MCAA Teaching about Asia

Teaching About Asia:

A Workshop for K-12 Teachers

Friday, October 6, 2000
Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University-Bloomington

Sponsored by
East Asian Studies Center

[Schedule (Revised: 9/24/00)] [Registration] [Program Highlights] [Parking]

Schedule
8:30 am	REGISTRATION Registration will be in Oak Room. IMU Map
8:30 am - Noon	BOOK EXHIBIT
9:00 - 10:30 am	CONCURRENT SESSIONS I Web Tools for Middle School Geography Teachers: Focus on Asia Daniel Knudsen, IU Professor of Geography Integrating East Asian Studies into the High School Social Studies Curriculum John Klus, Sayre School; Vaishali Patel, Warren Central High School; Carol Wallace, Jefferson High School East Asian Literature for High School Language Arts Classes Cathy Gohmann, Southwood High School; Kellard Townsend, North Central High School; Lottie Waggoner, Northfield Jr/Sr High School, Lara Ingeman, IU-EALC grad student Activities for Teaching About Japan (K-8) Jacqueline Finley, Arlington Elementary School; Molly Adkins Jeon, Japanese folksinger; Kazuyo Nakamura, IU School of Education - PhD art education
10:45 - 11:45 am	CONCURRENT SESSIONS II Resources for Teaching About Asia Sarah Barbour, Asian Educational Media Service; Erika Sebens, Institute for Education on Japan at Earlham College; Jane Ferger, Indianapolis Museum of Art Study Tours: What Should Teachers Know? Ann Burke, Bloomington High School South & Toyota International Teacher Program Bringing Authentic Voices into the Classroom Roger Willis, Loogootee Community Schools; Paul Brinegar, Harwood Middle School Using Literature to Teach East Asian History Kristin Stapleton, University of Kentucky; George Wilson, IU Professoor of Japanese History
Noon - 1:30 pm	LUNCH Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Wasserstrom, IU Professor of Chinese History
2:00 - 5:00 pm	BOOK EXHIBIT
1:45 - 3:00 pm	CONCURRENT SESSIONS III Essentials for Teaching About Asian Studies: Creativity, Credentials, and Credibility Frances Shibata, reading specialist; Connie Heier, Klondike Elementary School; Carol Wallace, Jefferson High School; Jeffrey Johnson, Park Tudor School; Claudia Crump, IU-Southeast Professor Emeritus of Education Ideas for Teaching About South Asia Gerald Larson, IU Professor of India Studies; Arvind Verma, IU Professor of Criminal Justice; Lewis Rowell, IU Music Professor; Andrea Singer, IU Librarian; Richa Pauranik, IU-Religious Studies Graduate Student Using Film to Teach About Asia Sarah Barbour, Asian Educational Media Service; Steven Gale, KSU Professor of Humanities Contemporary East Asia: Q-and-A Session Greg Kasza, IU Professor of Japanese Politics; Scott Kennedy, IU Professor of Chinese Politics

Registration

Please fill out the registration form and send it, plus a $15 non-refundable check, to the address below. (Institutional purchase orders accepted):

     Marian Young
     East Asian Studies Center
     Indiana University
     Memorial Hall West 207
     1021 East Third Street
     Bloomington, IN 47405-7005
     Fax: (812)855-7762

Please make your check payable to East Asian Studies Center. Registration deadline: Friday, September 29, 2000.

Program Highlights

Presentations by K-12 educators with experience bringing Asia into the classroom Discussions with IU faculty who study Asia Free teaching resources Recommended videos Networking with other K-12 teachers Continuing Renewal Units offered
Educators who register for the teachers' day program are welcome to attend the regular MCAA program.

Parking Information
There are several options for parking near the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU).

Vistiors may park the pay lot next to the circle drive on the east end of the IMU building. Another pay lot is located across from the IMU on the other side of Seventh Street. (If you obtain a stamp on your entrance ticket from the Director's Office M050 in the IMU, the cost is $6/day).
You may also choose to park in the garage adjoining Poplars Research and Conference Center on the corner of Sixth and Dunn streets. (If you obtain a stamp on your parking pass from the MCAA teachers' day program registration desk, the cost is $4/day).

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