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a newsletter for teachers
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vol. 3 no. 3 fall 1981
TRAVELLING TEACHERS
Some luck/ teachers had a chance
to live anthropology this simmer. As
former participants from the Anthro-
pology for Teachers Program, they said
the discipline's broad perspective
helped them appreciate and interpret
their experiences.
Jane Schisgall from Montgomery
County received a National Council of
Social Studies fellowship to visit
Japan. The group of twenty fellowsliip
recipients participated in a program
designed by the Japanese Institute on
Social and Economic Development to
expose teachers to current Japan. In
twD and a half weeks, from 6 a.m. to
10 p.m., the teachers visited three
schools, a Honda plant, a Panasonic
television studio, a steel mill, fish
markets, and shrines. They listened
to lectures on economics, religion,
and social life. They met "lots of
mayors", immersed themselves in Japan-
ese baths, and stayed overnight with
a Japanese family. Jane stayed on
in Japan ten more days living with
a Japanese family. "I also arranged
to teach a workshop in children's
theater in Korea and was surprised to
find myself with 100 five to thirteen
year olds all together. But the ex-
perience was marvelous because the
children had never had creative drama
before."
As a result of her adventures,
Jane is using the arts to teach third
graders about Japan this year. For
example, with various artifacts she
gathered in Japan, she designed a
'culture box' from which students can
gain some basic impressions about the
country before they study it in class.
(cont'd.)
Inside: Resources-4, You're Invited-7, Upcoming Events-8, Museum Halls-10
IMeeting with more adventures than
she had anticipated, Susan Hirtz, a
teacher at Green Acres School in Rock-
ville, lived through a military coup in
The Gambia and was flown out to Senegal
by the U.S. State Department. She trav-
elled to The Gambia as part of CROSSROADS
AFRICA, a private, non-profit organiza-
tion which brings people together to work
on labor and construction projects.
Susan lived in a house in Birkama with
nine other Americans and 10 Gambian men.
They all worked for three weeks building
a training center for girls so that 13-
18 year old girls who were not going on
with their formal education could learn
home economics and crafts. "I mixed ce-
ment, made cement blocks, fetched water,
and helped dig the foundation. Although
it was hot we never had to work eight
hours a day because the supplies and
equipment were never adequate. The most
difficult part for me was that I never
had any privacy. The second most diffi-
cult aspect was struggling with different
role expectations. The Gambian men re-
sisted cooking, scrubbing floors, and
sweeping, arguing that housework was
women's work." The military coup at the
end of July cut Susan's stay. "It was
somewhat frightening to have our house
hit by stray bullets, to be confined to
the house and grounds, and to feel so
lost without television and papers to
inform me what was happening. The radio
was in the tribal language so I always
had to wait for a translation. " Yet it
was a "fascinating experience to immerse
myself in another culture. I liked how
different it was ? their technology,
attitude toward efficiency, the Moslem
religion, and their clearly defined sex
roles. I was glad I could live in such
a culture, even though I wouldn't choose
it. The Gambians were immensely friendly
and very generous to us."
Staying closer to home last summer,
Judith Elliott, a Fairfax County teacher,
visited Southwest Native American reserva-
tions and archeological sites. Several
years ago she taught a six week unit on
Native Americans and arranged for an
exchange of teachers between Fairfax
and a reservation school. "For me the
trip was marvelous in fulfilling a
long-time interest. I saw the sites
I had read about, such as Chaco Canyon,
Mesa Verde, and pueblo ruins in Aztec,
New Mexico. I also visited several
reservations, such as the Ute reserva-
tion with its pottery and clothing
factories. I saw a Navajo irrigation
project where the goal is to plant crops
on 100,000 acres. I also visited Jemez]
Santa Domingo, and Taos."
Margaret Schweitzer had a "great
experience" travelling to Mexico with
the George Washington University's
Mesoamerican Archeology and History
field school conducted by Dr. Robert
Humphrey. "Imagine a group of fourteen,
each with only one suitcase, all trav-
elling in a van and a small car for one
month. It was important that we saw
the ancient civilizations, the famous
excavated sites, and the famous unex-
cavated sites. Perhaps even more im-
portantly for me personally, we went
into small villages and communities
where some of my old sterotypes were
challenged. It was exciting and stren-
uous bumping around in a van, climbing
up pyramids and, even harder, coming
down. I learned so much and wish some-
one would organize a trip like this on
Native Americans next summer."
These four teachers had the oppor-
tunity to experience anthropology in a
very personal way which undoubtedly
will spill over into everyday teaching.
We hope other participants from the
Anthropology for Teachers Program will
tell us about similar experiences, eitlt
by writing or calling or coming to one
of the evening meetings to share their
tales.
JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
ODYSSEY, the television series on
anthropology and archeology, returns
this season. A new 15-week series,
beginning September 29, explores a
variety of themes including the contro-
versial 3.5 million-year-old skeleton
named Lucy; the everyday life of the
Moroccan women who don the veil; under-
water archeology in the Mediterranean;
American Indian moundbuilders ; Mayan
archeology; and the accomplishments of
Margaret Mead.
For teachers interested in incor-
porating the series into their course
curricula, Public Broadcasting Associ-
ates has developed an Educator's Guide
which includes a film summary, back-
ground information, and questions to
consider before and after watching the
film. In addition, the Guide includes
a selected bibliography and information
on audio-visual, distribution.
The Guide is inserted into ODYSSEY
Magazine, which contains informative
articles complementing each of the pro-
grams. ODYSSEY Magazine can be order-
ed at bulk rate (minimum order of 5
magazines) of $1.00 per copy by sending
your check with your name, department,
college or school address to: ODYSSEY
Magazine, P.O. Box 1000, Boston, MA
02118
.
ODYSSEY SCHEDULE
The Naturalist Center's policy on its
six ODYSSEY cassettes from the 1980-
1981 season has changed. In a letter
this past summer, we were informed that
"...it will no longer be possible for
PBA to give permission to the Natural-
ist Center to loan the ODYSSEY cassettes
and make them available to teachers for
duplication. Instead, we would like to
request that the Naturalist Center in-
vite teachers to view ODYSSEY programs
at the Center only. No lending library
or duplication services should be pro-
vided. This change in policy has come
about because, in fact, the permission
granted last year creates some conflict
with PBS Video distribution activity."
Sept . 29
Oct. 6:
Oct. 13:
Oct. 20:
Oct. 27:
Nov. 3:
Nov. 10:
Nov. 17:
Nov. 24:
Dec. 1:
Dec. 8:
U6G ? 15:
U6C ? 22:
U30 ? 29:
Jan. 5:
: The Ancient Mariners
On the Cowboy Trail
Lucy and the First Family
The Kirghez of Afghanistan
Bath Waters
Little Injustices: Laura
Nader Looks at Law
Myths and Moundbuilders
The Three Worlds of Bali
Masters of Metal
Dadi's Family
Ben's Mill
Margaret Mead: Taking Note
Some women of Marrakech
Maya Lords of the Jungle
We are Mehinaku
ODYSSEY programs will be shown on
public television, Tuesday, 9 p.m.
EST.
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Cane to the Anthropology Resource
Center for Teachers, located in the
Naturalist Center at the National
Museum of Natural History. It pro-
vides an informative and original re-
ference center specifically created
for junior and senior high school
teachers. Here teachers have the op-
portunity to supplement their own
ideas with those of their colleagues
and educators across the country.
The Center offers fifty non-
circulating teaching kits, each ac-
companied by a written guide listing
the kit's objectives, materials and
activities, as well as an evaluation
of its strengths and weaknesses. The
curriculum kits have been produced by
many different groups such as:
? The National Geographic Society
? The Carolina Biological Supply Co.
? Educational Development Center
? Interact
? Bay Area China/Japan Education
Project
These kits contain new and inter-
esting teaching ideas, as well as audio-
visual and written materials. Kits are
primarily focused on anthropology, cov-
ering such topics as:
? archeology
? geography
? Native Americans
? human biology
? Asian and African cultures
Area teachers contributed over
forty innovative teaching units to the
Center. These units have been bound
into booklet form under various head-
ings such as human evolution and
ancient civilizations. These
anthropology based units are designed
for integration into courses such as:
A unique section devoted to D.C.
area resources will help teachers plan
museum visits and guest lecturers, as
well as collect free information on
foreign countries and cultures. This
section includes a new Speakers Guide
listing speakers who will visit schools
to talk on a variety of anthropology re-
lated topics. There is also an exten-
sive, up-to-date collection of film and
audio-visual catalogs, along with infor-
mation on inexpensive or free films and
filmstrips
.
Teaching materials developed for the
Anthropology for Teachers Program are in
a large notebook. These materials can be
read at the Center and some individual
items can be requested by calling Ann
Kaupp, 357-1592.
Hours at the Naturalist Center are:
Wed.- Sat. 10:30 a.m.
Sun. 12:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
(cont'd.)
? geography
? anthropology
? earth science
? history
biology
economics
psychology
world cultures
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In the Anthropology Resource Cen-
ter for Teachers, written guides are
attached to each curriculum kit. Be-
low we have reprinted one of these
guides to acquaint our readers with
both the guide format and an excellent
new curriculum unit.
INDIANS VIEW AMERICANS , AMERICANS
VIEW INDIANS
written by Rachel Reese Sady
produced by Olcott Forward
Available from: Educational Audio
Visual Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y.
10570
Objectives :
- to introduce (and demonstrate)
"the idea of cultural bias" ;
- to present 3 case studies of
Indian-White contact from 3 time
periods; and
- to enable students to understand
both the Indian and White points
of view during the period of con-
tact and conflict.
Kit Materials :
- 2 film strips
- 1 record "Indians and Americans"
- 1 teacher's guide
- 5 picture cards
- 22 spirit master dittoes
- 25 "Indian Readings" pamphlets
Age Level : 8-12 grades
Topics : (unit is divided into 3
historical topics)
1. Red Men and White Men
(Colonial and immediate post-
Colonial period)
- includes readings, recordings
and a filmstrip discussing
English and French contacts
with the Indians.
- students consider the atti-
tudes of White men toward In-
dians... and try to...under-
stand the Indians 1 attitudes
toward White men.
- the Americans "were convinced
that since their own civiliza-
tion represented progress, the
Indian cultures were rightly
doomed to extinction." The
idea of conflicting cultural
values is introduced.
2. The Black Hawk War and Cherokee
Removal
- two case histories presented so
that students can try to under-
stand the points of view of the
Indians involved.
3. The Sun Dance and Ghost Dance
- to aid students in ridding them-
selves of views that these cere-
monies were "barbaric and ir-
religious" by presenting these
customs and institutions in their
cultural context.
Activities :
The kit provides booklets of readings,
two unnarrated films-trips-, two records,
and varied spirit masters including
dialogues, newspaper samples, personal
accounts, definitions, and writings
by figures in history. A detailed
teacher's guide suggests numerous paper
topics, reports, and projects in addi-
tion to questions on the material.
Length of Unit : 1-4 weeks depending on
how much of the unit is taught
.
Evaluation :
A very complete, versatile and inter-
esting kit written by a well-known
anthropologist. The teacher's guide
is ample and offers many suggestions
including paper topics, reports, and
projects. Dittoes are interesting
and varied, facilitating students'
involvement. A kit to be highly
recommended.
UPDATE: TEACHERS PROGRAM
The George Washington University/
Smithsonian Institution Anthropology
for Teachers Program entered its
fourth year this fall. Seventy-two
teachers are enrolled in its year-
long graduate course. Three issues
of Anthro ? Notes are planned. The
Anthropology Resource Center for Teach-
ers is updated and expanded. A new
series of Evening Lectures is scheduled
to bring together past and present pro-
gram participants. In a day of shrink-
ing funds and falling enrollments, we
feel fortunate indeed!
As in past years, the N.S.F.-
funded Anthropology program will oper-
ate on two levels. Intensively, 72
junior and senior high school science
and social studies teachers will spend
a year taking a graduate course speci-
fically designed to enable them to in-
tegrate anthropology into their vari-
ous course offerings. The course fo-
cuses on eight topics useful in teach-
ing many other subjects such as biology,
geography, and world cultures. During
1981-1982 teachers (from the District
of Columbia, Montgomery County, Howard
County, Prince George's County, Alex-
andria, Fairfax, and Arlington) will-
study Primate Behavior; Human Evolution;
Civilizations of the Past: Archeology
and Ecology; Anthropologists in the
Field; American Indians; Growing Up in
Africa; Human Variation; and Anthro-
pologists look at America. Each topic
will be the subject of a lecture, ex-
periential teaching activities, a dis-
cussion with research scientists at an
area resource location, and a workshop
during which participating teachers
will share curriculum units they have
developed on the monthly topic.
On a more extensive level, the
Anthropology for Teachers Program
reaches approximately 2,000 teachers,
anthropologists, school administrators,
curriculum developers, and other pro-
fessionals interested in pre-collegiate
anthropology through its newsletter,
resource center, and evening lecture
series. The mailing list for Anthro*
Notes has been computerized facilitating
outreach beyond the Washington metropoli-
tan area. Two interns, Jonathan Landman
and Jessica Sloane, worked in the Anthro-
pology Resource Center for Teachers this
past summer helping to expand and update
the center (see article, p. 4 ). During
this coming year a written guide and bro-
chure to the Center's collections will be
prepared. Finally, a new' series of Even-
ing Lectures by distinguished anthropolo-
gists will help bring together past and
present program participants as well as
others interested in pre-collegiate an---
thropology (see p. 7)
.
The Anthropology for Teachers Pro-
gram has recently received national at-
tention through the publication of the
sourcebook, Museum School Partnerships :
Plans and Programs
, edited by Susan
Nichols Lehman and Kathryn Igoe. It
describes innovative museum programs
across the country (see pp. 75-77 "Team
Effort Supports Anthropology in Schools,
Washington, D.C."). Despite cutbacks
in programs and funds, we hope that an-
thropologists and teachers will not
shrink from the continuing challenge of
encouraging anthropology through pre-
college curricula so that, as Patricia
Higgins urges in a forthcoming article,
the "discipline's humanistic, scientific,
and practical implications will reach the
largest possible audience nationwide."
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A.A.A. GEARS UP FOR TEACHERS TEACHERS INVITED
The Council on Anthropology and
Education is sponsoring several acti-
vities of interest to teachers at the
80th Annual American Anthropological
Association Meetings to be held in Los
Angeles, California at the Statler
Hilton Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. Acti-
vities described below will be held on
Saturday, December 5th so that teachers
from the Los Angeles area will be free
to attend.
Patricia J. Higgins, Program Chair,
C.A.E. Conmittee 3 (Teaching Anthropol-
ogy) has organized a paper session
"Innovative Teaching in Anthropology:
New Approaches for New Students." At
this session teachers, museum staff,
and anthropologists will describe sev-
eral archeology and anthropology pro-
grams for the pre-college student.
An archeology program at the University
of Oklahoma's Stovall Museum of Science
and History and the Smithtown High
School Ethnography Project described in
Practicing Anthropology (vol. 3, no. 1,
Fall, 1980) should spark interest.
Yolanda T. Moses (California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
91768) has organized a day long work-
shop on multicultural education aimed
at teachers, teacher trainers, anthro-
pologists, multicultural program spe-
cialists, and school administrators.
A series of four workshops will feature
demonstrations and hands-on materials
to assist teachers integrating multi-
cultural materials into varied curri-
cula. Developing materials and using
anthropological media will be stressed
at these free workshops for which re-
servations should be made directly to
Dr. Moses at the above address.
The 1981-1982 N.S.F. -funded Anthro-
pology for Teachers Program offers area
teachers a new benefit: Evening Lectures
by eminent research scholars involved in
current anthropological research. These
lectures will be held on Thursday even-
ings at 8:00 p.m. in the Naturalist Cen-
ter located in the Museum of Natural His-
tory, 10th and Constitution Avenues, N.W.
They will be open to the general public.
A discussion period and wine reception
will be included.
Glynn LI. Isaac (University of Cali-
fornia at Berkeley) opens the series on
October 29th with a lecture entitled
"Studying the Early Stages of Human Be-
havior: Archaeological Research in the
East African Rift Valley." Dr. Isaac,
a leading contributor to East African
archeology for several decades, is pre-
sently co-leader of the Koobi Fora Re-
search Project in Northern Kenya with
Richard Leakey.
The second lecture, on December 3rd,
will feature Dennis Stanford (Curator of
North American Archeology, Smithsonian
Institution) speaking on "In Search of
Early Man on the Western Plains." Dr.
Stanford, Director of the Joint Chinese-
American Early Man Program, has excavated
several major sites looking for the ear-
liest evidence of human occupation in
the New World. Dr. Stanford's work was
highlighted in last year's ODYSSEY
film "Seeking the First Americans."
Teachers and anthropologists should
feel free to encourage their students to
attend these public lectures. In addi-
tion, we hope past and present partici-
pants from the Anthropology for Teachers
Program will take this opportunity to
meet together again.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 10 - Nov. 26: "China's Inner
Frontier". From Harvard's Peabody
Museum,a black and white photographic
exhibition of a unique 1923 expedi-
tion into Inner Mongolia. Museum of
Natural History.
Nov. 6: "Xian", a film describing
the cultural history of the Chinese
imperial city and a great archeological
discovery ? the burial vault of China's
first emperor, filled with 6,000 life-
size ceramic warriors. Free film at
noon in the Baird Auditorium, Museum
of Natural History.
Nov. 9: "The Environment of the City"
by Prof. Asa Briggs (Oxford Univ.)
.
Free evening lecture is part of the
Smithsonian Institution's Seventh
International Symposium "How Humans
Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey." Re-
quest tickets by calling 357-2328.
Nov. 11: "Food, Energy and Technology:
Perspectives for Developing Countries"
by Dr. Edward Ayensu (Smithsonian's
Office of Biological Conservation)
Same as Nov. 9.
Nov. 17: "Tracing Early Iroquois Poli-
tical Development" by Dr. William
Engelbrecht (Univ. of Buffalo)
.
Anthropological Society of Washington
(ASW) , Gallery Theater, Museum of
Natural History, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 18: "Linguistics and the Law"
by Dr. Roger Shuy (Georgetown Univ.)
.
Room 0124, Skinner Hall, Univ. of
Maryland, 8 p.m.
Nov. 18: "Public Archeology and Survey
Activity in the Potomac Piedmont" by
E. "Mac" Macdaniel. Archaeology Lab-
oratory, Marist Hall, Catholic Univer-
sity, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 23: "New Excavations at Petra"
by Nabil Khairy (Archeologist, Univ.
of Jordan) . Illustrated lecture of
one of the seven man-made wonders of
the world, once the capital of
Nabataean Kingdom, today the Kingdom of
Jordan. For ticket information, call
the Smithsonian Resident Associates
Program Office, 357-3030.
Nov. 24 - Jan. 3: "Hopi Kachina:
Spirit of Life". Exhibit includes
Kachina dolls, photographic murals,
a color slide show, and three-dimen-
sional models of Hopi rituals. Museum
of Natural History.
Nov. 27: "Chaco Canyon", a film from
the 1980-1981 Odyssey series, will be
shown with the "Living Desert" in
Baird Auditorium, Museum of Natural
History, at noon.
Dec. 3: "In Search of Early Man on
the Western Plains" by Dr. Dennis
Stanford (Curator, Department of
Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution) .
Naturalist Center, Museum of Natural
History, 8 p.m.
Dec. 5: "Underwater Archeology at
the Yorktown Shipwreck". Smithsonian
Resident Associates tour by Leon
Shertler (National Trust Advisor on
Maritime matters) explores the history
of the first underwater archeology
site located in Virginia to be placed
on the National Register of Historic
Places. For registration information
call 357-3030.
Dec. 9: "Photographing the Hopi Indians"
by Donna Longo (Grad. Fellow, American
Univ.) A slide-lecture presenting a
photographic record of early 20th cen-
tury Hopi life. For ticket information,
call the Smithsonian Resident Associates
Program Office, 257-3030.
Dec. 14: "Sign Language Conversations
with Chimpanzees" by Dr. Roger Fouts.
Lecture, sponsored by FONZ and the Audu-
bon Society, to be held at the Museum
of Natural History. For ticket informa-
tion call 357-3030.
Dec. 15: "Indian Communities in Transi-
tion: Middle Connecticut River Valley,
1600-1665" by Dr. Peter Thomas (Univ.
of Vermont) . ASW meeting, Gallery
Theater, Museum of Natural History,
8:15 p.m.
Jan. 9: "Food for Thought: Evidence
Concerning the Evolution of Human Diet".
All day symposium at George Washington
University. Purchase tickets ($10.00;
$5.00 for students) from the Department
of Anthropology, G.W.U., Washington, D.C.
20052; 676-6075. Symposium sponsored by
George Washington University and F.R.O.M.
(Foundation for Research into the Origin
of Man)
.
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TEACHERS' CORNER:
HUMAN VARIATION IN S.E. ASIA
How can the study of human vari-
ation fit into a geography class? I
integrate it into my eighth grade South-
east Asia unit, since Southeast Asia
is a relatively less sensitive part of
the world for my students to begin to
understand the physical similarities
and differences among peoples. Human
variation is little mentioned in pre-
vious units on the United States, India,
China, and Japan. After the students
study the politics, physical features,
agriculture, mineral resources, colo-
nialism, and rise of nationalism in
Southeast Asia, they focus on the area's
diverse cultures and peoples. Towards
the end of the unit, I bring my class
to the Museum of Natural History's
Dynamics of Evolution Hall and Cul-
tures of the Pacific and Asia Hall.
The following are some excerpts from
the exercises that the students com-
plete. (A copy of the entire unit can
be obtained frcm Ann Kaupp, 357-1592.)
I. DYNAMICS OF EVOLUTION HALL
(2nd floor)
A. Enter the hall, glancing at
exhibits near the entrance.
Note especially the cockroach
display. Comments?
B. Proceed to the "tower". Take
a few minutes to watch the
screen of facial features.
1. What features are being
changed?
2. Count the changes for one
feature. Feature
.
No. of changes?
.
C. Examine the displays around
the "tower".
1. What visible features are
shown? (ear lobes, tongue
rolling, eye color, hair
color)
2. Where do you fit into each
feature? Where don't you
fit?
D. Natural selection plays a part
in genetic inheritance. List
the 4 different ways shown that
natural selection operates and
tell how each way affects a
breeding population.
II. CULTURES OF THE PACIFIC AND ASIA
(2nd floor)
There are 6 cases where life size
figures of groups of people are
shown (Ceremonialism in Samoa, The
Maoris of New Zealand, The Dem, The
Ifugao of the Philippines, Sindhi
Home of Pakistan, and Korean Room).
Choose 3 cases to look at carefully.
List the title of each case. Des-
cribe the physical appearance of the
people (stature, shape and color of
eyes, nose shape, hair color, skin
color) . Then describe the cultural
features of the people shown in that
display (hairstyle, type of clothing,
jewelry, head gear, footwear, dwel-
ling, body decorations, objects)
.
Put your information into the chart
and make comparisons.
(see chart on following page)
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CASE TITLE PHYSICAL ASPECTS CULTURAL ASPECTS
Stature Eye Nose Hair Skin On the Body
Surrounding
Objects
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2
3
Margaret Schweitzer
Montgomery County Public
Schools
NEW FILM CATALOG
ON THE OCCASION OF ITS TENTH
ANNIVERSARY, Documentary Educational
Resources (D.E.R. ) announces the pub-
lication of a new guide to 98 films
and videocassettes in anthropology
and archaeology. Films From D.E.R.
is an 8 1/2" x 11" format of 100 pages
illustrated with 90 black and white
photographs from films and field trips.
This complete listing of D.E.R. 's
films is supplemented by extensive
cultural and historical background
material. It includes Africa, The
Americas, Asia, Melanesia and Europe;
the ODYSSEY series; and films on the
San Bushmen, Yancmamo Indians, Alaskan
Eskimos, rural New Englanders, North
Indian women, and Papua New Guinea
Highlanders
.
The guide also provides suggested
bibliographies; a subject index; and
production information, including an
appendix of credits, shooting and re-
lease dates, and awards for each film.
Copies of Films From D.E.R. may be
ordered for $3.00 each from D.E.R.,
5 Bridge St., Watertown, MA 02172;
(617) 926-0491.
THE MODERN ZOO: A CRASH COURSE
FOR TEACHERS
High school biology teachers from
Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia had an opportunity this summer
to learn about the modern zoo through a
week-long workshop called The National
Zoo: Research , Conservation , Education .
Developed and taught by the Zoo's Office
of Education and assisted by a team of
curators and keepers, the workshop con-
centrated on zoo management and design
including lectures on animal husbandry,
zoo philosophy, species selection, and
exhibit design. Teachers visited be-
hind-the-scenes, talked with curators
and keepers, and even designed their
own exhibit. During the workshop's
final segment, teachers learned about
animal research at the Zoo and in the
field, and gained practical experience
in using check sheets to collect data
on animal behavior. Two workbooks,
Zoo Observation Training : A Program
in Animal Observation for High School
Students and Designing for the Great
Apes , detailing aspects of the program,
are currently being written. These
booklets as well as repeat sessions of
the workshop may become available to
other interested teachers and adults.
For more information call Judith White,
673-4724.
ANTHRD* NOTES is part of The Anthropology for Teachers Program.
This program is funded by the National Science Foundation and
conducted by the Anthropology Departments of George Washington
University and the Smithsonian Institution. Program Staff:
Dr. Alison S. Brooks, Director; JoAnne Lanouette and Ruth 0.
Selig. If you want information about the program or your name
added to the mailing list, write: Ann Kaupp, Department of
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