March 18, 2009. Noon. "India-Art, Music, and Architecture" at the Denver Art Museum. For more information, contact the Asian Art Association.

March 31, 2009 (Deadline). Play Ball! Teaching Japanese-American Internment through Baseball. Join TEA’s Workshop on April 7, 2009, from 4:00-8:00pm. View the experiences of Japanese internment through the lens of baseball with author Ken Mochizuki and his award-winning book, Baseball Saved Us.  Explore the history of baseball in the Japanese-American community and what it reveals about broader United States-Japan relations before, during, and after World War II and the internment of Japanese-Americans.  Curriculum sessions will share ideas on how to use Baseball Saved Us in the classroom and enrich instruction about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.  All teacher-participants will receive a copy of Baseball Saved Us. For more information, see flyer.

April 2, 2009. Japanese American Internment: The Colorado Story. Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, 1947 Lawrence St. in Denver.  The workshop will examine the history of Japanese-American internment in Colorado, including the courage of Colorado's Governor Ralph Carr, who bravely welcomed Japanese-Americans to Colorado during World War II.  Presented in partnership with the Japanese-American National Museum (JANM) and the University of Colorado Department of Ethnic Studies, the workshop is in two parts. Part 1 (4:30-6:30 pm) will be an educator workshop focused on pedagogy. Part 2 (7:00-8:30 pm); community event, which will include panelists Tay Kondo, Bob Fuchigami, and 9News' Adam Schrager. A light dinner will be served between the two parts.  For more information, visit here.

April 18, 2009. Special Denver Art Museum Tour in Conjunction with "Tang Concubines" Stage Production. Connect the Chinese stage show with actual pieces from the Tang Dynasty.  For tickets to the stage show, call the Denver Center For the Performing Arts at 800-641-1222  or go to www.denvercenter.org. After purchasing tickets to "Tang Concubines," register for a special tour of the Denver Art Museum's Asian art collection, led by master teacher Patty Williams. Space is limited. To register, email rsvp@denverartmuseum.org with the ticket purchaser's name and phone number. Denver Art Museum Tour scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2 PM.

March 19, 2009 (Deadline).   Perspectives on East Asia for Teachers: Contemporary Japan. Summer 2009 Course for K-12 Pre-service and In-service Educators. Bring the world into your classroom by spending part of this summer at the University of Washington with Japan scholar Professor Marie Anchordoguy and master teacher Pat Burleson, exploring content and classroom ideas for teaching about Japan. Earn 6 credits (SISEA 490/EDC&I 495) or 60 clock hours as you learn and develop a project tailor-made for your needs. This program is primarily a commuter course, but is open to teachers outside Washington who can cover their own travel and lodging.  See the East Asia Resource Center web site for information about the summer course: http://jsis.washington.edu/earc/summerinstitutes.shtml.

March 27, 2009 (Deadline). A Workshop for K-16 Teachers of Japanese: Content-Based Instruction for Beginning-Level Japanese.
The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University, in conjunction with the Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese, will hold a one-day workshop on April 25, 2009, for K-16 Japanese teachers titled “Content-Based Instruction for Beginning-Level Japanese.”  For information and registration, go to:  http://www.iu.edu/~easc/outreach/educators/cjk/upcoming.shtml.

April 1, 2009 (Deadline). OneWorld Classrooms welcomes your class, classes or school to participate in the 2008/2009 K-12 International Art Exchange. Participation is easy; send OneWorld 30 pieces of your students' artwork (paintings, colored drawings, etc.) and then OneWorld Classrooms send you 30 pieces of student artwork from around the world, matching your grade level. The next mailing will be in April; to participate in the second round, register and send your artwork before April 1. Currently, 55 schools in more than 26 countries have signed up.

April 15, 2009 (Deadline). Teachers of Critical Languages Program. TCLP builds U.S. schools' capacities to offer Chinese and Arabic programs. Reciprocally, TCLP exchange teachers can learn a great deal about American culture while improving their English and gaining experience in teaching methodologies. Applications to host Chinese or Arabic exchange teachers during the 2009-2010 school year are available at: http://www.americancouncils.org/TCLP/.

April 17, 2009 (Deadline). Choices-Living in a Nuclear Age: Facing the Challenges. This summer institute for educators will be held at Brown University from July 7-11, 2009. The Choices summer institute is designed to stimulate and support secondary-level educators who are interested in teaching international issues and are prepared to take on leadership roles within their schools and communities. Applicants should have experience teaching social studies at the secondary level, be familiar with the Choices approach, and have an interest in introducing other teachers to the Choices Program. Twenty teachers from across the nation will be selected to participate.  For more information visit: http://www.choices.edu/pd/institutes_6-09.php.

April 17, 2009 (Early Application Deadline). 2009 International Summer Institute: Music in Many Languages at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  This intensive institute (June 14-19, 2009) will address ways of incorporating less-commonly taught languages and cultures into the classroom through music. Languages will include Chinese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Zulu, and Portuguese (tentative). For each language, institute participants will participate in sessions covering basic language pronunciation, culture, and songs that can be used in a variety of instructional settings. Sessions on implementation and lesson plan development will provide participants with concrete plans to use their newly acquired skills.  For more information visit: http://www.i2i.uiuc.edu/2009_institute.

April 24, 2009. East Asia Fair 2009 at Indiana University. The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University announces its annual East Asia Fair for high school students and their teachers. This year’s event, "Transforming Blue: From Seed to Dye, Indigo in East Asia," will be held Friday, April 24, 2009, from 10:00am-2:30pm EST at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN. Participating schools are eligible to receive funding support for substitute teachers and bus travel to Terre Haute.  For more information, see flyer.

June 21-27, 2009. ***NEW DATES*** International Studies Summer Institute. The Center for the Study of Global Change at Indiana University in Bloomington is pleased to announce its 14th annual residential International Studies Summer Institute for educators of grade six and above.  This year’s institute will take place June 21-27, 2009.  The program combines lectures and small-group discussions with simulation games and cultural activities. For more information, contact: issi@indiana.edu or visit http://www.indiana.edu/~global/issi/.

Register for National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminars beginning spring and summer 2009. There is still time to register for upcoming seminars being offered by the University of Colorado national coordinating site this spring and summer in California and Iowa. See links below for dates and registration information.

Spring-Summer 2009 NCTA Seminars
Orange County, CA, begins late spring 2009
Sonoma County, CA, begins late spring 2009
Iowa (statewide), begins late spring 2009

February Workshops 

February was a month packed full of workshops in which TEA offered professional development to more than 90 teachers.  TEA workshops this past month included: “China and India as Emerging Economic Global Leaders,” “Texts and Contexts: Teaching about Japan through Children’s Literature,” and “Wings of Defeat: New Perspectives on WWII.”  For those of you who participated, thank you for your interest.

Teachers learn about kamishibai (Japanese story telling) at the "Texts and Contexts" workshop.

The "Kid's Room" on Asia Day.

The Program for Teaching East Asia
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A new Lesson Plan on Tibet and China is available on the Indiana University’s East Asian Studies Center’s Web site at http://www.iu.edu/~easc/outreach/educators/lessonplan.shtml.  This lesson plan addresses Standard 7 (Conflict and Cooperation) of the Geography and History of the World standards for Indiana high schools through a case study of the conflict between Tibet and China.  All necessary readings, resources, and activities are included.

"International Trade: Competition and Cooperation in a Globalized World," The Choices Program, 2009. When economists talk about the global economy and the role of international trade, their conflicting interpretations of economic data and debates over competing theoretical models can be overwhelming. "International Trade: Competition and Cooperation in a Globalized World" seeks to help students understand the basics of international trade and consider its role in this era of globalization. For more information, visit: http://www.choices.edu/resources/detail.php?id=7 . $20 Teacher Set (one reproducible text, one teacher's guide). $16 Downloadable Teacher Set.

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