TEACHER TRAINING - VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

Sandy Romero Presents Curriculum Training
Welcome to our virtual teacher training workshop! This page was created in 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 crisis. Please find below videos and materials supporting the implementation of Discovering Mesa Prieta: the Petroglyphs of Northern New Mexico and the People Who Made Them.

Each unit is accompanied with video tutorials and supplemental material. Also watch for quarterly theme based kits by signing up for our newsletter, Education Rocks!

CURRICULUM

Unit 1
​Following the Sun

​Students will gain an understanding of the cycles of the sun,moon and stars.

Students will learn the importance of astronomy in Native American culture.

Students will learn that archaeo-astronomy is an interesting career.

Unit 2
​Geology of Tsikw'aye

Students will understand the geologic processes that formed Mesa Prieta.

Students will learn to work cooperatively.

Students will become good observers.

Unit 3
​How Old is Old?

Students will understand that the word “old” is a relative term.

Students will begin to understand the chronology of the major events in the earth’s history.

Students will comprehend that their life can be visualized in a chronological timeline.

Students will discover that many native cultures think of time in terms of cycles

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES