2007 k12 aaa
from the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association - session for precollege teachers
Anthropology Goes to High School – Forum Discussion. LINKS GIVEN by speakers
Presenter abstracts and audio (mp3 files) Related syllabi, bibliography
1 Introduction by Bev Chiarulli. 2 David Homa on his classroom in Los Gatos HS
3 E.M. King on outreach in Washington, DC. 4 Elizabeth Ten Dyke on ties to World History/Geography
5 Guven Witteveen on efforts in precollege anthro. in the UK. [view UK workshop synopsis]
6 Matt Lane on teaching anthro both in public and private schools.
7 Most urgent tasks to facilitate anthro teaching at the precollege level.
8 Matt Saunders' classrooms and (archeology) field projects in Florida HS.
9 Ruth Selig on AnthroNotes and long-term teacher relationships to the Smithsonian Institution.
10 Tara Tetrault on anthro courses for Montgomery County, MD
11 Closing remarks
ABSTRACT [unable to present, Patrice Jeppson]
Between 1998 and 2002 I conducted participant observation research as part of the Baltimore County Public School District’s [BCPS] Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s Office of Social Studies [OSS] Educational Support Services [ESS]. Between 1995 and 2007, the BCPS, the 22nd largest U.S. public school district with 105,000 students and 5000 teachers, operated the Center for Archaeology -- an OSS outdoor educational facility based at the site of a 19th century iron producing village . The center’s work was designed to support the essential social studies curriculum taught throughout the district’s schools in grades 2 through 12. Created and directed by BCPS social studies curriculum specialist and 38 year archaeology avocationalist, George Brauer, the archaeology program of instruction also offered an archaeology (s)elective for as many as 18 high schools. For this forum, I will draw on my experiences as an archaeologist working with educators to co-create archaeologically-enriched, social studies instructional materials for use in teaching World Culture, US History, Anthropology, and Archaeology classes and on my experiences co-supervising students in field practicums offering hands-on learning experience with social studies topics and skills.
Patrice L. Jeppson, pjeppson@speakeasy Dot net
Anthropology Goes to High School – Poster Session
mini-movies (1-2 minutes) by some poster participants:
Matthew Lane, matthewlane@uchicagoDot edu (teaching anthro in private and public schools)
Beverly Chiarulli, bevc@iupDot edu (archeology outreach to local schools)
Guven Peter Witteveen, anthroviewAT google.com (projects of the Anthropology Education Committee)