NPS Photo by Ken Block
Chloris Lowe, Ho-Chunk with workshop participants at "Fish Farm" mound group, June 2006
Teachers Workshops
Workshops are held each summer; the informational brochure and reservation request form are usually posted by early January each year. Reservations are usually taken through mid- March.
THE INFORMATION BELOW IS HISTORICAL DATA FROM LAST YEAR FOR REFERENCE...
...2010 Worksop infomation will be posted and replace the infomation listed below in, as stated above, early January.
2009 Teacher's Workshops:
Registration Closes March 20, 2009
Step One:
E-mail notification can be sent to Merle Frommelt as indicated in the brochure to tentatively reserve a spot on the dates you request.
Step Two:
Reservation requests MUST BE followed up by submitting a hard copy form through the mail (print out the reservation brochure .pdf file), filling out the required information and mailing the form in to Effigy Mounds National Monument.
* $20.00 fee per date must be submitted with the hard copy of the reservation Form
A PDF file of a reservation form for mailing is located below...
Step Three:
Effigy Mounds will confirm your reservation into a specific date, or notify you if that date was filled to capacity and closed to additional reservations. Reservations will be prioritized according to the time and date the initial reservation request was received IN WRITING.
Hint: E-mail a message to Merle with the initial request.
You are welcome to call and inquire, however, we will ask you to follow up with an optional e-mail or simply the required USPS mailed reservation request form . E-mail date or USPS mailed reservation form postmark will decide your priority order for reservations.
Step Four:
Continuing education and graduate credits will be available for participants through Morningside College. LAST year (2008) these were $80.00 / credit for continuing; $140.00 / credit for graduate. We will confirm the cost for 2009 as soon as we have that information.
All paperwork required for applying for credit will be available on the day of each workshop.
For a folding workshop brochure use:
Workshops are held each summer offering a variety of learning experiences for professional educators. Our focus is not on teaching classroom techniques; we offer subject matter and resource information teachers can use in the classroom or during visits to the Monument (or other American Indian mound sites).
The content, length (in days) and agendas vary each year and are dependent on grant funding. We work with universities and school districts to offer academic credit, etc., each year.
Please pass this information around to other teachers, administrators, support staff, etc., in your school / district. All are invited to take part.
Please feel free to contact Merle Frommelt at Effigy Mounds, (563) 873 3491, or at his personal number in the evening, (608) 326 2275.
* Our is featured on the NPS Archeology website as a case study for interpreting for archeologists.
