Date: September 24, 2003 - October 22, 2003
The class involves visits to historical sites in the Kingston-New Paltz area. Participants will learn an array of different strategies for conducting an historical inquiry using documents (DBQ), a process mandated by New York State Social Studies Standards. A variety of methods and techniques will be presented based on the curriculum and which comply with both the Social Studies and Language Arts Standards. Included will be activities for grades 4 – high school involving maps, photographs, letters, inventory lists, and other primary source documents.
Time: 4:00-7:00 PM
Date: September 24 – October 22, 2003 (Wednesday)
Location: various historical sites
- 9/24 Mohonk Mountain House
- 10/1 D&H Canal Museum, High Falls
- 10/8 Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston
- 10/15 Historic Kingston Walking Tour
- 10/22 Senate House State Historic Site and Roundout Lighthouse
This class is being offered through the Mid-Hudson Teacher Center.
Participants in this 5-hour workshop will examine the fundamentals of the ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern cultures as revealed by the archaeological discoveries since the Rosetta Stone. The class will consist of slide lectures and handouts that will analyze these discoveries for what they reveal about the world of ancient Near East. Participants will examine the documents and artifacts of ancient civilizations and employ the skills of historical analysis and interpretation in probing their meaning and importance. They will learn the timeline, calendar, and cultural characteristics of these civilizations. Teachers should bring to the class the textbook(s) they use in teaching ancient civilizations.
DATE: Saturday, October 25, 2003
TIMES: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Please bring a bag lunch.)
LOCATION: Middletown High School Library, Middletown, NY
Date: September 25, 2003 - January 25, 2004
Thursday, September 25
Cosmos and Chaos in An Egyptian Field of Dreams
For Baseball Fans and Drama Teachers
Dr. Peter Feinman: Horus Rules: The Egyptian New Year
Prof. Peter Piccione: The Victory of Horus: An Egyptian Play
Pharaoh at the Bat: Egyptian Bat and Ball Games and American Baseball.
Natural Science Bldg at Purchase College 4:00-9:00
Sunday, October 26
Mummies by Choice, Mummies by Chance: Mummies from Ancient Egypt to Alaska
Prof. Michael Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania
at Westchester Community College. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 9
Kingdom of the Congo: Continuity and Change from Africa to America
Prof. John Thornton, Boston University at the Chappaqua Library.
The lecture will be followed by an optional Congolese dinner. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, November 16
Metropolitan Museum
Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra’s Needle. 10:00-3:00
Sunday, December 7
Holy Night, December 25: An Archaeological Look at Some Jewish and Pagan Influences on Early Christianity
Dr. Mark Phelps, Drury College at Iona College. 4:00-5:30
Sunday, January 25
Seeing Things That Are Not There: The Mystery of Roman Design
Prof. Richard Brilliant, Columbia University, at the Scarsdale Library. 2:00-3:30
Date: August 4, 2003 - August 5, 2003
Experience two days of Revolutionary War on the historic coast of Connecticut and discover the role played by the people in these coastal towns during the American Revolution. Witness the construction of a fullsize working replica of the submarine, the Turtle, built in 1775 by David Bushnell in an attempt to break the British naval hold of New York City. This joint project of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the
National Maritime Historical Society, and The History Channel will develop a national education program about the Turtle.
The program will consist of:
- lectures about the historical context and construction of the Turtle
- walking tours with the historical societies of Essex and Old Saybrook
- visit to the sites where David Bushnell lived and worked
- education activities presented by the Connecticut River Museum
- a sunset river trip guided tour.
Participants will learn an array of different strategies for conducting an historical inquiry using documents (DBQ). A variety of methods and techniques will be presented based on the curriculum and which comply with the Social Studies Standards. The class will serve as background for the lesson plans which will be produced on the Turtle beginning in the fall.
Location: Old Saybrook High School, Saybrook, Connecticut
Dates: August 4-5, 2003
Time: 10:00-7:00 August 4
9:00-5:00 August 5
Cost: $75
Hours: 15
Credit: 1
Date: June 30, 2003 - July 1, 2003
Participants will learn about the history of the Croton Aqueduct, an extraordinary technological marvel in a time of social unrest and an urgent need for clean and plentiful water by a growing metropolis. The class will include slides, graphs, maps, and photos and a walking tour of the Croton Aqueduct. Each participant will receive a set of lesson-plan handouts and reproducible graphics based on primary source documents. Each day will include talks and walks, will be both inside and outside
and will involve carpooling participants.
Dates, Times, Locations:
June 30, 2003, 9:30-5:00, Croton Gorge Park, off Route 129 Cortlandt and will
include the Weir Chamber and Urban Cultural Park Museum in Ossining
July 1, 2003, 9:30-6:00, Henry Clay Nelson Park, South Highland Ave., Route 9,
Ossining and will include stops south to Lyndhurst.
Hours: 15
Cost: $75 plus $20 lunch
Date: July 7, 2003 - July 11, 2003
Teachers will participate in an archaeological dig being conducted at the Jay Heritage Center, Rye, New York. The excavation will test the hypothesis of there being an 18th century boyhood home of John Jay adjacent to the mansion.
Participants will be instructed in the use of archaeological tools and techniques and then will “dig” for three days. They will experience all the different facets of the excavation process. Participants will learn how the artifacts used to teach New York and U.S. history are discovered and analyzed prior to display in museums and historical sites.
Teachers will be asked to maintain a daily journal of the three day experience noting their activities and observations. At the conclusion, teachers should indicate how they will apply the archaeological experience to the classroom.
Dates: Session A July 7-9 or Session B July 9-11
Time: 9:30-3:00
Location: Jay Heritage Center
Rye, New York
Cost: $75
Hours: 15
Credit: 1
