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2009 NCTA WORKSHOP INFORMATION


Teaching About East Asia

A Seminar for High School Social Studies and Language Arts Teachers

Conducted by Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) in conjunction with the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA), with support from the Freeman Foundation.

Seminar sessions:
Fridays 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
January 23, February 20, March 13, April 3

January 23

February 20

March 13

April 3

Introduction / Overview of Japan / Overview of China

The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima / Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula

Contemporary Korea

China: Cultural Revolution, Japanese Invasion, China under the rule of Mao

Download the 2009 High School Application Packet (196.5KB +PDF+) for High School Teachers. Please complete and submit both forms by January 9, 2009 . See forms for details.

Goals

Participants will:

  1. Gain a deeper understanding of the geography, history, culture, religion, literature and art of China and Japan, with emphasis on topics included in the Social Studies Content Standards for California.
  2. Design curriculum that integrates content knowledge about China and Japan with effective, thoughtful, and engaging instructional approaches.
  3. Be provided with instructional materials about China and Japan appropriate for their classrooms.
  4. Become a community of learners committed to a long-term engagement in the exploration of Asian studies.

Texts

Murphey, Rhoads. East Asia: A New History

Youth for Understanding. Introduction to Japan: A Workbook

Requirements

Teachers are required to attend all sessions, complete assigned readings before each session, develop and submit a lesson plan and a reflection/implementation plan, and participate in group discussions.

Lesson plan and reflection/implementation plan assignments are designed to help participants absorb the new information and to think about how to apply it to their own classrooms while the information is still fresh in their minds.