Congratulations to the following people for their CANE awards. We look forward to their reports on how they used their funds later in the year:
Barker: Kailey Trenholm
Coulter: Jessica Marinaro
Endowment: Katie Ziegler
Means: Samuel Merkatz
Due to the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, the CANE Executive Committee has elected to hold our ANNUAL MEETING in 2022 as a virtual meeting via Zoom. The meeting dates will remain as originally planned: April 8-9, 2022.
This decision was arrived at after long and careful consideration of the continuing uncertainty around the state of the pandemic and the risks involved with in-person gatherings, especially for our most vulnerable members. The Executive Committee unanimously agreed that we would not feel comfortable holding a meeting that not all of our members could safely attend, and therefore moving to a virtual meeting seemed the most measured and inclusive option.
While it is, of course, disappointing to once again miss out on the particular camaraderie that comes with sharing space, the 2022 virtual annual meeting has much to recommend it. This year’s meeting will have paper sessions, workshop sessions, special panels, a dedicated track of DEI workshops, at least one special guest-speaker, social hours hosted by affinity groups, and an awards ceremony. For this meeting, registration will be required, and there will be a fee associated with registration in order to cover the costs of the virtual meeting.
Registration for the meeting will be hosted by UMass Amherst and the link will be posted later this month. Please note that up-to-date CANE membership is a requirement to register, so please join CANE or renew your membership. (If you aren’t sure whether or not you are a member, please contact CANE’s treasurer, Ruth Breindel, and she will inform you: treasurer@caneweb.org.)
Thank you all for your support of CANE, and for your engagement with our shared discipline for the benefit of our New England communities.
Sincerely,
Lindsay Sears
President of CANE
Latin Teacher, Norwich Free Academy
Digital Ancient Rome
An NEH Summer Seminar for K-12 educators
July 18-29, 2022
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minnesota
Digital Ancient Rome is an NEH Summer Seminar for K-12 educators that will give teachers an opportunity to learn about important examples of Roman art, architecture, and archaeology through a broad range of digital resources. One of the most exciting things for students who study ancient Rome is that so many physical aspects of its civilization survive to this day. It is not just an ancient history that we know through texts. The surviving material remains—small artifacts, sculpture, paintings, mosaics, public monuments, neighborhoods, and whole cities—tell a variety of stories about the ancient world, and they bring history to life in a way that students find compelling.
Teachers in this seminar will have an opportunity to explore a broad range of digital resources—from photo archives to immersive augmented reality experiences—about the ancient Roman world. We will learn how to find and access these resources as well as how to assess their reliability. We will also dedicate time each day to reflect on and plan out how we can effectively incorporate these digital resources into our teaching. We will collaboratively design engaging lesson plans and class activities that allow us to effectively take advantage of these digital resources.
Each participant will receive a stipend of $2,200 from the NEH, which will more than cover their travel to and from St. Peter and their living expenses while participating in the seminar—note that each participant is responsible for covering their own travel expenses.
The application deadline is March 1, 2022. More information and application procedures can be found at the seminar website: https://digitalancientrome.blog.gustavus.edu/
The seminar has been organized by Matthew Panciera (Gustavus Adolphus College) and Leigh Anne Lieberman (The Alexandria Archive Institute/Open Context). If you’ve got any questions, please feel free to contact Leigh directly.