Program Start Date: Jan 20 2016
“My American Studies classes will benefit greatly from my new perspective on Chinese millennials. Making connections to my kids through showing them how they are like others will help.” — High school humanities teacher
“Tese is amazing. I loved her pacing as well as her selection of reading material and films” — Middle school civics teacher
Program Start Date: Jan 25 2016
“Almost all of my existing literature units can benefit from this East Asian historical and philosophical framework. This class offered exactly what I had hoped for…a chance to extend the context of the works I teach past their usual Western touchstones.” — High school literature teacher
“Dr. Woods clearly is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about this topic, which made learning about things so much more interesting. He was great!” — High school social studies teacher
Program Start Date: Mar 26 2016
“The info and resources about China have already been very useful in exploring contrasting narratives and bias in historical texts.” — Middle school history teacher
“The collaborative activities in which we used various lenses to evaluate texts were especially helpful. ” — High school humanities teacher
“I thought all of the materials were useful. I was particularly happy with the choice of chapters from secondary sources. Combined with the picture books and and graphic novels, they give depth to advanced students and access to less skilled.” — High school social studies teacher
Program Start Date: May 24 2016
“I think this book would make a strong literature circle discussion book in my English class, particularly as we talk about ethical dilemmas reflected in literature” — High school world literature teacher
“Hearing the author speak really helped me frame an approach for teaching this book next year.” — High school world literature teacher
“I liked getting first-hand insight into the sources used for the book. ” — Elementary school librarian
Program Start Date: Jul 13 2015
“The wealth of information was like receiving a treasure chest of goodies.” — 6th grade teacher from Seattle, WA
“Fabulous presentations with many visuals and hands on activities.” — 5th grade teacher from Spokane, WA
“This was my first seminar of this nature. So fun and enjoyable! I can’t wait to come back!” — 4th grade teacher from Murfreesboro, TN
Program Start Date: Jul 28 2014
This seminar focused on integrating essential knowledge about China and Japan into geography, history, language arts, and art units. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were addressed as we developed sample activities and explored ways to integrate content.
Program Start Date: Jul 7 2014
‘Artists Respond’ explored the events of the turbulent 20th century from the perspective of visual artists from China, Japan and Korea. Throughout this period of great conflict, arts have been employed and mobilized to reflect the ever-changing political, economic, and social landscape of East Asia.
Program Start Date: Jun 23 2014
The seminar offered sessions on the history and culture of China, Japan, and Korea–traditional and modern–plus demonstrations of nationally recognized curriculum resources for teaching about East Asia.
Program Start Date: Jun 4 2014
Teachers met for an evening discussion inspired by the book ‘Eating Bitterness: Stories from the Front Lines of China’s Great Urban Migration’ by Michelle Dammon Loyalka, which deals with the hopes, struggles, and perseverance of Chinese migrants leaving the countryside and looking for a better life in urban China.
Program Start Date: Sep 6 2014
K-12 teachers were invited to participate in a half-day workshop at the 2014 Aki Matsuri (Japanese Fall Festival) on the Bellevue College campus. The workshop drew on festival themes and current issues and was designed to share creative ideas for teaching about Japanese culture, past and present.