Self-introductions

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Hi everyone! We are looking forward to meeting online and getting to know you over the course! Please use this thread to introduce yourself.

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[clay dube]

Hi Everyone - I'm Clayton Dube, director of the USC U.S.-China Institute. I'll be participating in this online course with you. I'm really looking forward to learning from Morgan Pitelka and to meeting you. Please do click "reply" and add your own self-introduction.

I teach Chinese history and politics, with particular attention to a) social and economic change since 1800, b) how Chinese see the world and how the world sees China, and c) U.S.-China relations. I love to travel, but have seen more of China than I have of the U.S. or anywhere else. I am a news junkie and love exploring cities and towns of all sorts.

[Shawna Stout]

My name is Shawna Stout. I am starting my second career as a Social Studies teacher and completed my Master of Arts in Secondary Education in January. I enjoyed student teaching Modern World History and teaching students about content that was not covered when I went to school. I am currently working as a long-term sub for AP Government and American Government. I am looking for to having a full-time teaching position in the Fall.

[Jennifer Lee]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Jennifer Lee. I have been teaching for the past 15 years in Thousand Oaks. I teach a variety of art classes including AP Art History and IB Visual Arts. I already teach some Japanese art in the Art History Class and in IB Visual Arts. I am taking a leave of absence next school year to do the JET program and live in Japan for a year. I'm looking forward to learning more about Japan from this class and being able to apply it with my students in Japan and America. 

[Kayla Kolean]

Konnichiwa! - I'm Kayla Kolean. I am currently a Japanese instuctor online for both middle school and high school students across the United States. I teach both level 1 and level 2 Japanese. I am very interested in online instruction and engaging my online learners in new, challenging, and rewarding ways. I am very excited to learn more about Japanese objects and rituals in order to share my newly aquired knowledge with my students.

This summer I plan to visit Scotland. This will be my first real vacation in 2 years, so I am very excited. Have any of you been to Scotland before? It will be my first time there.

[Kayla Kolean]

That is SO cool! Do you know where you are stationed yet in Japan? I have several friends do this programme, and they all found it a very rewarding experience. Have fun! 

[Jennifer Lee]

That's great to hear. I won't know my placement until the end of May.

[Jennifer Lee]

I've only briefly been to Edinburgh.  But I loved my time there. The highland cows are adorable and the scenery is so green and lush. 

 

Do you have any tips or resources for learning Japanese? I'm trying to learn on my own, but its been going pretty slow. 

[Jennifer Jones]

Hello everyone,

I'm a teacher of both US History and World History up in the redwoods in Humboldt County.  I'm excited to be part of this forum! I just finished my Japan unit and my students are carving linoleum blocks in the spirit of Ukiyo-e.  Unfortunately I won't be able to make the first meeting, I double booked with my Physical therapist... but will see you all next week! Cheers and Scotland should be a blast! I'm hoping to travel to Japan next fall and use my nephew, who is teaching there, as my guide! Looking forward to indulging  in their baked goods and hiking in the mountains! 
cheers 

[Jennifer Jones]

I would love to know more about your online language classes. 
 

Jen

[Rachel Knowles]

Hello,

My name is Rachel. For the past 16 years I've been teaching history at a regional school district in western mass (Southwick). For the first 10 I taught middle school but 5 years ago I moved up with the 8th grade to high school. I primarily teach world history but have been known to teach American as well as film techniques. 

[Morgan Pitelka]

Hi this is Morgan, the instructor for the course. I am also visiting Scotland this summer, in early July. It is my first time there! Very excited. 

[Morgan Pitelka]

Hi Jennifer, I'm originally from Humboldt County. I'm a third generation Californian and was born in and lived in Blue Lake/Arcata until I was thirteen years old. I love that part of the world!

[Peggy Lovro1]

My name is Peggy Lovro. I've been a Mandarin Chinese teacher for over 10 years and started teaching Freshman seminar course about 3 years ago. Our school is a magnet school located in Norwalk, Connecticut. Students in our school take one of the 3 languages- Arabic, Chinese or Japanese langauge. I have always been interested in learning more about Japanese history and culture, particulary in a comparative study with what happened around the same time in China. 

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