Join the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) and the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) for a hands-on workshop created for K–12 educators on November 21, 2026 at 10:00am at the Hilton Chicago during the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Registration deadline: November 2, 2026

Workshop Schedule

10:00am–11:00 am | Investigating Ancient Artifacts

Experience ISAC’s Artifact Analysis activity using replica artifacts. Learn strategies for helping students make observations, form inferences, interpret material evidence, and ask meaningful questions about the past. Find out more about ISAC’s Museum in a Box program where you can bring artifact replicas to your own classroom and explore ASOR’s teacher resources and ISAC’s lesson plans on the ancient world!

11:00am–12:00pm | Archaeology in the Field

Hear firsthand perspectives from an archaeological field director and a student excavation volunteer. Learn what happens on a dig, how discoveries are interpreted, and what students can gain from participating in archaeological fieldwork. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Your Registration Includes:

• Hands-on artifact-analysis training
  Classroom-ready educational resources
  Information about an upcoming curriculum competition
• Admission to Saturday’s ASOR poster session and afternoon sessions
• Digital certificate of completion
• CPDUs for Illinois Teachers: Up to Five hours available. Saturday Teacher Workshop (2 hours), Poster session attendence (1 hour), ASOR workshop Teaching with the Ancient Near East Today (2 hours)

No previous background in archaeology or the ancient world is required.