October 21, 4:30-7:30 pm. Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for K-12 Educators, featuring Calligrapher Yunn Pann. Learn about the history and art of Chinese Calligraphy. Stay tuned for details! To register, contact Jenny Spolnik, Outreach Coordinator, 303-735-5127.
February 6, 2009 (Deadline). Religious Pluralism in India: Islam, Hinduism and Other Traditions. A Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad in India for Colorado High School Teachers, June 30 – July 29, 2009. The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to announce an opportunity for high school teachers in the state of Colorado. The Religious Pluralism in India four-week study tour is the first of its kind offered by the South, Southeast and West Asia Outreach Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Join CU Professor of Religion Loriliai Biernacki, as well as project advisor Philip Lutgendorf (Hindi and Religious Studies, University of Iowa), in a tour of North India that examines Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and other traditions through contemporary and historical lenses. The group will gain insight into these traditions as they are lived today through numerous visits to pilgrimage sites, temples, and other places of worship, as well as guest lectures by Indian scholars in New Delhi and Varanasi. Teachers may apply their experience to enhance World Geography, World History, World Religions, Asian Studies and more. Cost to participants is approximately $1,300 for the entire four-week program. Please note: participants in FHGPA study tours over the last three years are not eligible to apply. For more information, contact Courtney Zenner, SSEWA Outreach Coordinator, 303-735-5124.
February 6, 2009 (Deadline). Journey to the Interior. A Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Seminar for Teachers of Japanese Language, Literature, and History, June 28 - July 28, 2009. The Center for Asian Studies at the University of Colorado announces a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Seminar in Japan designed for secondary teachers of world literature or history, teachers of AP Japanese Language and Culture, and university instructors of Japanese. Participants will spend four weeks studying Japan through the lens of the famous travel diary Journey to the Interior (Oku no hosomichi), composed by the haiku poet Matsuo Basho after his journey through northern Japan in 1689. As they travel, they will build their Japanese language and culture skills, expand their knowledge of Japanese history and literature, and collect materials for use in preparing curricular units. Please contact Laurel Rasplica Rodd, Project Director, 303-492-1138, or Catherine Higbee Ishida, TEA Japan Project Coordinator, 303-735-5115.
October 9-12. National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) Conference, Dearborn, MI. The annual conference is sponsored by NCGE, a leading national organization whose primary mission is to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning. The Michigan Geographic Alliance is the co-host for this event; the Michigan Council for the Social Studies is a conference partner. Conference session will feature such topics as The Automobile Industry, Arab Americans, Geo-Literacy, Spatial Thinking, The Americas, Geo-Technology, Advanced Placement in Human Geography, and Geography Across the Social Studies.
October 17 (Deadline). 2009 Reischauer Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications. The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) invites interested high school juniors and seniors to apply to the 2009 Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP). The RSP annually selects 25 exceptional high school juniors and seniors from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students will participate in 10 “virtual classes” via the Internet between February and June 2009. Students should expect to allot three to six hours per week to complete the lectures, discussions, readings, and assignments. Although intensive, the RSP will equip participants with a rare degree of expertise about Japan that may have a significant impact on their choice of study and future career. If you have questions about the Reischauer Scholars Program or the application process, contact Naomi Funahashi, RSP coordinator.
November 14-16. National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), Houston, TX. The 88th NCSS Annual Conference’s theme is Embrace the Future! Over 400 sessions, workshops, and clinics will focus on new directions in the disciplines, twenty-first century themes and skills, working with diverse learners, effective instructional strategies for the social studies, promoting critical thinking and deep understanding, and creating knowledgeable and effective citizens. Special sessions will explore such topics as teaching ESL/ELL students, global awareness, civic education, and the intersections between science and social studies for twenty-first century learning.
November 21-23. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), San Antonio, TX. Because Shift Happens: Teaching in the Twenty-First Century. Join thousands of K-12 teachers, college faculty, administrators, and other educational professionals as they gather to hear award-winning speakers, attend idea-packed sessions, share best practices, and test the latest teaching materials at the 98th NCTE Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas!
Join a National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) 30-hour professional development seminar on East Asia in your area in 2008-09, offered through the NCTA national coordinating site at Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado. Fall 2008 seminars have been finalized. Winter 2009 sites are tentative.
Fall 2008
Boulder, CO
Arlington, VA
Norfolk, VA
Winter/Spring 2009
North Denver (Adams 12), CO
South Denver (Cherry Creek), CO
Phoenix, AZ
Charlottesville, VA
Beloit, WI
Omaha, NE
St. Louis, MO
Orange County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Central Iowa
Teachers participate in a curriculum session that concluded the Issues in Contemporary China set at WCAAS.
Master Rikuden Oishi visted Colorado from Japan in September in conjunction with an exhibition of his work at the Boulder Library. He presented a lecture and demonstration to the public on September 20 and visited schools to share the art of shodo with teachers and students in the Denver and Boulder area from September 15-19. His visit was coordinated by Shigefumi Murata, Coordinator of M&B International Friendship; TEA assisted in setting up the school visits. The schools that Oishi-sensei visited were: Superior Elementary School (Teacher Mike Wojczuk), Centennial Middle School (Teacher Katie Hines), Colorado Academy (Teacher Carrie Diehl), Indian Peaks Elementary School (Teacher Lynn Hannapel), and Hulstrom Option K-8 School (Teacher Michelle Pearson).
Oishi-sensei demonstrates calligraphy to Superior Elementary students and teaches the evolution of the character "sheep" over 3,500 years.
Students at Centennial Middle School practice writing the character for "friend" under Oishi-sensei's instruction.
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US-South Korean Relations SPICE Unit Now Available! TEA just received a copy of the new SPICE unit on Korea, hot off the press, and it is now available in the Resource Center. US-South Korean Relations contains four substantive lessons examining the history and current state of this strategic relationship. Lesson One outlines South Korea’s maturing democracy; Lesson Two introduces students to the economic aspects of the US-South Korea relationship; Lesson Three focuses on security issues; and Lesson Four goes “on the ground” to consider how this bilateral relationship affects people in each country. $44.95 from SPICE.
New Publication: China in the World: A History Since 1644. Order a copy of China in the World from publisher Cheng & Tsui for $49.95 and receive a 10% discount by entering promotion code 573C when ordering from their website. From the 2008 Olympics to its spectacular economic growth, modern China is in the news and is an increasingly critical area of study for K-12 students. Written by teachers for teachers and students, China in the World has the background information, teaching ideas, and primary source materials that educators need to bring modern China's story alive for their classrooms. China in the World (book and CD-ROM set) explores China's captivating history through engrossing historical narrative and hundreds of primary sources. Unit overviews, introductory essays, and time lines provide the context for appreciating the events and implications of China's complex history. China in the World serves as a perfect companion to standard world history texts and courses in world literature. It is also ideal for courses on East Asian studies, the history of China, or Chinese language and culture at the high school and college level. The dual-platform CD includes hundreds of full-length documents, full-color images, maps, a bibliography, a glossary, and more, for convenient reference in the classroom or at home.
Peace Corps' Correspondence Match Program. World Wise Schools matches Peace Corps Volunteers in the field with U.S. classroom teachers through its Correspondence Match program. The result? A vibrant two-year exchange that helps U.S. students in the classroom learn about the people, geography, environment, and culture of the world from the direct experience of volunteers living in other countries. Connect with a volunteer today! Explore other resources World Wise Schools offers such as lesson plans, podcasts, slide shows, among others, with the monthly e-newsletter World Wise Window.
Launch of the new Indiana University East Asian Studies Center Web Site. The new site features information about K-12 teacher outreach activities, free video lending library, East Asian box lessons, and much more!
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Resources for Educators. The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has programs available in a variety of formats on their web site, including audio, podcasts, transcripts, and video in subjects such as geopolitics, religion in politics, global social justice, and ethics, war, and peace. Resources dating from 1958 to the present are available in the online library.
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