I have taken many Asian courses at "Primary Source" in Watertown in order to enrich my "global" knowledge and create curriculum for young students that integrates geography, literacy, (reading and writing). These units are motivating and engaging for young students. These units have been "proven"…
Hello!! I thought this group would be the perfect place to post this Q. Can any of you recommend a program for teaching in Japan for a summer or a semester? Like a sabbatical kind of program? I've looked into the Fullbright program for 2012-2013, and Japan isn't one of the countries on the list for…
Hello all - thought I'd post some of the links I've found useful as a Japanese teacher in hopes that some of you might have resources of your own to share. Without further ado: Katakana and Hiragana "Drag n' Drop"…
See this NOVA interactive - From http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/deciphering-buddha-imagery.html
This is a personal fav. resource for a lot of disciplines. Stanford's Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) does incredible events (I learned about them when they hosted…
Let's take a crack at our first discussion topic. Just pulling something out of my head, I thought we could all discuss one of the most influential pieces of literature in China: The Art of War by Sun-Tzu. Who has read it? Who can share some interesting facts about it? Even if you haven't read it,…
The other night during a late night feeding of baby Téa I watched this great new PBS documentary - The Buddha.Here is a clip from the film... and here is the official PBS website for the film with (with…
Let's discuss martial arts for a while. Where did they originate? How did it spread? Name some styles off and their country of origin. What about the martial arts can we apply to the classroom? What connections can be made in order to make things "pop"? Here are some websites, including the do jang…
A place where you can discuss anything pertaining to Asian cultures - from history, to pop culture. If you're interested in making Asian cultures a part of your curricula this is the place for you.