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For Educators
Teach China
Teach China, China Institute’s professional development program, is open only to K-12 educators and offers professional development courses in both Fall and Spring.
The 15-session semester-long courses are designed in consultation with educators from elementary through high school, and offer in-service credit from the New York City Department of Education and other school districts.
Each session features a lecture presented by a prominent China scholar who, in some cases, supplements the presentation with illustrations and films.
On-line registration for 3 P credits begins January 7
at www.nyaspdp.org.
For non-P credit registration or for more information,
call 212- 744-8181 x 129.
$100 tuition/ $95 materials and registration fee
Understanding China through the Arts
Introduction to China: Teaching to the Standards
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Understanding China through the Arts
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This course examines Chinese culture and society through a critical engagement with
various Chinese artistic traditions, including the visual arts, music, literary
arts, and the performing arts. After an initial overview that familiarizes
participants with Chinese aesthetic concerns and historical periodization, the
course proceeds to carefully study bronze-age vessels, Buddhist sculpture, literati
painting and poetry, architecture, woodcuts and propaganda posters, among other
mediums. Participants also tour China Institute’s Spring 2008 art exhibition,
Enchanted Stories: Chinese Shadow Theater in Shaanxi, participate in a hands-on
calligraphy workshop, visit Christie’s New York auction house, hear a musical
performance, and join in an interview with a contemporary Chinese avant-garde
artist. Course participants develop an understanding of the personal and cultural
forces that have shaped artistic communication and how the arts in turn have shaped
Chinese culture, both past and present.
Starts February 25
Mondays, 5-7 PM
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Introduction to China: Teaching to the Standards
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These 30-hour courses survey China from the Neolithic period to the
present through its geography, dynastic and social history, literature and arts, and
economic and social changes. Participants will become familiar with a broad range of
standards-based approaches to Chinese history, culture and society, and will be able to
teach about China with more content knowledge and confidence. Participants will also
be introduced to relevant resources available for enhancing the teaching of China, and
participate in group discussions about best practices for aligning content knowledge
with state and national standards.
February 19 - February 22
Daily 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
** Held at White Plains High School, 550 North Street, White Plains, NY
OR
April 21 - April 25
Daily 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Held at China Institute
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Teach China is generously supported by
The Freeman Foundation.
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