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The Japan-Online Professional Program for Teachers

January 26, 2013 By

The Japan-Online Professional Program for Teachers (J-OPP), in cooperation with NCTA, is now accepting registration for the Spring 2013 online course, “Teaching about Contemporary Japan through Art.” This course is open to secondary (grade 6-12) teachers nationwide who teach Japan as part of their required curriculum. Participation is selective and based on current classroom teaching assignments. This course is offered by the Program for Teaching East Asia at the University of Colorado in cooperation with the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington.

“Teaching about Contemporary Japan through Art” will develop the skills of reading and analyzing artwork and explore four topics relevant to secondary classroom teaching across disciplines: the historical and cultural roots of contemporary Japanese art; Hiroshima and Nagasaki through print and performance art; the world of Japan’s unique “superflat” art movement; and artistic responses to the “Triple Tragedies” of March 2011. Course instructor Melanie King, Seattle Central Community College, is an instructor of Japanese art history for the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and several university outreach programs.

The course will be conducted entirely through four asynchronous online modules, each consisting of a video lecture by Ms. King, pertinent readings, and content and pedagogy discussions..

Seminar Dates: The course begins February 16, 2013 with online introductions. The first module begins February 24, and the final module concludes April 25, 2013. A final reflection paper and evaluation are due May 1. Each module will be open for completion for approximately 12 days.

Participation is free, with the following benefits and expectations:

  • Certificate for 20 contact hours of study and discussion with course instructor and fellow educators (graduate credit is not available for this course);
  •  Course readings;
  • $100 participant stipend upon satisfactory completion of the seminar;
  • Participants agree to participate in the full 20 hour course & complete a final paper and evaluation.

Details are provided in the attached flyer. Register online at http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/registration-japanart.html. Registration is limited to 25 eligible teachers and closes February 13, 2013 or when filled. For more information, e-mail Lynn Parisi at parisi@colorado.edu.

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“Re-inventing Japan: Teaching about 21st Century Issues and Trends”

January 12, 2013 By

Announcing 2013 Summer Institute, “Re-inventing Japan: Teaching about 21stCentury Issues and Trends”

University of Colorado Boulder, July 9-17, 2013

The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) at the University of Colorado invite application the summer 2013 residential summer institute on contemporary Japan. The 2013 institute is open to secondary teachers nationwide who teach about Asia. The institute is also designed to provide enrichment for teachers who have previously completed an NCTA seminar. Teachers selected to participate receive a travel stipend to defray transportation costs, a full housing/meal package, institute texts, and teaching resources. The program is 20 teachers; applications are reviewed by a selection panel. Application deadline is March 15, 2013; notification date is April 4, 2013.

 

Institute Overview

In the first years of the 21st century, Japan struggled with persistent and critical challenges, including economic stagnation, an aging population, disaffected youth, and crippling governmental stalemates. Then, in March 2011, the “triple tragedy” of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown struck. The nation’s efforts to address the immediate crisis brought long-term issues into new focus. Many observers cite 2011 as a turning point, providing both an opportunity and imperative for Japanese to

reappraise their present and forge new directions for the future. This institute considers challenges facing Japan today and offers perspectives on Japan’s directions in the 21st century. Among the topics to be addressed are 21st-century social trends and challenges, political reform, global Japan, lessons of Japan’s triple tragedy, and new directions in culture, literature, and the arts. The eight-day program offers teachers a unique opportunity to consider how and what to teach about contemporary Japan. Teachers’ work will be informed by lectures and discussions with academic and public policy specialists. The institute will feature a curriculum strand of sessions on classroom implementation presented by teacher consultants.

Now in its 29th year, the Program for Teaching East Asia is a professional development and curriculum program with the goal of enhancing curriculum and instruction about East Asia in grades K-12. TEA is one of the founding institutions and National Coordinating Sites of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), which celebrates 15 years of programming in 2013.

 Complete information and application package are available athttp://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/downloads/Re-Inventing%20Japan%20Summer%20Institute%20Flyer.pdf

 

Questions? Contact lynn.parisi@colorado.edu.

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Free Online Course: Teaching About Premodern Japan

December 1, 2012 By

The Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado Boulder, announces a free Winter-Spring 2013 online course for secondary educators: “Teaching about Pre-modern Japan: Heian and Medieval Society and Culture.”  This course open to teachers nationwide, with priority given to teachers from states west of the Mississippi. This course is offered in cooperation with the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington.

Course content and format. The course provides an introduction to two distinct periods in Japanese history—the Heian period (794-1115 CE), recognized as a time of peace and calm, and the Medieval period (1185-1600), rocked by continual warfare. These two historical periods, the first dominated culturally and administratively by the court nobility and the latter by the samurai, saw the development of a unique Japanese culture encompassing social practices, literary genres, and aesthetic ideals that endure to the present. The course consists of five asynchronous modules, including three short “case studies” that focus on the development of poetry in Heian court culture,  the Mongol Invasions, and tea ceremony as an expression of samurai culture and values. Each course module includes a video lecture, readings, discussion forum, and lesson plans and ideas.

Course timeline. The course begins January 14, 2013 with online introductions. The first module will begin January 20, and the final module will conclude April 6, with final reflection paper due April 16. Registration closes January 4, 2013 or when course fills with 20 teachers.

Benefits of participation. Participants receive a readings packet and $100 completion stipend and certificate of 16 contact hours of instruction. Optional graduate course credit is available.

 

For more details, see the course flyer at:

http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/downloads/WINTER2013premodernjapan.pdf

Register for this course online registration at:

http://www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/registration-premodernjapan.html

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