Curriculum Matters: Climate, Next Generation Science, and Classroom Engagement

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This is an abstract from the "Bridging Science and Service: How Archaeologists Address Climate Change" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Often when we envision the future of archaeology, particularly archaeology education, factoring in and keeping up with new and advanced field and lab technologies spring to mind. At the same time, traditional archaeology education (e.g. material culture, chronology, spatial analysis) must continue to address general education standards such as logic, critical thinking, and communication, while also delivering foundational approaches for investigating the past through the archaeological record. Additionally, students today need to be equipped to make connections between formal learning and real-world applications to current pressing topics – the climate crisis, and equity and justice issues for example. The teacher scholar model has long been at the center of engaged learning by emphasizing evidence-based teaching and collaborative and reflexive practice. This presentation will discuss strategies for bringing climate into archaeology education for learners at all levels by engaging next generation science standards through the teacher-scholar framework and real-world case studies.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Bridging Science and Service: How Archaeologists Address Climate Change   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 50820