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January
CREATING A CHINESE LANGUAGE
PROGRAM - POSTPONED
John Stanford International
School, Seattle, WA
January 11, 2007 ~ 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
This program will take an in-depth look at the new publication from
the Asia Society, Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your
School: An Introductory Guide. Members of the Chinese Language
Core Team will facilitate small groups to cover particular points of
interest and help connect the suggestions in the guide to realities
in Washington State. This workshop is offered by the Chinese
Language Core Team and cosponsored by the Washington State Coalition
for International Education, the University of the Puget Sound, and
Pacific Lutheran University.
Registration: Three clock hours, provided by the EARC, are
available at no charge. The program is free, but registration is
required. To register online, please visit the
International Education Washington website.
SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (ISSA) CONFERENCE
January 25 - 27, 2007
Portland, OR
At this year's ISSA conference, attend the Friday afternoon
session "Heap Your Plate High - With Global Perspectives," presented
by Mary Hammon Bernson, East Asia Resource Center (EARC), and Linda
Wojtan, National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA).
Stop by the NCTA booth in between sessions. Pre-conference field
trips include a visit to Woodstock Elementary and Hosford Middle
Schools to learn about their Chinese language immersion programs.
Registration: For a complete conference schedule and to register
online, please visit the
ISSA
conference website.
February
WSCSS K-8 SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE
February 3, 2007
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
This year's WSCSS K-8 Social Studies Conference will feature
presenters from classrooms, museums, and universities. The keynote
speaker is Dr. Lorraine McConaghy, historian at the Museum of
History and Industry, Seattle. Sessions include a virtual tour of
Essential Seattle and topics as diverse as CBA tests, a Living
Voices performance, Storypath, and international presentations from
outreach centers at the UW Jackson School of International Studies.
Be sure to attend the EARC session presented by Pat Bliquez, Roxhill
Elementary School librarian, "The Kite Fighters Project
Across the Curriculum."
Registration: New and first-year teachers qualify for
discounted registration. For complete registration information and
directions to Seattle University, please visit the
conference website.
YOUTH
CULTURE IN ASIA
A Seattle Times and UW Jackson School Article Series
and Workshop
Series: February 13 - March 20, 2007
Workshop: February 7, 2007 ~ 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Seattle Times Building Auditorium, Seattle, WA
For the third year in a row, the Jackson School Asia Outreach
Centers have teamed up with the Newspapers In Education program of
The Seattle Times to offer a series of articles about Asia
(written especially for young readers), a teaching guide, and a
complementary workshop. Topics in the five-article series include
child labor in India, pastimes in Indonesia, online chatting in
Central Asia, and examination hell in Japan. Students will get a
glimpse of the challenges and opportunities that confront their
peers around the world and make connections to current news.
One week before the series debuts, teachers will have
an opportunity to hear experts speak in depth about two of the
regions featured in the article series. Craig Jeffrey, Assistant
Professor in the UW Jackson School and the Department of Geography,
will present on youth and child labor in South Asia. Dr. Leila
Madge, former Assistant Professor in the UW Jackson School, will
talk about education in Japan. Pat Burleson, master teacher in Asian
studies, will introduce the extensive teachers’ guide she authored
to accompany the series.
Registration: The article series is offered at no
cost to educators. To register, visit
The Seattle Times Newspapers in Education website and
click on "registration," call the NIE office at 206-652-6342, or
email nie@seattletimes.com.
Download the workshop registration form. The workshop
registration fee is $20, which includes clock hours, dinner, and
materials. Return form and registration fee to the Newspapers in
Education office.
For more information about workshop content,
call the EARC at 206-543-1921.
Please note: Workshop participants must also be registered
for the Youth Culture in Asia article series.
March
WORLD LANGUAGES
DAY
March 2, 2007
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Are you planning to bring your high school juniors and seniors to
the 2007 World Languages Day at the University of Washington? Be
sure to check out all of the East Asia offerings, such as:
"Demystifying Chinese Characters," "Chinese Mini Lesson," "Chinese
New Year and Taiwan's Development," "Echoes of Japan," "Japan: Land
of the Rising Fun," and more!
Registration: Please note that
this event is already full. For more information about World
Languages Day, please visit the
World Languages Day website.
WSCSS "DIGGING DEEPER" SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE
March 9-11, 2007
Campbell's Resort and Conference Center, Chelan, WA
The Washington State Council for the Social Studies invites teachers
to attend Digging Deeper, the 2007 Social Studies Leadership
Retreat at Campbell’s Resort and Conference Center in Chelan. This
March 10–12 event will offer a weekend of thought-provoking
speakers, updates on social studies issues in Washington, and
professional camaraderie. This conference is cosponsored by WSCSS,
the UW Jackson School of International Studies, and the Office of
the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Breakout sessions include
a strand about Asia and other world regions.
Registration: Please visit the
conference website for registration details.
TEACHABLE
TRADITIONS: FOLK ARTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A Mosaic Workshop
for K-8 Educators
March 17, 2007 ~ 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thomson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Join the Jackson School
Outreach Centers for delightful day learning to make folk arts from
around the world. Hands-on sessions will put educators to work
cutting, stitching, and pounding their way to a new appreciation and
understanding of world cultures through folk arts. A special keynote
session will introduce toy-making from around the world with the
internationally acclaimed toymaker, Rick Hartman, "The Teaching
Toymaker." Come to the program ready to get to work and leave with
cultural knowledge and a bag full of craft projects to take back to
the classroom.
Registration:
The cost of the program is $45. A scrumptious ethnic lunch is
included with the registration fee and clock hours are provided at
no charge. Preregistration is required.
Download the
workshop registration form. For more information,
contact Allison Dvaladze of the Ellison Center at:
dvaladze@u.washington.edu.
WATTS AND WATER: HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL RIVERS
IN CHINA AND MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Part of the UW Jackson School's Hotspots in Our
World Lecture Series
March 28, 2007 ~ 7:00-8:30 p.m.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
As part of the UW
Jackson School’s Hot Spots in Our World lecture series, UW
graduate Darrin Magee will present “Watts and Water: Hydropower
Development on Transnational Rivers in China and Mainland Southeast
Asia." Dr. Magee recently completed his Ph.D. in geography after a
year of field research at the Asian International Rivers Center in
Kunming, China. His dissertation research focused on the politics of
large-scale hydropower development on transnational rivers in
southwestern China’s Yunnan Province.
Registration:
To register
for Dr. Magee's lecture or for the full series, please visit the
UW
Extension's lecture page. The cost is $79 for the series or $19
each for individual lectures.
TEACHING
DIVERSITY AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH DOCUMENTARY FILM
7th Annual Documentary Film Workshop by the UW Jackson
School's Outreach Centers
March 31, 2007 ~ 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
In this
half-day workshop, University of Washington professors will
introduce educators to documentary films that can be used to teach
students about cultural diversity and cross-cultural
understanding. This year's workshop will feature films dealing
with issues in Latin America, Europe and Canada. The films provide
excellent teaching "tools" for introducing diversity and
cross-cultural issues into your classrooms today. The workshop
provides an opportunity to enhance that learning to include
critical social issues at the international level.
Registration: The registration fee includes
includes 4
clock hours, continental breakfast, curriculum materials.
Please send
a check for $25, payable to the “University of Washington,” to:
Attn: Documentary Film Workshop, Canadian Studies Center, Jackson
School of International Studies, Box 353650, University of
Washington,
Seattle,
WA, 98195. Include your name,
home address, city/state/zip, day/evening phone, school, and grade
level taught.
For more information, please contact
Marion
Cook, Canadian Studies Center, (206) 221-6374 or
canada@u.washington.edu.
Please note:
The
workshop has limited space available that will be awarded on a
“funds received, space reserved” basis. Registration fees are
non-refundable. Should you need to cancel your registration, you
are welcome to give your “seat” to a colleague.
April
FABRIC OF HISTORY: INTERWOVEN
HISTORIES OF WOMEN AND SILK IN CHINA
A Workshop by the EARC and the Henry Art Gallery
April 5, 2007 ~ 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Women and silk share
long, interwoven histories in China. Join the EARC and the Henry Art
Gallery for a look at the connection between them. Professor
Patricia Ebrey, author of the Cambridge Illustrated History of
China, will speak about the role of women in silk production.
Workshop participants will then view silk robes from the Henry’s
collection; Andrea Hugg, graduate student in UW China Studies, will
discuss each piece. Tamara Moats, the Henry’s Curator of Education,
will end the evening with a presentation of the curriculum guide,
Color, Form, and Symbolism: Chinese Court Costume. Teachers will
receive clock hours, dinner, and resource materials.
Registration: The
registration fee is $15, which includes Washington State clock
hours, teaching resources, and a light dinner.
Register online or contact the EARC for a registration form. For more
information about the workshop, please contact Sarah Bhatia at (206) 543-5995 or
sarahlin@u.washington.edu.
CHINESE AP EXAM WORKSHOP
April 21, 2007 ~
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
The goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of the
establishment of the AP Chinese course and exam. It will introduce
school administrators and Mandarin Chinese language teachers to the
AP Chinese language and culture course development process,
components and specifications of the AP Chinese exam, and the
possible impact that the AP Chinese course and exam may bring to
K-12 and college curricula. The workshop will also provide
information on what curricular support and strategies K-12 teachers
may need to begin their AP Chinese language and culture program, and
how teachers can find appropriate resources for professional
development.
Registration: For more information about this workshop and to
register, please visit the
AP Chinese
workshop website.
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