El Camino Real de los Tejas Education Workshops

The Stone Fort Museum - Stephen F. Austin State University
El Camino Real de los Tejas Education Workshops
 
The Stone Fort Museum is taking history on the road with two workshops that explore the natural and cultural history of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.  Join us for one and one-half days of intensive learning that will give you the knowledge and know-how to interpret and teach the trail.
 
           
WHERE & WHEN
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8, 2012

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Teachers, museum educators, interpretive planners, natural resource managers, volunteers, and members of the public interested in better understanding trail history are welcome.
 
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
The workshops will provide participants with the knowledge and know-how to educate others on the trail and the development of this national resource.  Faculty, staff and researchers from across the region will provide instruction on the history of the trail’s development, the historic landscape, and research methods currently in use to document trail resources.  Participants will take a field trip and tour a remnant of the trace and historic sites associated with the trail.  A resource manual and take-home materials include speakers' notes, two DVD presentations on the history of the trail, prepared lesson plans, images and an oversize presentation map of the trail. 
 
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 $60 per person and includes all sessions, a field trip, a resource manual and four meals.  To reserve a place at one or both workshops, visit the Museum’s website at www.sfasu.edu/stonefort, or contact us by phone: 936-468-2408, or email:stonefort@sfasu.edu.  You may also fax the attached registration form to 936-468-7084. 
 
El Camino Real de los Tejas Education Workshops are made possible by Challenge Cost Share funds through the National Trails Intermountain Region Office of the National Park Service.  Additional support comes from Cane River National Heritage Area in Louisiana and Victoria Preservation, Inc. in Texas.
 
PDF  attachments:
Camino Real Education Workshop Poster
Registration Form