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Project Archaeology Educator Workshop

Hosted by Elkhart County Parks, Elkhart County Historical Museum

Elkhart County Parks and the Elkhart County Historical Museum invite educators to a daylong workshop to learn how archaeological inquiry can serve as a way to teach history, social studies, and STEAM subjects.

RSVP
April 17
9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
River Preserve County Park (DeFries Homestead)
17477 County Road 46
New Paris, IN 46553
$10

Event Details

Project Archaeology is a national heritage education program designed to help teachers introduce archaeology to their students and program audiences. Elkhart County Parks and the Elkhart County Historical Museum are hosting a daylong Project Archaeology workshop to help local educators discover how archaeological inquiry can serve as a way to teach history, social studies, and STEAM subjects.

Participants will take home Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter, a $50-value curriculum guidebook with nine comprehensive lessons. They will also receive instruction from a recognized Project Archaeology coordinator and interact with local experts working in archaeology.

To register (deadline April 10), click on the RSVP link above.

For more information, contact Elkhart County Parks at 574.848.4322.

This program received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant and from the Institute for Heritage Education.

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