Seminar Announcements

[clay dube]

Hi Folks --
I'll post seminar announcements here (e.g., due dates, homework reminders).

[clay dube]

A copy of the seminar assignment is attached to the next post. In addition to attendance at and active participation in every session, you are expected to complete three tasks.

1. Exchanging ideas via the discussion forum. Substantative posts are the norm. In evaluating websites, provide details on who created the resource, what are its particular strengths and weaknesses, and how might it be used by teachers. In reviewing films, summarize the story and focus on how teachers could use it to teach about Asia. What issues does it explore? Is it an accurate representation of a particular time and place? In discussing seminar readings or presentations, feel free to raise questions, offer interpretations, and brainstorm on classroom applications for the materials or concepts. For example, how can these primary sources be used to develop student skills?

Remember to post website evaluations and film reviews to the Asia in My Classroom forum. Put seminar-specific posts in this forum. Please put AsiaMedia (http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu) and Asia Pacific Arts (http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu) posts in the appropriate public forum. General discussion of Asia Institute articles or things you see in the newspaper should go in the Asia On My Mind forum.

2. Create a website for use either with your students or your fellow teachers. You may combine this assignment with the curriculum development task. Your website should have a minimum of three different pages. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar and to properly credit your sources of information and images. You may post your website to our web server (your URL will be http://international.ucla.edu/asia/lessons/yourfirstinitialyourlastname -- be sure to name your homepage "index.html") or elsewhere (your school site, your ISP, or on a free website host such as GeoCities). Please include your email address on the website so that interested colleagues may contact you.

3. Develop a set of lesson plans covering two - three days. These lessons should be appropriate for the students you have in class everyday. These plans should be fully developed with discussion questions, handouts, vocabulary lists, and so forth. Alternatively, you may write an essay discussing how you will bring ideas and resources from the seminar into your classes and to your colleagues.

Download and print out a copy of the assignment. Try to meet the discussion forum requirement by the end of the year. Start working on your webpages right away (while the techniques are fresh in your mind). And begin thinking about your curriculum project right now. Everything must be satisfactorily completed and submitted by Feb. 10, 2005. [Edit by="Clay Dube on Oct 9, 5:36:11 AM"][/Edit]

[clay dube]

Attached, in pdf format, is a copy of the seminar assignment. To read and print out the assignment, you'll need the free Acrobat reader. It is probably already installed on your computer, but if not, download a free copy at:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

[clay dube]

Click on the link below for our initial web tour.

http://international.ucla.edu/asia/ncta/web1.asp

PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR COMMENTS ON THESE OR OTHER WEBSITES HERE. INSTEAD, PLEASE POST THEM IN THE WEB RESOURCES SECTION OF THE Asia in My Classroom Forum. I apologize for the shouting, but website evaluations and film reviews should be shared with the widest possible audience of teachers.

[Anonymous]

Hello.
When would you like us write our "Thank You" letters to the Taiwanese government and how we can get on their mailing list for 'free' goodies about China.
Also, will you send us a format of what you would like us to include in our letters?
Thank you...

lc

[clay dube]

Please prepare your thank you letters to the Taiwan folks prior to our next session (11/23). I'd like to deliver them to the director before the end of the month.

You should address your thank yous to:

Officers, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.

I'll distribute a list of videos that you can get from their offices at a later session. You might incorporate some of these into your lesson plans for the seminar.

[clay dube]

In 2005, a California NCTA group will visit Japan. My friend and colleague Jon Weil from LMU will lead the tour. Click on the icon below to download the application. Please feel free to contact me with questions about the tour and application process. Specific questions about the tour itinerary should be directed to Jon. Jon and I were co-leaders of the 2004 tour of China.

In 2006, I'll lead a California NCTA group to China and Japan. Sam Yamashita of Pomona College will be my co-leader. Sam and I partnered on the 2003 tour. We'll spend about 13 days in China and 8 in Japan. We'll have the itinerary, etc. up on the web in the spring and the applications will be available in November 2005.

All UTLA participants who have completed all seminar requirements are eligible to apply for these tours. You may only go on one NCTA-sponsored tour.

[Author]

Posts