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Professional Development East Asia Classes
Oklahoma Institute for Teaching East Asia
January-March 2010
If your teaching standards include China, Japan, Korea, or Vietnam and you don’t have a broad background on those cultures, these sessions are for you. Designed for K-12 educators, featuring primary sources, the classes will give you facts, context, and sources for teaching East Asia. Dr. Jessica Stowell, long time East Asia educator, will facilitate the sessions. Electronic media, guest speakers, lecture, and discussion will be used to teach the class.

Participants may take any 3 hour stand alone class for professional development credit.
If the participant takes six 3 hour classes and produces a lesson plan, he/she will receive a $150 stipend.
The classes are PASS and AP World History aligned.
Books and materials will be the responsibility of the participants, but most of the support material is online and need not be purchased.
While any teacher can benefit from each of these classes, the most likely candidates are noted below each offering.

January 9--The Origin of writing and art in China: The Shang Dynasty, Appropriate for History and Art teachers.

January 12--Why the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Soldiers?: The Qin Dynasty, Appropriate for History and Art teachers.

January 16--The Convergence of Literature and History in early China: History through Lyric Poetry, Appropriate for History and Literature teachers.

January 19--Art, History, and Philosophy of the Imperial Age: Poetry, landscape painting, and gardens, Appropriate for History, Literature, and Theory of Knowledge teachers.

January 30--Current China Issues: 1. What do Asian philosophies have to do with Modern China? 2. Overview of Modern China and the politics of East Asia. 3. Communication styles in China: they why behind the how. Appropriate for all teachers, especially Sociology teachers & Media Specialists.

February 2--Current China Issues: 1. One (two or three) Child Policy. 2. China’s education system—the latest from the Ministry of Education. 3. Beyond the Olympics; the effects on Beijing, environmental and social.
Appropriate for all teachers, especially Sociology teachers and Media Specialists.

February 6--*A Case Study of Heian Japan through Art: Japan’s Four Great Emaki (narrative scrolls), Appropriate for History, Literature, and Art teachers.

February 9--*A Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan, Appropriate for History and Art teachers

February 20--*A Case Study of Tokugawa Japan through Art: Views of a Society in Transformation, Appropriate for History, Art, and Sociology teachers.

February 27--Lost Names: Japanese hegemony in Korea, Appropriate for History and Literature teachers.

March 2--Red Scarf Girl: Revolution in China, Appropriate for History and Literature teachers.

March 6--Resilient Vietnam: millennia of occupation and the thriving culture that resulted, Appropriate for anyone with Vietnamese students, History teachers, and media specialists

*from Imaging Japanese History developed by the Program for Teaching East Asia at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado.

Click here to download the application

		Professional Development East Asia Classes Oklahoma Institute for Teaching East Asia January-March 2010 If your teaching standards include China, Japan, Korea, or Vietnam and you don’t have a broad background on those cultures, these sessions are for you. Designed for K-12 educators, featuring primary sources, the classes will give you facts, context, and sources for teaching East Asia. Dr. Jessica Stowell, long time East Asia educator, will facilitate the sessions. Electronic media, guest speakers, lecture, and discussion will be used to teach the class. Participants may take any 3 hour stand alone class for professional development credit. If the participant takes six 3 hour classes and produces a lesson plan, he/she will receive a $150 stipend. The classes are PASS and AP World History aligned. Books and materials will be the responsibility of the participants, but most of the support material is online and need not be purchased. While any teacher can benefit from each of these classes, the most likely candidates are noted below each offering. January 9--The Origin of writing and art in China: The Shang Dynasty, Appropriate for History and Art teachers. January 12--Why the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Soldiers?: The Qin Dynasty, Appropriate for History and Art teachers. January 16--The Convergence of Literature and History in early China: History through Lyric Poetry, Appropriate for History and Literature teachers. January 19--Art, History, and Philosophy of the Imperial Age: Poetry, landscape painting, and gardens, Appropriate for History, Literature, and Theory of Knowledge teachers. January 30--Current China Issues: 1. What do Asian philosophies have to do with Modern China? 2. Overview of Modern China and the politics of East Asia. 3. Communication styles in China: they why behind the how. Appropriate for all teachers, especially Sociology teachers & Media Specialists. February 2--Current China Issues: 1. One (two or three) Child Policy. 2. China’s education system—the latest from the Ministry of Education. 3. Beyond the Olympics; the effects on Beijing, environmental and social. Appropriate for all teachers, especially Sociology teachers and Media Specialists. February 6--*A Case Study of Heian Japan through Art: Japan’s Four Great Emaki (narrative scrolls), Appropriate for History, Literature, and Art teachers. February 9--*A Case Study of Medieval Japan through Art: Samurai Life in Medieval Japan, Appropriate for History and Art teachers February 20--*A Case Study of Tokugawa Japan through Art: Views of a Society in Transformation, Appropriate for History, Art, and Sociology teachers. *February 27--Lost Names: Japanese hegemony in Korea,* Appropriate for History and Literature teachers. *March 2--Red Scarf Girl: Revolution in China,* Appropriate for History and Literature teachers. March 6--Resilient Vietnam: millennia of occupation and the thriving culture that resulted, Appropriate for anyone with Vietnamese students, History teachers, and media specialists *from Imaging Japanese History developed by the Program for Teaching East Asia at the Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado. Click here to download the application

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