Introducing Educational Methods to Archaeological Content and Practice: A Follow-Up Study of K–12 Summer Camp Curriculum Building

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, outreach within archaeology is changing to meet the needs of its communities, including the methods used by archaeologists to disseminate information and engage diverse age groups. “Legacy: Hands on the Past” is an archaeological outreach program based out of the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The program engages K–12 students and the broader public in exploring the rich historical record, diverse local heritage, and historic preservation of San Antonio. Over the summer of 2022, Legacy put into practice the curriculum, built during the year-long pause brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, with two groups of children aged 9–13. During these one-week summer camps, our feedback from campers influenced the structure of activities they participated in and the content they learned. In this paper, we present our findings on the process of our collaborative project from the conceptualization and foundation of the curriculum to the approaches we implemented and the responses we received.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36213.0