Teaching

I aim to make my teaching accessible by breaking concepts down into their simplest parts. This commitment to accessibility also includes ensuring that students feel they can participate in the production of knowledge.

This page includes my university-level course preps, as well as freely available resources for university- and K-12 level instruction. I will continue to add to this site as new resources become available.

University Course Preps

The following examples are of courses that I have either previously taught or am prepared to teach.

Anthropological Archaeology

Human Osteology; Interpreting the Skeleton

Forensic Anthropology

Bioarchaeology

Biomolecular Methods

Human Evolution

Feminist Anthropology

Ethics in Archaeology

Online Resources for College-Level Instruction

Human Evolution

Paleoanthropology | Sketchfab Collection organized by Fernanda Oliveira

Hominin Crania | Smithsonian Institution

Modern Human Anatomy

Modern Human 3D Models | University of Dundee

Pathological Human 3D Models | National Museum of Health and Medicine, Virtual Curation Lab

Bone Modeling & Remodeling YouTube Video | Amgen

Tooth Development Crown Formation YouTube Video | UnivNantes

Archaeology

Different Dating Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology | Smithsonian Institution

3D Models of Archaeological Sites in Israel | The Jezreel Valley Regional Project

ASOR Educational Resources | ASOR Team

Comparative Faunal Database | OsteoID Bone Identification

Radiograph Databases

The AAOF Legacy collection

Open Science Initiatives

IsoArch Collaborative Isotopic Data Sharing

Waterisotopes.org

Levantine Ceramics Project

Ancient mtDNA Database

Archaeological Organic Residues Literature Database

K-12 Resources

Adventures in Archaeological Science Coloring Book

Coloring book focusing on archaeological scientists and how they process various materials. Translated into 53 languages and counting.

Edited by Christina Warinner

Anthropology Illustrated

Free-to-use digital illustrations of anthropologists from diverse backgrounds conducting research.

Created by Liam Gleason, Tisa Loewen, Sofía Pacheco-Forés.

Art by Bircan Mutlu.

Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology

Free illustrated reader that aims to deconstruct stereotypes in major areas of archaeological research.

Edited by Laura Coltofean-Arizancu, Bisserka Gaydarska & Uroš Matić

Published by Sidestone Press

An Educator's Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World

A free, edited volume meant to guide educators through lessons with various engagement-styles (e.g., tactile craft-making, writing exercises, etc.).

Edited by Pinar Durgun

Published by Archaeopress

Outreach

As much as I am passionate about making my teaching accessible, I am likewise passionate about showing archaeology's relevance to the public.

If you would like me to (virtually or in-person) talk with your classroom of any level, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me at rek343@nyu.edu.