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About Me

Jacquelyn Jones

Educational Consultant and Archaeologist 

Since 2019 through Solstice Archaeology I contract in archaeological services including excavation, GIS services, lab work, and photography as well as educational consultation for programs and lesson plans concerning archaeology and anthropology.  

Education

  • M.Ed. University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) - 2020,  5-12 Social Studies License #1003619

  • Ph.D. research (no degree awarded) the University of Aberdeen, Scotland –2015, Anthropology and Archaeology - Northern Colonialism Research Group and STEM Ambassador

  • M.Sc. University of Aberdeen, Scotland –2013, Archaeology of the North 

  • Masters coursework (moved to Aberdeen, Scotland to complete degree) Lund University, Sweden -2012

  • BA University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) - 2007, in Anthropology, minor in Philosophy

Work Experience

  • History & Geography Teacher: Parnassus Preparatory School, Maple Grove, MN 55369 - (Aug 2022 - Present)

    • 6th and 7th grade World History and Geography​

  • Social Studies Teacher: Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, Prior Lake, MN 55372 - (Aug 2020 - June 2022)

    • 6th Grade MN Studies, 9th Grade Human Geography, 8th Grade Global Studies, 10th Grade World History, Current Issues

    • Laker Online High School courses through Edmentum: World Geography, World History, Contemporary World, US History, US Government, Economics, and MN Citizenship and Government

    • Tutored students in the American Indian Education Tutoring Program at Hidden Oaks Middle School

  • Supervisory Para: Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka, MN 55345 – (November 2017 – June 2018)

  • Sales Coordinator:  Gartner Studios, Stillwater, MN 55082 - (January 2016 – November 2017)

  • Program Director:  Quinhagak Heritage Incorporated, Quinhagak, AK 99655 - (February 2015 – April 2015).  

  • Interpretive Programs Coordinator: James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN (Sept 2007- Dec 2009)

  • Interpreter: James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN (Sept 2003 - Sept 2007)

Student Teaching:

  • Wayzata Central Middle School - Plymouth, MN (October 2019 - December 2019)

  • Burnsville Highschool - Burnsville, MN (January 2019 - April 2019)


Internships:

  • Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, (Arctic Studies Center) – 2006

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