 Members of the Keweenaw Time Traveler team and Michigan Technological University’s Social Sciences Department attended the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting In Detroit this past week. Over the course of the week students and faculty have presented in or helped facilitate 27 sessions! Below is a list of work presented at the conference:
In partnership with the Hamtramck Historical Museum and Wayne State University the Keweenaw Time Traveler hosted “Explore the ‘World in 2 square miles’ - the unique enclave of Hamtramck Michigan” a field trip to the community of Hamtramck was one of the highlights of the week. Visitors used the Hamtramck Explorer on their mobile phones to explore the temporal and spatial changes Hamtramck has experienced. Participants received a personal tour of the Hamtramck Historical Museum and wrapped up their excursion with a trip to the Polish Village Cafe.
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 7th and 8th graders from Jeffers visited the Michigan Tech Department of Social Sciences this Wednesday and Thursday. As part of their visit students learned how to use the Keweenaw Time Traveler as a historical resource to learn and share about the history of their communities. Students also broke into teams and used the Keweenaw Time Traveler Mobile application to play Keweenaw Time Traveler Bingo across the Michigan Tech campus. Students uncovered buildings and places that used to play a large part in campus life. Students will be using the Keweenaw Time Traveler this Spring to share stories collected from their parents and grandparents about life in the Copper Country. Interested in Keweenaw Time Traveler Bingo or how the Time Traveler can be used in your classroom? The Lessons from the Past page provides a variety of resources for ages K-12.  NEH Community Deep Mapping Institute (NEH CDMI) fellows and directors met virtually yesterday to discuss developing and sustaining community partnerships and ethical community-based work. Using the Keweenaw Time Traveler as an example directors shared some of the best practices in engaging and sustaining community partnerships as well as their value in the scoping, creation, and ongoing development of deep maps. Fellows shared the challenges and opportunities they have had in engaging community stakeholders in their own projects. The recording of this virtual workshop and others as they become available can be found on the NEH CDMI Virtual Workshops & Asynchronous Modules webpage. A full schedule of virtual workshops and the in-person institute program can be found on the Schedule page.
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