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Pacific Hostilities: Engaging with Japanese & American Experiences of the Second World War
The Japan Society presents a professional development workshop that examines historical experiences in Japan and the United States before, during, and after the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific (1937-1945) in order to deepen teachers’ understanding of not only the nature of that conflict but also the war’s ongoing influence upon U.S.-Japan relations.
When:
March 5, 2016 9:00am to April 17, 2016 3:30pm
Where
March 5 – April 17 (6 sessions)
This professional development workshop examines historical experiences in Japan and the United States before, during, and after the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific (1937-1945) in order to deepen teachers’ understanding of not only the nature of that conflict but also the war’s ongoing influence upon U.S.-Japan relations.
This hybrid online-onsite course (36 total instructional hours) provides 9th-12th grade teachers with the opportunity to build their skills at (1) explaining the causes, chronology, and conclusion of the war, (2) analyzing wartime primary-source evidence (written and visual texts) produced in Japan and United States, and (3) creating meaningful student-centered lesson plans for classroom use that are informed by the perspectives and input of professional historians.
By the end of this course teachers will: possess a broad overview of the participation of the United States in World War II and how this event transformed the nation and the world; create teaching activities using varied primary sources that address the differentiated learning needs of traditional, ELL/LOTE and Special Needs students; effectively manipulate primary sources for the inclusion in classroom activities; and develop and prepare lesson plans that align with Common Core Standards and Danielson Components into their existing classrooms.
Pre-session: Introduction
Online: Week of February 28
Session 1: Prewar Japanese imperialism in the Asia-Pacific & the attack on Pearl Harbor
Onsite: Sat, March 5, 9 – 4 pm
Session 2: Daily life in wartime Japan & America
Online: Week of March 13
Session 3: Growing up in wartime Japan & Japanese-American internment camps
Online: Week of March 20
Session 4: The Kamikaze in history and memory and stories from the Pacific War
Online: Week of March 27
Session 5: Mapping the air raids & narrating the atomic bombings
Onsite: Sat, April 9, 9 – 4 pm
Session 6: Japan’s postwar constitution & the Allied occupation of Japan and its legacy
Online: Week of April 17
Registration Fee: $125/$100 members. This workshop is open to the general public, including non-teachers.
Cost:
$125/$100 members
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
212-832-1155
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