This course explores stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, …
This course explores stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, and global/diasporic narratives about gender and power. Students will read ethnography, cultural studies, and history, and view films to examine the politics and circumstances that create and perpetuate the representation of Asian women as dragon ladies, lotus blossoms, despotic tyrants, desexualized servants, and docile subordinates. Students are introduced to the debates about Orientalism, gender, and power.
Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current …
Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and cultural issues, using newspapers, journals, TV, radio broadcasts, and Web sources from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Emphasis on speaking, writing, and reading skills for professional contexts. Activities include: oral presentations, group discussions, guest lectures, and interviews with German speakers. No listeners.
This course explores how and why Japan, a late-comer to modernization, emerged …
This course explores how and why Japan, a late-comer to modernization, emerged as an industrial power and the world's second-richest nation, notwithstanding its recent difficulties. We are particularly concerned with the historical development of technology in Japan especially after 1945, giving particular attention to the interplays between business, ideology, technology, and culture. We will discuss key historical phenomena that symbolize modern Japan as a technological power in the world; specific examples to be discussed in class include kamikaze aircraft, the Shinkansen high-speed bullet train, Godzilla, and anime.
In this story, Jangmi moves from her home in Korea to a …
In this story, Jangmi moves from her home in Korea to a new home in the United States. At first she is sad about leaving behind her friends and Korean customs and traditions, but once she arrives in America she begins to adjust. She becomes hopeful that someday America could feel like home, too.
The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, education, preservation, and public …
The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. In addition to grants, NEH also supports educators learning through institutes that can be fully funded and usually occur during summer months. Often times at the conclusion of said institutes, participants have the opportunity to develop curriculum with other educators to take back to their respective classrooms.
Best practices and guidelines for teaching about genocide from the Holocaust Center …
Best practices and guidelines for teaching about genocide from the Holocaust Center for Humanity. These are guidelines for educators, not lesson plans.
Controversial issues are complex topics that are grounded in conflicting values or …
Controversial issues are complex topics that are grounded in conflicting values or opinions and can result in emotional reactions and public dispute. Schools may avoid difficult issues that could bring forth feelings of fear, confusion, or anger. Addressing these issues, however, can motivate students to learn and make relevant connections to their local and global communities. For students to become active and engaged citizens, they will need civil discourse and reasoning skills, as well as tolerance, empathy, compassion, and an interest in civic knowledge.
Over the course of nine months, eleven Hmong language educators took an …
Over the course of nine months, eleven Hmong language educators took an Ethnic Studies course with Dr. Jenna Cushing-Leubner & Heritage Language/Ethnic Studies teacher Natalia Benjamin at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and attended the Boston Ethnic Studies training with Katie Li and her team. Afterwards Dr. Vicky Xiong-Lor of Clovis Unified and Doua Vue of Fresno Unified lead the team through self-healing activities and created a Hmong Ethnic Studies curriculum. This is the first phase of curriculum creation with more to come.
Hmong Museum is the first museum dedicated to the preservation and education …
Hmong Museum is the first museum dedicated to the preservation and education of Hmong culture, history, experiences, and arts. We do this through the creation and collaboration of programs that:
Document Hmong history & knowledge Exhibit Hmong culture & art Share Hmong experiences & stories
Learn Uake, Hmong Museum Education Resources for K-12, offers a unit of …
Learn Uake, Hmong Museum Education Resources for K-12, offers a unit of study (10 lessons) for grades 7-12. Learn Uake is a central location for students, teachers, and parents to find enriching research-based resources about Hmong people, history, culture, and art.
This 2016 Inquiry Challenge winner leads students through an investigation of the …
This 2016 Inquiry Challenge winner leads students through an investigation of the actions made by ordinary people during the Holocaust: to participate, to help, or to stand by. By investigating the compelling question “Are bystanders guilty too?” students evaluate the different routes of action/inaction, as well as the associated risks. The formative performance tasks build on knowledge and skills through the course of the inquiry and help students recognize different perspectives in order to better understand the ways in which everyday people had choices to either help or be complicit in persecution. Students create an evidence-based argument about whether bystanders should be seen as guilty after considering the actions of persecutors and rescuers, and assessing viewpoints concerning bystander responsibility in a totalitarian regime.
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order …
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order to improve student outcomes, it is essential that educators understand what the formative assessment process is and the characteristics of effective formative assessment practices.
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development …
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development related to assessment literacy. Consider using the supplement to kick off your next PLC meeting to enhance your own assessment literacy.
International Women's Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a variety …
International Women's Voices has several objectives. It introduces students to a variety of works by contemporary women writers from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. The emphasis is on non-western writers. The readings are chosen to encourage students to think about how each author's work reflects a distinct cultural heritage and to what extent, if any, we can identify a female voice that transcends national cultures. In lectures and readings distributed in class, students learn about the history and culture of each of the countries these authors represent. The way in which colonialism, religion, nation formation and language influence each writer is a major concern of this course. In addition, students examine the patterns of socialization of women in patriarchal cultures, and how, in the imaginary world, authors resolve or understand the relationship of the characters to love, work, identity, sex roles, marriage and politics.This class is a communication intensive course. In addition to becoming more thoughtful readers, students are expected to become a more able and more confident writers. Assignments are designed to allow for revision of each paper. The class will also offer opportunities for speaking and debating so that students can build oral presentation skills that are essential for success once they leave MIT. The class is limited to 25 students and there is substantial classroom discussion.
This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities …
This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects of contemporary French culture in their historical perspective through fiction, films, essays, newspaper articles, and television. Topics include the heritage of the French Revolution, the growth and consequences of colonialism, the role of intellectuals in public debates, the impact of the Occupation, the modernization of the economy and of social structures. The sources and meanings of national symbols, monuments, myths and manifestoes are also studied. Recommended for students planning to study abroad. Taught in French.
Studies the major social, political, and aesthetic modes which have shaped Spanish …
Studies the major social, political, and aesthetic modes which have shaped Spanish civilization. Coordinates the study of literature, film, art, and architecture with the historical evolution of Spain. Readings and discussions focus on such topics as: the coexistence of Christians, Moors, and Jews; Imperial Spain; The First and Second Republics; and the contemporary period as background for the emergence of distinctively Spanish literary and artistic movements. Taught in Spanish. This course has several purposes. The major concern will be the examination of Spanish culture including Spain's history, architecture, art, literature and film, to determine if there is a uniquely Spanish manner of seeing and understanding the world - one which emerges as clearly distinct from our own and that of other Western European nations.
This unit will use a variety of resources to give students a …
This unit will use a variety of resources to give students a guide to understanding Treaty Rights and the importance of Treaty Rights to Indigenous peoples. It is important for all people, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to understand Treaty Rights, how they were established, and how they apply today.
This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have …
This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture and society. There are readings on contemporary Japan and historical evolution of the culture are coordinated with study of literary texts, film, and art, along with an analysis of everyday life and leisure activities.
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