{"id":3558,"date":"2012-01-01T18:43:23","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T00:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2012-01-01T18:43:23","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T00:43:23","slug":"another-summer-opportunity-for-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=3558","title":{"rendered":"Another summer opportunity for teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I were still teaching I’d probably apply for this….I really love the upper Mississippi and have long been fascinated by the archeology of the area. \u00a0By way of Randy Dix and Bonnie Jancik…..<\/p>\n


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\nExploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley<\/p>\n

Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, and understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments\u00adour 2012 NEH Summer Institute features all this and more.<\/p>\n

The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse will offer a three-week NEH Summer Institute on July 9\u201327, 2012.\u00a0 This dynamic learning experience for K-12 teachers will explore how Native Americans and Euro-Americans have adapted to the Upper Mississippi River Valley over the past 13,500 years, and how archaeology leads to an understanding of how human cultures change and adapt through time.<\/p>\n

The Institute will feature a one-day excavation experience, field trips to archaeological sites, hands-on laboratory and workshop activities, demonstrations, and classroom activities. Individual projects will help participants tailor the content to their own teaching areas. NEH Summer Scholars receive a $2,700 stipend to help offset their expenses.<\/p>\n

Application and other information on the Institute will be available online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.uwlax.edu\/mvac\/neh.htm<\/wbr><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The deadline for applications is March 1, 2012.<\/p>\n

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n

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Bonnie L. Jancik
\nDirector of Public Education
\nMississippi Valley Archaeology Center
\nat the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
\n1725 State Street
\nLa Crosse, WI 54601
\nPhone:\u00a0608-785-6473<\/a>
\nFax:\u00a0608-785-6474<\/a>
\nE-mail:\u00a0bjancik@uwlax.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Visit the MVAC World Wide Web site at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.uwlax.edu\/mvac<\/p>\n

<\/a>Visit the UW-L Archaeology Studies Program at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.uwlax.edu\/Sociology\/Archaeology<\/wbr><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I were still teaching I’d probably apply for this….I really love the upper Mississippi and have long been fascinated by the archeology of the area. \u00a0By way of Randy Dix and Bonnie Jancik….. Exploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning
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