Amerind Museum

In response to requests for online educational experiences from teachers and students in Arizona's rural schools, the Amerind Museum will produce 30 virtual classroom lessons and tours for elementary school educators using images, readings, videos, virtual field trips, and assessment tools. The lessons will focus on Amerind's Native American collection, advised by knowledgeable Native American cultural specialists, archaeologists, and historians, and produced by a curriculum specialist in alignment with Arizona's social studies standards. The lessons will be freely accessible on the museum's website. The museum will also provide teachers and schools in underserved school districts with trainings on the use of the materials through virtual meetings, one-on-one coaching, and three professional development workshops. The project is designed to address the loss of school field trip opportunities due to the COVID-19 health emergency.