How to Get Involved

Introductory Materials

These materials give an overview of the Think Like an Archaeologist program, and outline several options of how new teachers can get involved:

Think Like An Archaeologist: Overview of All Sessions:

Think Like an Archaeologist: Sessions 1-5 Overview
Think Like an Archaeologist in Your Classroom


To learn more about the program, you can contact any of the partners involved (see Contacts listed below) or submit an application.

Application

We encourage applications from sixth-grade Social Studies teachers based in Providence, Rhode Island, who are interested in participating in Think Like an Archaeologist. To learn more about the program, you can contact any of the partners involved (see Contacts listed below) or submit an application.

To apply to participate in Think Like an Archaeologist, please download and complete the form below (available as an Adobe pdf or a Word document), and submit it via mail, fax, or email to Sarah Sharpe (mailing address: Box 1837, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; fax: (401) 863-9423; email: sarah_sharpe@brown.edu):


Think Like an Archaeologist Application (Adobe Acrobat document):

Think Like an Archaeologist - Application.pdf
Think Like an Archaeologist - Application.docx

Logistics for Teachers

  • Educators from Brown, the RIHS, and RISD will come to your classroom, during your class time, to offer four sessions

  • Sessions are designed to fit into a typical class time, between 45 and 60 minutes long

  • Four classroom sessions are typically held over a two-week or three-week period, interspersed with your regular class meetings

  • Museum visits can be scheduled for either slightly prior to the classroom sessions, or immediately following the sessions

Costs:

  • Educator-led sessions and museum admissions are entirely free.

  • Transportation for the museum visit can be subsidized, so that fieldtrips are now nearly always free for students and schools. We encourage you to apply for funding from the Big Yellow School Bus Grant Program (http://www.arts.ri.gov/bus) if possible.

Program Educators:

  • Each session is led by a minimum of two guest educators

  • Educators are drawn from a trained and experienced group of staff and graduate students at Brown University, RISD Museum, and the Rhode Island Historical Society

  • Program educators have offered these sessions for over 600 students in the Providence Public School system

Contacts

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University:
Leah Hopkins
HaffenrefferMuseum@brown.edu

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University:
Sarah Sharpe
Joukowsky_Institute@brown.edu

Rhode Island Historical Society:
education@rihs.org

RISD Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design:
Mariani Lefas-Tetenes
mlefast@risd.edu