This seminar will provide you with the content and resources to implement the study of East Asia in your curriculum. No previous background in Asia is assumed. Teams of teachers are strongly encouraged to apply. This is a “no-cost” professional development opportunity.
Topics covered include:
* Introduction to the Geography, Early Civilizations and Philosophical Underpinnings of East Asia (1/30)
* Western Expansion into East Asia: Qing Dynasty, Opium War and Territoriality (2/6)
* Japan’s History through Meji (2/13)
* Art in East Asia (2/27 at Walters Art Museum, Baltimore)
* East Asia, World Wars and Aftermath (3/6)
* Growth of Mao and Post-Mao China (3/27)
* Recent History of Korea (4/10)
* East Asia and the Global Economy (4/24)
Teachers will receive instructional resources, seminar materials and a stipend. Participants will attend 30 hours of seminars in winter and spring 2010 and two follow-up workshops in fall 2010. They will then develop an implementation plan. Other benefits include a free one-year subscription to Education About Asia magazine and eligibility for NCTA East Asia Study Tours in Summer 2011.
The deadline for application is December 19. All seminars will take place on campus Saturday mornings from January 30-April 24 on campus. For more information and an application, click here or contact che@umbc.edu.
* This national program is funded by the Freeman Foundation in association with the Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA). The UMBC Department of History and Center for History Education present the Maryland NCTA Seminar Program.
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