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East Asia and New Media in My Classroom
January 1, 2007
Los Angeles Unified School District Seminars
UTLA Building (Feb. 6 - June 5, 2007)
San Fernando Valley (Jan. 30 - June 9, 2007)
San Fernando Valley (Jan. 30 - June 9, 2007)
The USC U.S. – China Institute is offering two 36 hour seminars for Los Angeles USD teachers this spring. Priority in enrollment will be given to world history and language arts teachers, though others may apply. One seminar will be held at the UTLA building at 3303 Wilshire, and the other seminar will be in the San Fernando Valley. Enrollment is limited to 25 teachers per seminar.
Focusing on helping teachers address the California history, social studies, and language arts standards, we will offer presentations on the history and culture of the region, as well as discuss how East Asian case studies can be used to explore a variety of issues.
Participating teachers will also learn how to use the internet to conduct research and to present information to their students and how to design lessons and units that require students to use the internet to gather information, to collaborate with others to evaluate and synthesize this data, and to share their conclusions. By the end of the program, participating teachers will have developed lesson websites and East Asia-focused and web-based units to use with their students.
Teachers who successfully complete the seminar and its follow-up requirements receive:
• $500 stipend for each participant for satisfactory seminar participation and completion of requirements
• $200 in East Asian reference and teaching materials for each participant
• $300 school library grant (per participant) for acquisition of East Asia-focused materials
• all graduates become eligible to apply for a subsidized NCTA trip to East Asia (tentatively set for summer 2008)
Teachers meeting all seminar requirements can receive either two LAUSD salary points (multicultural, specific) or six USC Rossier School of Education continuing education units. LAUSD salary points are issued without charge. There is a fee for the USC continuing education units.
Among the topics covered in the seminar:
| • Geography/Early East Asia • Web Research/Web Collaboration • Chinese Philosophy • Using Poetry • Cosmopolitan East Asia • Web Page Design • Classical and Warrior Japan |
• Japanese Literature • Late Imperial China • Web Page Design • The Meiji Restoration • Women in East Asian History • East Asia Since 1900 |
2007 Schedule
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, February 6th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, February 24th | 9am-3:30pm |
| Tuesday, March 6th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, March 24th | 9am-3:30pm |
| Tuesday, April 10th | 5-8pm |
| Tuesday, April 17th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, May 12th | 9am-3:30pm |
| Tuesday, May 22nd | 5-8pm |
| Tuesday, June 5th | 5-8pm |
*Assignments (lesson plans, web page) due July 31, 2007
**Follow-up session: September 18, 2007
Location:
UTLA Building
3303 Wilshire Boulevard, 9th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 30th | 5-8pm |
| Tuesday, February 13th | 5-8pm |
| Tuesday, February 27th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, March 3rd | 9am-3:30pm |
| Tuesday, March 13th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, April 14th | 9am-3:30pm |
| Tuesday, April 24th | 5-8pm |
| Tuesday, May 15th | 5-8pm |
| Saturday, June 9th | 9am-3:30pm |
*Assignments (lesson plans, web page) due July 31, 2007
**Follow-up session: September 11, 2007
Location:
Robert A. Millikan Middle School
5041 Sunnyslope Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
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How to Apply
The UTLA and San Fernando Valley sessions are full. We are not accepting any more applications.
Complete the application for one location (UTLA or San Fernando Valley) and return it to Kami Holman at the USC U.S. - China Institute (kholman@usc.edu or fax 213-821-2382).
In addition to the application, you will need to submit:
A short résumé (curriculum vita) of 1-2 pages that provides contact information and lists your educational background and teaching experience.
A letter from your school principal confirming your teaching assignment.
A check for $35, made payable to "University of Southern California," to hold your registration slot. If you enroll and are participating in the seminar, your registration deposit will be returned to you after the third seminar meeting.
For more information, please contact Kami Holman at kholman@usc.edu or 213-740-1307.
This seminar is held in cooperation with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and is made possible with generous funding from the Freeman Foundation
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