Live, Online Professional Development
Seminars in History and Literature
SPRING 2010 SCHEDULE
Thurs., Jan. 28 Deism and the Founding of the U.S.
Ryan K. Smith
VCU
Thurs., Feb. 4 Rethinking Booker T. and W.E.B.
Kenneth Janken
UNC-CH; NHC Fellow
Thurs.,
Feb. 18 The Idea of Progress in the 19th Century
Henry Binford
Northwest University; NHC Fellow
Tues., Feb. 23 Picturing America in the
1930s: Reading Farm; Security Administration: Photographs
Anthony W. Lee
Mount Holyoke College
NEW DATE
Thurs., Feb. 25 The Role of the West in the Reunification of the U.S. after the Civil War
Heather Cox Richardson
UMASS, Amherst
Thurs.,
Mar. 18 Walt Whitman's Civil War Poetry*
Franny Nudelman
Carleton University
Wed., Mar. 24 Hamilton's America
- Jefferson's America*
Peter Onuf
UVA
Cost: $35.00
Reading Assignments: Seminar texts are provided free online at the National Humanities Center's Toolbox Library and TeacherServe® websites. Prior to each seminar, reading assignments will be made available to participants.
Recertification Credit: The National Humanities Center programs are eligible for recertification credit. Each seminar will include ninety minutes of instruction plus approximately two hours of preparation. Because the seminars are conducted online, they may qualify for technology credit in districts that award it. The Center will supply documentation of participation.
Technical Requirements: The seminars are conducted online using conferencing software. To participate, you need a computer, an internet connection, speakers, and a microphone. Request a headset.
Sponsor: The National Humanities Center, located in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, is the country's only independent institute for advanced study in all branches of the humanities. Since 1984, it has been offering rigorous, content-based professional development programs for high school teachers.
Be sure to visit the Center's online resources for teachers:
The Toolbox Library, which provides primary sources - historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material - illuminated by notes and discussion questions.
TeacherServe®, collections of essays by leading scholars that explore important topics in American culture and offer advice on how to teach them.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Workshop: The Giants of Africa: Politics and Popular Culture in 20th Century Nigeria and South Africa
I'd like to announce PHE's next workshop, "The Giants of Africa: Politics and Popular Culture in 20th Century Nigeria and South Africa." Dr. Lisa A.
Lindsay, Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will lead the workshop. It will be on Saturday January 30, 2010, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence.
Lisa will lead us through a workshop that will question our common assumptions about Africa in the twentieth century. After providing an framing overview of the decolonization experience in Africa, she will use Fela and soccer as two case studies to explore new ways to teach African political economy, apartheid, and youth movements. Fela, for example was one of the world's most influential musicians in the late twentieth century. By combining American music styles and political movements with African rhythm, politics, and culture, Fela used music to speak out against the abuses of the recently de-colonized state of Nigeria. Fela's life reveals how politics and culture intersect in ways that can broaden our understanding of what we think we know and broaden our approach to teaching the material to our students.
Lisa is an expert in late nineteenth and early twentieth century West Africa. Her current book project explores the connections between West Africa and the southern United States through the experience of one man and his family. She regularly teaches the popular course, the Atlantic Slave Trade, to undergraduates at UNC.
This workshop will be on Saturday January 30, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It is free and open to the public, though donations are accepted to off-set workshop costs. Food and beverage are provided throughout the day. It will be at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellencee in Chapel Hill. The Center has ample parking. Directions to the Center can be found here:
www.unc.edu/ccee/directions
To register for this workshop, please fill out a brief survey:
http://uncodum.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dgVrU73IljLTA8s&SVID=Prod
You can also register by sending an email to phe[at]unc.edu; please write "Registration" in the subject line.
For more information, including the competency goals this workshop meets, please see the attached flyer. Also, help spread the word about this workshop by passing on our flyer to your colleagues or directing them to the PHE blog: http://community.learnnc.org/weblogs/partners/phe/
Lindsay, Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will lead the workshop. It will be on Saturday January 30, 2010, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence.
Lisa will lead us through a workshop that will question our common assumptions about Africa in the twentieth century. After providing an framing overview of the decolonization experience in Africa, she will use Fela and soccer as two case studies to explore new ways to teach African political economy, apartheid, and youth movements. Fela, for example was one of the world's most influential musicians in the late twentieth century. By combining American music styles and political movements with African rhythm, politics, and culture, Fela used music to speak out against the abuses of the recently de-colonized state of Nigeria. Fela's life reveals how politics and culture intersect in ways that can broaden our understanding of what we think we know and broaden our approach to teaching the material to our students.
Lisa is an expert in late nineteenth and early twentieth century West Africa. Her current book project explores the connections between West Africa and the southern United States through the experience of one man and his family. She regularly teaches the popular course, the Atlantic Slave Trade, to undergraduates at UNC.
This workshop will be on Saturday January 30, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It is free and open to the public, though donations are accepted to off-set workshop costs. Food and beverage are provided throughout the day. It will be at the Carolina Center for Educational Excellencee in Chapel Hill. The Center has ample parking. Directions to the Center can be found here:
www.unc.edu/ccee/directions
To register for this workshop, please fill out a brief survey:
http://uncodum.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dgVrU73IljLTA8s&SVID=Prod
You can also register by sending an email to phe[at]unc.edu; please write "Registration" in the subject line.
For more information, including the competency goals this workshop meets, please see the attached flyer. Also, help spread the word about this workshop by passing on our flyer to your colleagues or directing them to the PHE blog: http://community.learnnc.org/weblogs/partners/phe/
Monday, December 14, 2009
UNC Chapel Hills Asia Seminar
2009-10 North Carolina Teaching Asia Network (NCTAN)
Seminar at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The major themes to be covered in the 2009-10 NCTAN Seminar are the geographic determinants shaping the culture, history and economic development of East Asia; the nature of East Asian society, politics, literature, and culture; interactions among East Asian societies; East Asian history in the context of world history. The countries of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam are the primary focus of the seminar.
The objectives of the seminar workshops are to:
• Build a solid foundation of knowledge about East Asia, that is China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
• Explore ways that might make East Asia and its culture more accessible to students
• Introduce new teaching materials—videotapes, books, articles, web sites
• Develop new tools for more effective teaching about East Asia
The Saturday workshop sessions are arranged chronologically and cover a broad range of disciplines; geography, history and politics, religion and philosophy, literature, music and art. Each session is divided into a number of informative workshops which are led by faculty members and NCTAN Alumni teachers. Participants will be provided selected readings and assignments during the seminar. Three distance learning session will be held with Columbia University. The seminar is limited to 25 participants.
Seminar Locations:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FedEx Global Education Center. The Center is located at 301 Pittsboro Street where Pittsboro crosses McCauley Street. To enter parking garage under the building, you need to take a left of Pittsboro onto McCauley and the next right onto Pharmacy Lane and right into underground parking. See UNC Maps at: http://www.maps.unc.edu/
Proposed Seminar Schedule:
January 9, Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar orientation and overview of East Asian people and their Historical Beginnings. Chinese History and Civilization.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. NCTAN will pay for your Lunch at 35 Chinese on Franklin Street.
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Strategies for teaching about China.
January 23, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. GEC Room 1009. Distance Learning Video Session with Columbia University. Celebrating Lunar New Year in China and Vietnam-- Across the Elementary Curriculum
(The focus is on the 3rd grade level, with activities that can be adapted to all grades.)
Karen Kane will give a presentation she has given at the American Museum of Natural History, complete with power point and hands on activities
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. View the documentary film “Eating the Scorpion” that profiles NC teachers travel in China.
February 6, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GEC Room 1009 Distance Learning Video Session. How to look at a Chinese Painting by Maxwell Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator of Chinese Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Korea, Politics history, culture and art.
February 20, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Japan’s History, culture and economic development.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Modern Japan and its relations with the West. Art, culture and social norms. View the documentary film “Sayonara NC” that profiles NC teachers travel in Japan.
March 6, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GEC Room 1009 Keys to Understanding Japanese Art with Matthew McKelway
Atsumi, Associate Professor of Japanese Art History Director of Art Humanities, Columbia University
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Vietnam: It’s more than a war. Reflections on culture, people and country.
4:00 – 4:30 Participants that are finalizing their travel applications meet and resolve any last questions, concerns.
March 20, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 – 12:00 p.m. Modern East Asia.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. NCTAN will pay for your Lunch at 35 Chinese on Franklin Street
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Asian Social and Religious ceremonies.
One open session. We will plan this workshop around input from the participants relating to Asia and information that was not sufficiently covered in previous workshops.
April 10, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Final session.
We will summarize the workshops on Asia. Participants will present on their assigned research projects. NCTA Graduation and Presentation of certificates. Lunch will be provided by NCTAN and we will have a Keynote speaker. All applications from current seminar participants for travel to China and Vietnam will need to be submitted.
Orientation sessions for participants accepted into China, Vietnam travel program.
April 24, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Room 1304 GEC.
You will need to bring a current passport and checks for visa processing. You will also need to provide a check to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as you share of travel costs. We are currently projecting that the cost to you for the three to four week program will be $1800 plus an additional $200 in cash for each participant to cover gratuities. We will be providing a complete travel packet with itinerary, list of hotels and activities by March 6th.
2009-10 NCTAN APPLICATION FORM
To register for the UNC-Chapel Hill 2009-10 seminar, fill out and send by email to: leja@email.unc.edu or by fax to (919) 962-5375.
The NCTAN Seminar is limited to North Carolina teachers and Schools of Education students who aim to include Asia in their teaching.
Participants will receive $200 worth of seminar materials. Participants who complete the seminar are eligible to apply to a subsidized three-week study tour to China and Vietnam in June/July 2010.
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Subject that you aim to or teach: ______________________________________________________
School/University __________________________________________________________________
Your Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________ State: ______________________________ Zip: _____________
School Principal/University Advisor: ___________________________________________________
Telephone: __________________________________ Fax: _________________________________
Your E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________
Please Answer:
For In-service teachers:
When in your school year do you teach about China, Japan and Korea? _________________________________________________________________________________
How much time do you have as an in-service teacher? _________________________________________________________________________________
For Students and Teachers:
Please indicate your level of knowledge about East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam).
Limited Intermediate Advanced
How much time during the school year do you spend teaching/learning about Asia?
One Week Three Weeks More than Five Weeks
Have you traveled in East Asia? When and Which countries? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How will this program help you teach your students about East Asia?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Applicant Signature __________________________________________ Date: ________________
Seminar at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The major themes to be covered in the 2009-10 NCTAN Seminar are the geographic determinants shaping the culture, history and economic development of East Asia; the nature of East Asian society, politics, literature, and culture; interactions among East Asian societies; East Asian history in the context of world history. The countries of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam are the primary focus of the seminar.
The objectives of the seminar workshops are to:
• Build a solid foundation of knowledge about East Asia, that is China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
• Explore ways that might make East Asia and its culture more accessible to students
• Introduce new teaching materials—videotapes, books, articles, web sites
• Develop new tools for more effective teaching about East Asia
The Saturday workshop sessions are arranged chronologically and cover a broad range of disciplines; geography, history and politics, religion and philosophy, literature, music and art. Each session is divided into a number of informative workshops which are led by faculty members and NCTAN Alumni teachers. Participants will be provided selected readings and assignments during the seminar. Three distance learning session will be held with Columbia University. The seminar is limited to 25 participants.
Seminar Locations:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FedEx Global Education Center. The Center is located at 301 Pittsboro Street where Pittsboro crosses McCauley Street. To enter parking garage under the building, you need to take a left of Pittsboro onto McCauley and the next right onto Pharmacy Lane and right into underground parking. See UNC Maps at: http://www.maps.unc.edu/
Proposed Seminar Schedule:
January 9, Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar orientation and overview of East Asian people and their Historical Beginnings. Chinese History and Civilization.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. NCTAN will pay for your Lunch at 35 Chinese on Franklin Street.
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Strategies for teaching about China.
January 23, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. GEC Room 1009. Distance Learning Video Session with Columbia University. Celebrating Lunar New Year in China and Vietnam-- Across the Elementary Curriculum
(The focus is on the 3rd grade level, with activities that can be adapted to all grades.)
Karen Kane will give a presentation she has given at the American Museum of Natural History, complete with power point and hands on activities
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. View the documentary film “Eating the Scorpion” that profiles NC teachers travel in China.
February 6, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GEC Room 1009 Distance Learning Video Session. How to look at a Chinese Painting by Maxwell Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator of Chinese Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Korea, Politics history, culture and art.
February 20, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Japan’s History, culture and economic development.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Modern Japan and its relations with the West. Art, culture and social norms. View the documentary film “Sayonara NC” that profiles NC teachers travel in Japan.
March 6, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GEC Room 1009 Keys to Understanding Japanese Art with Matthew McKelway
Atsumi, Associate Professor of Japanese Art History Director of Art Humanities, Columbia University
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch is on your own
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Vietnam: It’s more than a war. Reflections on culture, people and country.
4:00 – 4:30 Participants that are finalizing their travel applications meet and resolve any last questions, concerns.
March 20, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
9:30 – 12:00 p.m. Modern East Asia.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. NCTAN will pay for your Lunch at 35 Chinese on Franklin Street
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Asian Social and Religious ceremonies.
One open session. We will plan this workshop around input from the participants relating to Asia and information that was not sufficiently covered in previous workshops.
April 10, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Final session.
We will summarize the workshops on Asia. Participants will present on their assigned research projects. NCTA Graduation and Presentation of certificates. Lunch will be provided by NCTAN and we will have a Keynote speaker. All applications from current seminar participants for travel to China and Vietnam will need to be submitted.
Orientation sessions for participants accepted into China, Vietnam travel program.
April 24, Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Room 1304 GEC.
You will need to bring a current passport and checks for visa processing. You will also need to provide a check to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as you share of travel costs. We are currently projecting that the cost to you for the three to four week program will be $1800 plus an additional $200 in cash for each participant to cover gratuities. We will be providing a complete travel packet with itinerary, list of hotels and activities by March 6th.
2009-10 NCTAN APPLICATION FORM
To register for the UNC-Chapel Hill 2009-10 seminar, fill out and send by email to: leja@email.unc.edu or by fax to (919) 962-5375.
The NCTAN Seminar is limited to North Carolina teachers and Schools of Education students who aim to include Asia in their teaching.
Participants will receive $200 worth of seminar materials. Participants who complete the seminar are eligible to apply to a subsidized three-week study tour to China and Vietnam in June/July 2010.
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Subject that you aim to or teach: ______________________________________________________
School/University __________________________________________________________________
Your Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________ State: ______________________________ Zip: _____________
School Principal/University Advisor: ___________________________________________________
Telephone: __________________________________ Fax: _________________________________
Your E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________
Please Answer:
For In-service teachers:
When in your school year do you teach about China, Japan and Korea? _________________________________________________________________________________
How much time do you have as an in-service teacher? _________________________________________________________________________________
For Students and Teachers:
Please indicate your level of knowledge about East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam).
Limited Intermediate Advanced
How much time during the school year do you spend teaching/learning about Asia?
One Week Three Weeks More than Five Weeks
Have you traveled in East Asia? When and Which countries? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How will this program help you teach your students about East Asia?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Applicant Signature __________________________________________ Date: ________________
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