Archaeology Story Time: Using Tilden’s 6th Principle to Educate K-2 Children in Public Archaeology
Author(s): Michael B Thomin; Laura Clark Hunt; Tristan J Harrenstein
Year: 2020
Summary
This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
In 2018 Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) Coordinating Center staff in Pensacola, Florida implemented a pilot program called “Archaeology Story Time.” This public program was designed specifically for an age group that is routinely overlooked in public archaeology education and outreach: young children in grades K-2. Based on assessments of caregivers’ perspectives of the “Archaeology Story Time,” the results reveal a great need for science-based programs with highly qualified individuals. As a result of this assessment the program was standardized and implemented in other regional FPAN centers. This paper explains how the program is structured, discusses the opportunities and challenges of working with this demographic group, and explores the impact it had on the children and their caregivers.
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Archaeology Story Time: Using Tilden’s 6th Principle to Educate K-2 Children in Public Archaeology. Michael B Thomin, Laura Clark Hunt, Tristan J Harrenstein. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457369)
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