This seminar for educators covers the history and cultures of East Asia from the neolithic past to 1800. The course includes an overview of the region’s geography and demography, early ideologies as well as links between China, Korea and Japan. Participants will examine social hierarchies and expectations through literature and art, and explore the technological breakthroughs, economic rise and political systems of the region. Those teaching history, social studies, art and literature will find the course particularly relevant. Priority given to teachers in California.
Instruction is provided by top scholars and educators in the field. In addition to providing educators with a solid foundation for understanding East Asia, the course emphasizes ways to bring the themes and problems of the various places and periods alive for K-12 students. Participants are provided with a variety of primary sources as well as film recommendations and web resources. The course supports national education standards.
The online seminar includes:
Video presentations (2 hours/week) that you watch on your own schedule
Background and primary source readings
Mandatory online forum participation
Weekly live online discussion with the specialist for that topic
Benefits:
For all other districts, 6 Continuing Education Units (processing fee applicable)
Online resources and materials
*Must complete seminar requirements
Topics:
- East Asian Geography and Demography
- Early Civilizations, Religions and Philosophies
- Pre-modern Korea
- Imperial China
- Classical and Warrior Japan
- East Asian literature and history
- and much more!
Schedule:
The seminar workshops will be held virtually on Monday for the following dates.
| Session | Date | Speakers/Topics |
| 1 | Mon 2/26 | Clayton Dube, USC Geography and Demography |
| 2 | Mon 3/4 | Clayton Dube, USC Cosmopolitan China |
| 3 | Mon 3/11 + 3/18 | Clayton Dube, USC Hundred Schools Debate + Teaching ideas brainstorming |
| 4 | Mon 4/1 | Morgan Pitelka, University of North Carolina Classical Japan |
| 5 | Mon 4/15 | Morgan Pitelka, University of North Carolina Warrior Japan |
| 6 | Mon 4/22 | Lori Meeks, USC Buddhism |
| 7 | Mon 4/29 | Lynne K. Miyake, Pomona College Japanese Literature |
| 8 | Mon 5/6 | Jennifer Jung-Kim, UCLA Patterns of the Korean Past |
| 9 | Mon 5/13 | Clayton Dube, USC Mongols - Ming |
| 10 | Mon 5/20 | Clayton Dube, USC Qing - East Asia at 1800 |
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your application below.
The course is sponsored by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. Funding from the Freeman Foundation enables us to offer the seminar