CAMINO REAL TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP
Join the Stone Fort Museum and the National Park Service as we explore the Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail in a workshop planned exclusively for teachers.
WHERE AND WHEN?
Tuesday, August 4th, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Wednesday, August 5th, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Stone Fort Museum & the Campus of Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Public and private school educators, museum educators, and anyone involved in sharing the history of the Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail with other adults or youth.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Get the know-how you need to educate others on the trail in one and one-half days of intensive learning, sharing and walking the Camino Real. Faculty, staff and researchers from SFASU and the National Park Service will provide instruction on the history of the trail’s development including the people and places along the trail, the historic landscape, and research methods currently in use to document trail resources; especially GIS mapping. Participants will take a field trip and tour a remnant of the trace and historic sites associated with the trail. Take home resources include a manual of speakers’ note, two DVD presentations on the history of the trail, prepared lesson plans, images and oversize maps for classroom use.
Participants earn 12 hours Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. The Stone Fort Museum is a Department in the College of Liberal & Applied Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University, an approved provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
HOW DO YOU REGISTER?
Registration is $50 per person and includes all sessions, a workshop manual and resources, a field trip and four meals. Click here for a printable registration form. Forward your completed form to the Museum by e-mail: stonefort@sfasu.edu, fax: 936-468-7084, or mail:
Stone Fort Museum
SFA Box 6075
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
We accept purchase orders, charge card payments and checks.
Space is limited to 30 participants. Registration deadline is Friday, July 24, 2009.
LODGING IN NACOGDOCHES
Visit the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.visitnacogdoches.com or call toll free 888-653-3788 for a list of bed and breakfasts, motels and hotels in the area.
MAPS/DIRECTIONS
Nacogdoches, Texas
140 miles north of Houston and 180 miles southeast of Dallas on Highway 59
300 miles northeast of San Antonio on Highway 21.
Stone Fort Museum
Corner of Alumni Drive and Griffith Blvd, SFASU Campus
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
East College and Raguet Street. SFASU Campus