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The East Asia Resource Center invites K-12 educators to explore the wealth of opportunities available to them to deepen their knowledge of East Asia. 

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Featured Events

The 11^th Annual Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) and Teacher Workshop
A Saturday Workshop for K-12 Educators
September 6, 2008; 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Bellevue Community College Main Campus

You are invited to attend a workshop designed for K-12 teachers that will inspire you to include study about contemporary Japanese culture in your classroom.  Included will be ideas for integrating Japan studies into reading, writing, art and social studies core curriculum. The workshop is offered by the EARC in conjunction with the Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival).  For more information about the festival, see the web site at: http://enma.org/

There is no cost for this workshop and participants will receive 3 free clock hours. The first 30 teachers who register by August 29, 2008 will also receive free materials and a Japanese (bento) lunch.  The speakers are classroom teachers and experienced workshop presenters Oralee Kramer and Patricia Burleson, and Mary Hammond Bernson, Director of the East Asia Resource Center.  Previous participants are invited to join us again. The content of this workshop varies each year, and the title for the clock hour form will indicate that this is not the same workshop as in past years.

MORE INFORMATION: Please direct questions to: Burleson@rockisland.com or earc@u.washington.edu

TO REGISTER: Please send your name, address (home and school) phone number, e-mail address, subject and grade level assignment to: burleson@rockisland.com.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration with details about the workshop location.


Perspectives on East Asia for Teachers: Contemporary Japan
A Summer Course for K–12 Educators
Sponsored by The East Asia Resource Center
July 23 – August 22, 2008   
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

This summer, the UW East Asia Resource Center (EARC) and Japan Studies, in partnership with the College of Education, have teamed up to design an intensive course on Japan. For pre- and in-service K-12 educators with varying levels of background in Japan studies, Perspectives on East Asia for Teachers: Contemporary Japan is a four-and-a-half-week intensive course that will give educators an outstanding grounding in Japan studies and in curricular strategies for bringing a study of Japan into their classrooms.