Beyond the Facts through Artifacts: Exploring Social

Studies and Technology Connection

Sponsored by the Salem State Collaborative Project for Math,

Science and Interdisciplinary Education (CPMSIE)

Location: Lynnfield High School, Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Presenter: Deb Dempsey and Carolyn DeCristofano

Blue Heron Educational Consulting

Time: 3:45 – 6 PM

Audience: Grade 2-6 Teachers

Dates: Tuesdays, November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2009

Cost: $50 for Member Districts $195 for non-member Districts.

For Member List see website www.salemcollaborative.org

PDP’s: 10 Hours with Completed Project

Description: Beyond the Facts through Artifacts: Add the oomph of artifacts to your social studies and science classroom! Practical, hands-on, and thought-provoking learning activities with artifacts (useful objects) will  add dimension to  students’ understanding of social studies, taking them beyond a list of topics, dates, names, and events.  By studying and creating artifacts, we will also see how the fourth strand of the MA Science Standards (technology/engineering) interconnects with important themes in social studies. In this mini-course, we will recreate some of the magic you may have experienced while exploring Grandma’s attic, a flea market, or a museum.  We will see how understanding artifacts can help students place important facts into personal, social, and scientific contexts, thereby broadening their understanding. As a special treat, an educator from the Massachusetts Archaeological Society/Robbins Museum will join us to share local archaeological artifacts in a thought-provoking, hands-on experience. You—and your students—may never look at the world in the same way again.

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.

Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session

DEADLINE to sign up for the Beyond the Facts Through Artifacts: November 4, 2009