heritage by serious games. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 15(3): 318-325, Elsevier Masson SAS
This article examines the use of games in teaching the public about cultural heritage. The authors discuss "serious games," or games that are designed specifically for educational purposes. They review the challenges and effectiveness of these games for teaching about cultural heritage, especially intangible heritage.
Language: English
Region: Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, North America
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207413001349#fig0005
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2013.04.004
Mortara, Michela, Catalano, Chiara Eva, Bellotti, Francesco, etc.
2014 Learning cultural heritage by serious games. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 15(3): 318-325, Elsevier Masson SAS
This article examines the use of games in teaching the public about cultural heritage. The authors discuss "serious games," or games that are designed specifically for educational purposes. They review the challenges and effectiveness of these games for teaching about cultural heritage, especially intangible heritage.
Language: English
Region: Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, North America
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207413001349#fig0005
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2013.04.004
Type: Magazine
Holtorf, Cornelius
2007 Learning from Las Vegas: Archaeology in the Experience Economy. The SAA Archaeological Record, 7(3): 6-10,25, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses the use of historical and archaeological themes in popular culture, particularly in themed environments such as Disneyland and the Las Vegas Strip. The author argues that these themed environments are so popular because they engage people without appearing as restricted as the museum environment. The author discusses the motifs of archaeology that make the discipline so fascinating to the public. He argues that rather than fear these places that are often lacking in historical fact, archaeologists should use this chance to study what interests the public and address these subjects themselves.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/may07.pdf
Holtorf, Cornelius
2007 Learning from Las Vegas: Archaeology in the Experience Economy. The SAA Archaeological Record, 7(3): 6-10,25, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses the use of historical and archaeological themes in popular culture, particularly in themed environments such as Disneyland and the Las Vegas Strip. The author argues that these themed environments are so popular because they engage people without appearing as restricted as the museum environment. The author discusses the motifs of archaeology that make the discipline so fascinating to the public. He argues that rather than fear these places that are often lacking in historical fact, archaeologists should use this chance to study what interests the public and address these subjects themselves.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/may07.pdf
Type: Website
2006 Lesson Plans. Texas Beyond History
The webpage "Texas Beyond History" was created by the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory and the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University at Austin as a virtual museum to teach Texas' prehistory, history, and archaeology. The site contains over 50 lesson plans available for download to teach in the classroom and in the informal setting. The lessons are divided into sections based on the standards for Language Arts, Social Studies, Math/Science, and Art. There are also lesson plans that directly relate to the "Texas Beyond History" webpage, for web-based learning.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/teach/lessons.html
2006 Lesson Plans. Texas Beyond History
The webpage "Texas Beyond History" was created by the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory and the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University at Austin as a virtual museum to teach Texas' prehistory, history, and archaeology. The site contains over 50 lesson plans available for download to teach in the classroom and in the informal setting. The lessons are divided into sections based on the standards for Language Arts, Social Studies, Math/Science, and Art. There are also lesson plans that directly relate to the "Texas Beyond History" webpage, for web-based learning.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/teach/lessons.html
Type: Website
2017 Lesson Plans. The Society for Georgia Archaeology
This webpage contains information on annual lesson plans developed by the Society for Georgia Archaeology. The site has links to all the lesson plans dating to 2002.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://thesga.org/category/georgia-archaeology-resources/teacherstudent/lesson-plans/
2017 Lesson Plans. The Society for Georgia Archaeology
This webpage contains information on annual lesson plans developed by the Society for Georgia Archaeology. The site has links to all the lesson plans dating to 2002.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://thesga.org/category/georgia-archaeology-resources/teacherstudent/lesson-plans/
Type: Lesson Plan, Website
2017 Lessons & Activities. Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
This website contains archaeology and anthropology activities- including vocabulary, lesson plans, worksheets, and PowerPoints- that meet the science, social studies, and language arts standards for elementary through high school levels in the state of Wisconsin.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://mvac.uwlax.edu/educators/lessons-activities/
2017 Lessons & Activities. Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
This website contains archaeology and anthropology activities- including vocabulary, lesson plans, worksheets, and PowerPoints- that meet the science, social studies, and language arts standards for elementary through high school levels in the state of Wisconsin.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://mvac.uwlax.edu/educators/lessons-activities/
Type: Magazine
Guderjan, Thomas H.
2005 Lessons Learned from a Volunteer Based Research Project in Central America. The SAA Archaeological Record, 5(1): 33-35, Society for American Archaeology
This article emphasizes the importance of volunteers, compared to students, in archaeological field projects. The author explains his own experiences and how best to accommodate volunteers. The author states that the inclusion of volunteers in these projects is part of public outreach.
Language: English
Region: Central America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/jan05.pdf
Guderjan, Thomas H.
2005 Lessons Learned from a Volunteer Based Research Project in Central America. The SAA Archaeological Record, 5(1): 33-35, Society for American Archaeology
This article emphasizes the importance of volunteers, compared to students, in archaeological field projects. The author explains his own experiences and how best to accommodate volunteers. The author states that the inclusion of volunteers in these projects is part of public outreach.
Language: English
Region: Central America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/jan05.pdf
Type: Journal
Musteata, Sergiu
2009 Let’s Do Our Job Better and Then There Will Be No Reasons to Talk about the Relevancy of Archaeology. Historical Archaeology, 43(4): 122-124, Society for Historical Archaeology
The article discusses the relevance of archaeology to the public and to society in Eastern Europe, focusing on the ideas of peace, community, ecology, and justice. Ultimately, the author believes that in the new era based in technology and communication, the focus of the discipline should be about the development of archaeology rather than the relevance.
Language: English
Region: Eastern Europe
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25617587
Musteata, Sergiu
2009 Let’s Do Our Job Better and Then There Will Be No Reasons to Talk about the Relevancy of Archaeology. Historical Archaeology, 43(4): 122-124, Society for Historical Archaeology
The article discusses the relevance of archaeology to the public and to society in Eastern Europe, focusing on the ideas of peace, community, ecology, and justice. Ultimately, the author believes that in the new era based in technology and communication, the focus of the discipline should be about the development of archaeology rather than the relevance.
Language: English
Region: Eastern Europe
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25617587
Type: Book
Knoll, Patricia C.
1990 Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs: The LEAP Clearinghouse 1987-1989 Summary Report. National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The summary report consists of all education materials added to the Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP) database from 1987 to 1989. The resources consist of posters, brochures, exhibits and displays, public programs, school programs, audio and films, broadcasts, press articles, popular publications, and community outreach.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754061607911;view=1up;seq=3
Knoll, Patricia C.
1990 Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs: The LEAP Clearinghouse 1987-1989 Summary Report. National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The summary report consists of all education materials added to the Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP) database from 1987 to 1989. The resources consist of posters, brochures, exhibits and displays, public programs, school programs, audio and films, broadcasts, press articles, popular publications, and community outreach.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754061607911;view=1up;seq=3
Type: Book
Knoll, Patricia C.
1992 Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs: The LEAP Clearinghouse 1990-1991 Summary Report. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The second catalog of Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP) contains all information added to the database between 1990 and 1991. The catalog contains: posters, brochures, exhibits and displays, public programs, education programs, audio and videos, broadcasts, press articles, popular publications, and community outreach.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754062432327;view=1up;seq=3
Knoll, Patricia C.
1992 Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs: The LEAP Clearinghouse 1990-1991 Summary Report. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
The second catalog of Listing of Education in Archaeological Programs (LEAP) contains all information added to the database between 1990 and 1991. The catalog contains: posters, brochures, exhibits and displays, public programs, education programs, audio and videos, broadcasts, press articles, popular publications, and community outreach.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pur1.32754062432327;view=1up;seq=3
Type: Education Unit, Website
Partnow, Patricia H, Crowell, Aron L., Biddison, Dawn D.
Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage: The First Peoples of Alaska. 1-13, Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
This guide to teaching about the First Peoples of Alaska contains resources for middle and high school courses of various subjects, including geography, anthropology, and language arts. This is best paired with the 13 Learning Experiences, which are listed in this guide and are available in more detail in the Learning Experiences PDF.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Middle, High School
URL: http://alaska.si.edu/pdf/teachers_guide.pdf
Partnow, Patricia H, Crowell, Aron L., Biddison, Dawn D.
Living Our Cultures, Sharing Our Heritage: The First Peoples of Alaska. 1-13, Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
This guide to teaching about the First Peoples of Alaska contains resources for middle and high school courses of various subjects, including geography, anthropology, and language arts. This is best paired with the 13 Learning Experiences, which are listed in this guide and are available in more detail in the Learning Experiences PDF.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Middle, High School
URL: http://alaska.si.edu/pdf/teachers_guide.pdf