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JASH and the Japan Society (JS) are pleased to announce a free online professional development course for teachers.
In this course, teachers will explore Japan during and after WWII, as well as examine Japanese American history during the same period.
Divided over three interactive sessions, this 4-hour online course will provide participants with the resources necessary to teach middle school and high school students about this tumultuous time in history, but also how to reflect and learn from the lessons of the past.
This course is free with registration. Scroll down to access the registration form. Course capacity is 40.
Texas in-service teachers can earn four (4) CPE credit hours upon completion of the course. JASH is a Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved CPE provider.
In-service teachers will be given priority in this FREE online course.
COURSE SCHEDULE
8:45 AM | Sign-in Opens
9:00 AM | Welcome remarks by Japan Society and Japan-America Society of Houston (JASH)
9:15-10:15AM | Postwar Japan
Prof. Kaoru Iokibe - 60 min (QA included)
Prof. Iokibe will present teachers with perspectives on history, memory and politics in Postwar Japan using Japan's historical narratives and their impact on both domestic politics and diplomatic relations, as they have evolved from 1946 to the present.
10:15AM-11:15AM | Visual Culture during WWII
Prof. Mark Jones - 60 min (QA included)
Prof. Jones will share with teachers how illustration, poster, early animation and photography can be used to demonstrate the effects of WWII on Japanese society, economy and art.
5 min break
11:20AM-12:50PM | Participatory workshop on Japanese American Incarceration During WWII
Facing History & Ourselves - 90 min
Facing History and Ourselves will give teachers lesson ideas on how to probe some of the complex issues — national identity, institutional racism and the boundaries of U.S. citizenship — arising from the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
12:50PM-1PM | Closing remarks
Credit information / Questionnaire
REGISTER
ONLINE FORMAT and PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:
The program consists of three units composed of pre-recorded and live video lectures prepared by experts of Japanese history, arts and culture. Each session will include ample time for Q&A, as well as useful assignments. Reading materials, primary source, and pedagogy discussions will equip teachers to use resources effectively in their classrooms.
APPLICABLE TEKS STANDARDS
§113.18. Social Studies, Grade 6, Adopted 2018.
§113.19. Social Studies, Grade 7, Adopted 2018.
§113.20. Social Studies, Grade 8, Adopted 2018.
§113.42. World History Studies (One Credit), Adopted 2018.
§113.104. Advanced Placement (AP) World History
§113.112. International Baccalaureate (IB) History of Asia and Oceania Higher Level (HL)
§113.121. International Baccalaureate (IB) Global Politics Standard Level (SL)
This program is made possible by generous funding from an anonymous funder and is in partnership with Japan Society New York.