Asia since 1945 A Workshop for Teachers  July 27 - August 8, 2002
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For many nations, the period after 1945 was anything but peaceful. Liberation struggles, civil war, and fierce ethnic and religious conflict were all part of the ultimate challenge of nation-building and economic construction. Half the world's people were touched by this complex and ongoing process. Asia and its people are part of our daily news and the United States has never been more involved with Asia.

This summer's workshop for secondary school teachers will explore Asia's recent history and its complex present. We will focus on helping teachers address the California history, social studies, and language arts student performance standards, we will offer presentations on the history and culture of the era, and we will discuss how Asian case studies can be used to explore a variety of issues. Among the planned sessions are ones examining East-West interaction, the legacy of independence and revolutionary struggles, experiments in economic development and social mobilization, and continuing debates over human rights, trade, and environmental protection.

This seminar brings teachers together with university specialists and will include trips to become better acquainted with local resources that can enhance lessons on Asia. During the workshop's technology sessions, teachers will learn how to use the internet to conduct research and to present information to their students and how to design lessons and units that require students to use the internet to gather information, to collaborate with others to evaluate and synthesize this data, and to share their conclusions. By the end of the program, each teacher will have developed an Asia-focused unit website to use with his or her students.

Among the technology skills we address are:

a    How to critically evaluate websites

a     Discussion Boards and Email Listserves: how to gather and organize information, and to post text and graphics to facilitate student group projects; and how to use list archives to assess student participation and overall progress.

a    Webpage Construction: how to rapidly convert lecture outlines, reading and discussion questions, charts, and other materials into pages for student access from any internet-connected computer.

Depending on the skill level of participants, we may also pursue:

a     Advanced Web Design: how to design interactive pages using forms to permit students to submit information which will be sorted into class or group interactive databases.  

a    Excel and Powerpoint: how to use spreadsheet programs to create tables and graphs, and how to mix text, graphics, and sound in presentations which can also be converted to web pages.    

The cost of the 10 day seminar (7/27, 7/29- 8/2, 8/5-8) is $100 which includes parking, 4 UCLA Extension units (or 4 LAUSD salary points), materials, and morning refreshments. More information on the program is available at the Center for East Asian Studies website (www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/ -- look under Asia in the K-12 Curriculum). You may also contact seminar coordinator Clayton Dube at <cdube@isop.ucla.edu> or (310) 825-0007.

To apply to join the seminar, complete the online form (at the CEAS website) or fill out the form below and mail it to the Center for East Asian Studies.

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Complete and mail to UCLA Center for East Asian Studies, 11266 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487. Please make your $100 check payable to UC Regents.

Name _______________________

 Years Teaching __________

District and School _________________________________________

Grade and Subject Taught  ___________________________________

Email Address ____________________________________________

Home Telephone Number ______________________

Home Address ____________________________________________

City __________________________________ 

State ______ Zip Code ___________________

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For additional information, contact seminar coordinator Clayton Dube at (310) 825-0007. Visit the CEAS website (http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas) for a wide variety of teaching resources and additional information about the seminar. Contact ISOP Outreach Director Jonathan Friedlander at (310) 206-8631 to enroll.  

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