Exploring the Early Americas

Description

From the Library of Congress website:

"Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. . . .Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Exploring the Early Americas as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps."

Contact name
Susan Mordan
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Phone number
2027079203
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Seven and a half hours

Exploring the Early Americas

Description

From the Library of Congress website:

"Interested in learning strategies to teach about European Explorers in the Americas? Want to know more about the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica (Maya, Inca, and Aztec)? Explore the cartographic knowledge of the world in the sixteenth century. You will be able to do all of this and more by using Library of Congress primary sources. . . .Participants will leave with strategies and materials they can use in their schools. The institute uses the Library's exhibition Exploring the Early Americas as its foundation. Learn how to make this era in history come alive for student using images, manuscripts, letters, three-dimensional objects, and maps."

Contact name
Susan Mordan
Sponsoring Organization
Library of Congress
Phone number
2027079203
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Duration
Seven and a half hours

Seeking the Center Place: The Mesa Verde Cultural Landscape and Pueblo Indian Homeland

Description

From the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center website:

"Come join us and explore thousands of years of Pueblo history as we interact with American Indian scholars, excavate at the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, conduct laboratory analyses with prominent archaeologists, and study three very important landmarks—Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, and Sand Canyon Pueblo in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. These places and activities will show you how American Indians, anthropologists, and archaeologists work together to provide a full picture of Pueblo history and culture."

Contact name
Debra Miller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Phone number
9705644346
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers will receive a certificate of participation, which will serve as documentation for license renewal credit. In addition, you will have the option of obtaining two hours of graduate credit through Colorado School of Mines for an additional fee."
Duration
One week
End Date

Seeking the Center Place: The Mesa Verde Cultural Landscape and Pueblo Indian Homeland

Description

From the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center website:

"Come join us and explore thousands of years of Pueblo history as we interact with American Indian scholars, excavate at the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, conduct laboratory analyses with prominent archaeologists, and study three very important landmarks—Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument, and Sand Canyon Pueblo in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. These places and activities will show you how American Indians, anthropologists, and archaeologists work together to provide a full picture of Pueblo history and culture."

Contact name
Debra Miller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Phone number
9705644346
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $1,200 stipend
Course Credit
"All teachers will receive a certificate of participation, which will serve as documentation for license renewal credit. In addition, you will have the option of obtaining two hours of graduate credit through Colorado School of Mines for an additional fee."
Duration
One week
End Date

Peoples of the Mesa Verde Region

Description

From the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center website:

"This three-week institute provides educators with an unequaled opportunity to trace the history of one of the continent's most enduring cultural groups—Pueblo Indians—from the deep past into the twenty-first century."

Contact name
Debra Miller
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Phone number
9705644346
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $2,700 stipend
Duration
Three weeks
End Date

Crosscurrents of American Art

Description

From the National Gallery of Art website:

"This seminar will explore American art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, emphasizing the country's rich and diverse visual heritage. Instruction will focus on the Gallery's collection of American paintings, which are closely allied to European traditions of fine art.

Through lectures, gallery talks, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, participants will study portraiture, historical and commemorative art, scenes of everyday life, still life, and landscape, including works from the uniquely American Hudson River school. John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Thomas Cole, George Catlin, Winslow Homer, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens are among the artists in the Gallery's collection whose work will be considered.

Supplementing the study of American paintings will be an examination of ceremonial and utilitarian art objects. Textiles, pottery, and furniture—including pieces created by enslaved and free blacks—will highlight regional preferences in design and material, while performance of Native American stories will emphasize the importance of the oral tradition across tribal boundaries.

The seminar highlights the social and cultural context of art and demonstrates interdisciplinary teaching strategies. Participants will explore connections to literature and music and visit other local cultural institutions. Activities are designed to meet teachers' personal and professional enrichment needs."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Gallery of Art
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$200
Course Credit
"One semester hour of graduate credit will be granted through the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies for successfully completed lessons. Credit fees total $258 for Virginia residents and $573 for out-of-state residents. A letter grade based on the curriculum project will be registered with the university."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Crosscurrents of American Art

Description

From the National Gallery of Art website:

"This seminar will explore American art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, emphasizing the country's rich and diverse visual heritage. Instruction will focus on the Gallery's collection of American paintings, which are closely allied to European traditions of fine art.

Through lectures, gallery talks, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, participants will study portraiture, historical and commemorative art, scenes of everyday life, still life, and landscape, including works from the uniquely American Hudson River school. John Singleton Copley, Benjamin West, Thomas Cole, George Catlin, Winslow Homer, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens are among the artists in the Gallery's collection whose work will be considered.

Supplementing the study of American paintings will be an examination of ceremonial and utilitarian art objects. Textiles, pottery, and furniture—including pieces created by enslaved and free blacks—will highlight regional preferences in design and material, while performance of Native American stories will emphasize the importance of the oral tradition across tribal boundaries.

The seminar highlights the social and cultural context of art and demonstrates interdisciplinary teaching strategies. Participants will explore connections to literature and music and visit other local cultural institutions. Activities are designed to meet teachers' personal and professional enrichment needs."

Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Gallery of Art
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$200
Course Credit
"One semester hour of graduate credit will be granted through the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies for successfully completed lessons. Credit fees total $258 for Virginia residents and $573 for out-of-state residents. A letter grade based on the curriculum project will be registered with the university."
Duration
Six days
End Date

Exploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley

Description

From the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse website:

"We'll provide three weeks of intense, guided exploration into how Native American and Euro-American cultures have adapted to the Upper Mississippi River Valley over nearly fourteen millennia, and how we learn about such cultures through archaeology, the study of past human cultures from the remains they left behind."

Contact name
Bonnie Jancik
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Phone number
6087856473
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $2700 stipend
Course Credit
"Ten Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for those participating fully in the work of the Institute."
Duration
Three weeks
End Date

Teacher Workshop: Rethink Thanksgiving

Description

From the National Museum of the American Indian website:

"Wampanoag educators and cultural historians discuss and share insight into the Harvest Celebration now called 'The First Thanksgiving.'"

Sponsoring Organization
National Museum of the American Indian
Phone number
212-514-3716
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$25 nonmembers; $20 members
Duration
Six hours

First Encounters: Tainos Greet Columbus

Description

From the National Museum of the American Indian website:

"Jorge Estevez (Taino) leads this workshop exploring the first contact with Columbus and the impact on Native Americans. Mr. Estevez will provide historical and cultural perspectives on the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean region, past and present."

Sponsoring Organization
National Museum of the American Indian
Phone number
212-514-3716
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Duration
Two hours