Conceptualizing the Past: The Thoughtful Engagement of Hearts and Minds

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Research, Education, and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Since its founding in 1983, public engagement has been a fundamental aspect of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center’s mission. This presentation provides a synthesis of the center’s education work and contextualizes it within the constructs of cognitive theory and social semiotics. Included in this discussion are essential aspects of educational practice that have characterized Crow Canyon’s public education programs for four decades; among these are experiential education and inquiry pedagogy, situated learning, multivocality, and the inclusion of descendant communities.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Research, Education, and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35533.0