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Check out the Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab open access article with Digging Deeper Educational Consulting in the journal #PublicHumanities , winner of the 2026 Best New Journal Award from the Association of American Publishers . We're talking about archaeology, public education, and descendant collaboration. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-humanities/article/from-trowels-to-teaching-public-archaeology-and-education/4898A902829E9136F14E2B297F88F419?fbcli

Calling all Maryland teachers! Applications for our summer workshop, From Trowels to Teaching, are now open! Do you want to earn CPD credits while engaging in hands-on archaeology? Join us this summer with the Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab for the most fun you'll ever have doing professional development! The details: When: June 22-26, 2026 Where: North Point State Park How: Apply here! https://bit.ly/4s5dsDh Cost: Free! Meal stipend provided. Lodging: Included if yo

Calling all Montgomery and Frederick County teachers! Did you know that a new park just opened in Poolesville? We have a unique professional development opportunity this summer for you! Learn about the rich history of this park - from Civil War encampments, to agricultural beginnings, to Indigenous relationships with the land - and discover ways to bring this local history into your classroom. You’ll even get your hands dirty and participate in an active archaeological dig!

We were honored to be guests on an episode of PreserveCast 's podcast! Give it a listen to hear how we bring archaeologists and educators together, and work to promote inclusive Maryland history. #historicpreservation #marylandeducation #marylandarchaeology Julia Berg and Sarah Mason are veteran Maryland public school educators and co-founders of Digging Deeper Educational Consulting, established in 2024. With nearly 30 years of combined classroom experience, they have

We are absolutely thrilled to share that on Friday, Digging Deeper won 3rd place at the Fall 2025 Shore Hatchery Business Competition, hosted by Salisbury University's Perdue School of Business and generously funded by the Ratcliffe Foundation! We can't wait to put the prize money to work bringing archaeologists and educators together, and empowering more teachers to embrace archaeology in their classrooms! rd place at the Fall 2025 Shore Hatchery Business Competition, hosted

We are so grateful and humbled to share that we have been honored with the 2025-2026 Patricia Seitz Memorial Teacher of the Year Award from the Archeological Society of Maryland! @mdarcheology The award is presented to teachers who have achieved excellence in instruction by developing and/or incorporating archeological content, projects, and/or activities into their classroom curriculum during the school year. This award recognizes our "tireless efforts bringing archaeology i

We had a great time presenting at the annual conference in DC on Saturday! We had a packed session and a wonderfully engaged audience! And of course, it was a blast reconnecting with our friends from @gibbssmithed ! #ncss2025 #marylandteachers #socialstudies #democracy

We were so honored to be panelists on Day 2 of the #COPA2025 conference and share the successes and challenges of archaeology in education! We got to talk about our amazing From Trowels to Teaching workshop as well as initiatives within our own classrooms. And of course, sharing the stage with Kat and Kelly was the icing on the cake! Plus, huge shout-out to an incredibly engaged, curious, and generous audience, and to @aitc_dc for putting on such an amazing event! #publicarc