China Institute Programs for Educators

Courses | China Study Tours | From Silk to Oil
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Exhibition Related Web-Companions
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Muslim man in Turpan, Xinjiang. Photo by France Pepper.

EDUCATORS interested in China -- its history, language and customs -- are invited to take advantage of the diverse resources offered by China Institute's Teach China program. Teach China, a professional development program introduced in 1996 through the generous funding of the Freeman Foundation, offers K-12 educators in New York State a wealth of opportunities to enhance their knowledge of China, past and present.

Program components include courses, China study tours, curriculum materials, and a resource center containing books, videos, slides and artifacts available for short-term loan. Through these activities, educators have access to information ranging from basic facts on specific China-related topics, to thematic explorations of China vis a vis other nations of the Pacific and of Central Asia.

Courses
A diverse listing of courses on Chinese history, culture, language and literature offers educators context, expertise and materials with which to enhance their own China studies curricula. Courses are taught by prominent China specialists and rotate regularly. In-service credit is available.

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China Study Tours
Since summer 1998, Teach China has offered a substantially subsidized three-week program of workshops and site visits allowing a selected group of qualified educators to experience China first-hand. To qualify, educators must first take a 15 week class with us or a summer institute.

Teach China 2007 study tour examined the theme of China’s Western Frontier, and featured a visit to the oasis town of Dunhuang and its world-famous Mogao caves of Buddhist art. They also visited Labrang Monastery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monestary outside of Tibet proper, as well the ancient capital of Xian and today’s capital city, Beijing, and the Sichuan city of Chengdu.

Teach China's 2008 Study Tour will be "China's Geography: Southeast Coast." For more information, please click here. Alternatively, for more information, please contact Lier Chen at lchen@chinainstitute.org, or by calling (212) 744-8181, ext. 144.

Curriculum Development
Newly-developed, accurate and interesting curriculum units closely linked with New York City and State curriculum mandates are available through Teach China. Try your hand at developing your own curriculum ideas for use by your colleagues.

From Silk to Oil
Curriculum Guide

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, this book of global studies curriculum begins in the second century BCE and ends in the contemporary period. Its twenty-three curriculum units teach the Silk Roads through geography, history, religion, literature, and the arts. Click here for the book in pdf format. To order a copy, please e-mail mamster@chinainstitute.org.

Curriculum Materials
With the help of teachers and scholars from all over the U.S., the Teach China program has been developing multi-disciplinary curriculum and publishing it on this web site.

Exhibition Related Web-Companions
Teach China has been developing web-companions for gallery exhibitions since the fall of 2006. These web-companions provide background material on topics related to gallery exhibitions, and include vetted links to on-line resources of use to teachers, students, and the general public. The companions to date are:

Resource Center
Browse and borrow from the collection of China-related books, bibliographies, videos, CD-ROMs, artifacts and curriculum units available to educators in China Institute's Resource Center. To make an appointment to visit the Resource Center, email teachchina@chinainstitute.org or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 144.

Discover China Through Art
This art education program, presented by China Institute Gallery offers gallery tours and special programs for student groups of all ages. Tours include a gallery talk, video presentation and a hands-on workshop.

For more information on Programs for Educators, please email TeachChina@chinainstitute.org, call (212) 744-8181, ext. 144, or use the form available on this site.

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