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Virginia City, MT Aug 05-Aug 09, 2013 Credit: 2 graduate Tuition & Fees: $564.70 Instructor(s): Crystal Alegria |
Course DescriptionPlease note that 588 courses are intended as professional development for practicing teachers and cannot be applied toward credit requirements for graduate degree programs. Join archaeologists, historians, and educators at Virginia City, MT this summer to learn more about the science of archaeology and the process of historical inquiry. Educators will spend time in the classroom using the curriculum, "Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter" and time in the field doing archaeology at a site in Nevada City, MT. In the classroom, educators will practice the basics of scientific inquiry (observation, inference, evidence, and classification) using authentic archaeological data. This course and the curriculum guide, "Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter" will give you everything you need to engage students in scientific methods and historic inquiry and show them how archaeology can help us solve problems today. Your students will apply archaeological concepts as they investigate an archaeological site using primary data sources such as maps, artifact illustrations, historic photographs, and oral histories. Back in the classroom, you can use the curriculum to fulfill many core requirements in social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, and art, while the students are discovering archaeology and history through engaging hands-on activities. Investigating Shelter teaches six enduring understandings and all learning is guided by essential questions. In addition, you will be engaging your students in civic dialogue using the information gained through genuine inquiry. You will have the opportunity to excavate an archaeological site in Nevada City, MT, receiving hands-on knowledge of the discipline of archaeology while participating in a real excavation. You will gain firsthand experience that can be translated into knowledge and enthusiasm when teaching “Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter” in the classroom. Under close instruction and supervision, you will excavate several test units, learning the methodology of fieldwork with an accompanying lab component. This course may also be taken for non-credit. Meeting Place and TimesTBA Housing Info: Instructor(s)Crystal Alegria, MA. Ms. Alegria is coordinator for Project Archaeology, a national archaeology and heritage education program. She has worked in heritage and archaeological education for the last ten years with an emphasis on curriculum development for upper elementary students. Ms. Alegria has a B.S. in Anthropology and an M.A. in History from Montana State University.Target AudienceThis course is designed for upper elementary teachers. You will receive full instruction in archaeological science for the classroom and a complete curriculum guide, "Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter."Tuition and Fees
TBA A $30 registration fee is also charged once per semester. The costs above assume that you are taking only MSU Extended University courses during the semester that the course is offered. If you also registered for courses through the MSU Registrar, the regular MSU fee structure may apply. A $40 late fee will be assessed if payment is not posted to your account by 3 pm (Mountain Time) of the course start date (or the business day before if the course starts on a weekend or a holiday). To learn more about tuition and fees, please see the University Business Services' Student Accounts Web page. Required Books/Materials
For More Information For Registration Questions: Contact office of Continuing Education, (406) 994-6683 or toll free (866) 540-5660, ContinuingEd@montana.edu |
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