The Archaeological Institute of America, The Buckner W. Clay Endowment for the Humanities, The Center for Liberal Arts and The Miller Center Present a
FREE Workshop for K-12 Teachers on March 14, 2015
DEBATING ARCHAEOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING, INTERPRETING AND TEACHING THE PAST
The workshop is an introduction to current issues and inquiry in the evidential and interpretative discipline of archaeology, including its role in reading, reconstructing, representing the past; key methods and approaches guiding archaeological interpretation; archaeology as a means for engaging with broader motifs of human civilization, such as the emergence and collapse of urbanism, social complexity, government and organized religion; the relevance of the past to the contemporary, everyday present and the key role of archaeology in identity formation in today's society. Participants will receive a certificate indicating more than four hours of professional development. Among the topics for the final session will be ways of addressing the relevant sections in the World History Standards of Learning.
AGENDA
9:00 – 9:30- Registration (coffee and tea provided)
9:30 – 9:45- Welcome and introductions; Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, Lecturer, Aegean and Near Eastern Archaeology
9:45 – 10:45- Roman coins, Roman history, and succession to power: UVa digital images and your classes; John Dobbins, Professor, Classical Archaeology
10:45 – 11:00- Break
11:00 – 12:00- Archaeology and complexity: the emergence and collapse of ancient civilizations; Phil Trella, anthropologist who specializes in the archaeology of the ancient Near East, Asst. Vice President for Graduate Studies
12:00 – 12:45 - Lunch (provided)
12:45 – 1:45 - Does it matter? Antiquity and the politics of the past today; Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, Lecturer, Aegean and Near Eastern Archaeology
1:45 – 2:00- Break
2:00 – 3:00 - Pedagogy Session; Stephanie Van Hover, Associate Professor, Department Chair of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, Curry School of Education