Asia in the Classroom

A Workshop on China for Teachers

A workshop for elementary and secondary teachers who address curricula in Global History and Geography and Communities around the World will take place Friday, October 17, 2003 in Amherst, New York, just north of Buffalo. The workshop is jointly sponsored by the Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo and Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect’s International Education Center. Funding is provided by the Association for Asian Studies and the John R. Oishei Foundation.

The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. with registration and an interactive presentation on Beijing opera by a troupe from Beijing. Later in the morning, attendees will choose between sessions on State and Society in China and Chinese Myths and Legends. In the afternoon panels of teachers will present “Best Practices” for communicating to students about China and Asia in the secondary and elementary classrooms. Teachers may also attend a performance of Beijing opera that evening at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts.

The workshop takes place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the New York Conference on Asian Studies. Workshop participants may attend sessions of the conference at no additional charge on the afternoon of October 17 and all day Saturday, October 18.

Pre-registration is required. The $25 registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and a packet of teaching materials on China. For a registration form, contact Bruce Acker at (716) 834-2150 or iec@bnwc.org. Registration forms can also be downloaded from the NYCAS conference website: TeachersWorkshop.htm