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AnonymousThis is my 4th experience (5th if you count the one day 2007 Islam in Asia workshop), with the USC US-China Institute. Every experience is not only unique but has evolved in how I use Asia in the classroom. The current seminar, taken so close to the 2014 seminar, helped me prepare my notes and focus with the readings and the guest speakers, knowing that I would be using those materials in the Unit of Study. The use of Art and Literature, the focus for this seminar, will be easy to use in my class as I have many more years of teaching experience and have a solid grasp on what the standards are. Over the years, the advancement of technology in the classroom and mobile device availability will complement the resources our school has to facilitate the integration.
With Common Core Standards, the depth of where we can go with literature and art really allows the teacher to think of projects and activities that students will be engaged with while bringing in Asia. A quick example is that of the Peach Blossom story. Students can create art pieces based on what they have read, create multimedia presentations not only in static power points, but vibrant movie trailers using the most minimum of materials (something that years ago was not easy do to lack of technology hardware and software). Students can write alternate endings, make comic strips, or create a parallel story.
Some lectures seem a bit difficult to bring down to the elementary level, but this seminar’s focus on art and literature really made the tailoring to my students easy. I was quite inspired by the gardens at the Huntington and with that want to visit the smaller Japanese garden at Balboa Park in the San Fernando Valley.
Clay had mentioned over the years, the goal is not to supplant the curriculum we are already given, but to bring in East Asia where you can as a supplement. This seminar more than the others I have taken (apart form the Study Tour to Asia, or course) will help bring Asia into the Classroom
AnonymousI loved my week of learning about East Asia Art and Literature. My eyes were opened to a culture that I knew very little about. I enjoyed the readings that were assigned, especially the readings about Daoism. I know my students will enjoy reading the Chuang Tzu writings. I gained a lot of ideas of simple ways to incorporate the Asian culture into my art classes, such as simple activities like doing a Sijo Poem with my drawing kids, and then having them illustrate it.
The East Asia Art and Literature seminar has helped me plan a fun new curriculum to use this school year. I have been focusing on planning common core and cross-curriculum lesson plan. I knew that the information I learned from the seminar was what I needed to plan an in-depth rigorous course for my Honors art students. After I left the seminar, I was empowered to write a 9 week curriculum that deals with East Asia Art and Literature for my Honors Art students. First quarter will cover Chinese inventions, comparisons of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Theater traditions, Ikko Tanaka posters, and Ghibli studios. Each lesson plan will incorporate either a text or a website for students to read and sketchbook homework assignments that coordinate with each lesson. Also, Clay said something that really made me pay attention. He stated that students learn more by objects than a photograph. I have started gathering objects to use in each of my classes to help teach lessons more effectively.
It is now two weeks into school, and my high school kids are engaged and excited about learning about East Asia and doing art projects inspired by their new knowledge.
edited by mnakaya on 9/1/2015
cgaoClick on the file below to download the seminar requirements. You must complete all requirements by September 4 to receive the $250 (commuter option) and the 9 CEUs.
edited by cgao on 7/30/2015
AnonymousIn regards to my expectations for this summer’s East Asia Art seminar I was a little disappointed. Although the location was great I was expecting it to be more visual and less lecture focused. The lectures provided a lot of useful information I was looking for more visual resources. For example the resource of the Pacific American Museum was great! Learning that expansion was limited do to historical landmark status (built 1924). Also that the building was based on pictures no first hand observation. Another interesting fact was that the garden added in 70’s in “scholar garden” style because of the miniature version of natural elements. Scholar garden are places of thought and reflection. These are art element I could actually have my student relate to. Other useful information was the lecture on the evolution of the Mogao Caves really was quite impressive. It originally started as a travel supply and rest stop, to shrine and worship temple, to library and research site. I wonder how significant was the fact, as Professor Lee mentioned, that artist added faces of prominent leaders and allowed wealth families to “honor their ancestors” by dedicating caves, played in it preservation? This information and resources I felt could be related to a number of historical periods with the visual I was expecting. Overall I found the information useful but not with the number of visual references I expected.