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The
Japan Forum Homepage |
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Offers ideas and material for Japanese language classes by providing
a window into the Japanese people and their culture. |
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The
Asia Society: AskAsia |
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Provides valuable resources for K-12 educators and students interested
in Asian and Asian American studies. |
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Kids
Web Japan! |
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A lively multimedia resource for kids from the Japan Center for Intercultural
Communications. The site is designed to give a basic introduction
of modern Japan to children ages 10-14. |
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The University of Michigan - Center
for Japanese Studies |
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Provides Japan-related links, K-12 resources,
lists of organizations both in the US and Japan, information for teachers on studying in Japan, etc. |
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American Forum
for Global Education |
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Offers leadership and assistance to school systems,
state departments of education, and colleges and universities by
initiating hundreds of programs and developing educational materials,
teacher training seminars and publications to guide and implement
these programs. |
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Japan Information
Network |
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Provides extensive information on Japan and links to a virtual tour
of Japan, maps, statistics and Puzzle Japan. |
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The East West Center - The AsiaPacificED Program for Schools |
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Provides K-12 educators with opportunities to experience Asia and
the Pacific region firsthand. |
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Japanese-Related
Projects at Purdue University |
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Brings you Computer-Assisted Technical Readings System, and other
useful tools. |
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Mid-Atlantic
Region Japan-in-the-Schools Program |
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Sustains a resource center, organizes and conducts continuing education programs and workshops, provides consulting services,
conducts a cultural education leadership program, and engages in cultural
education program evaluation. |
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Boston Children's
Museum |
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Interactive exhibitions and programs for children. The museum holds
special workshops and educational kits to teach children about Japan. |
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University of Washington - Japan Studies Page |
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Organizes teacher workshops, summer institutes, public programs,
publishes teaching materials about Japan. "Modern Japan: An Idea Book
for K-12 Teachers" available. |
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Seattle
Art Museum |
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Slide library, school tours, and art reference library. Education
department offers teaching workshops on Asian art. |
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The Wing Luke Asian
Museum |
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A Self-contained teaching aid about Japan for K-6 teachers, includes
background information, craft projects. Materials divided into five
separate units; geography, clothing, literature, children of Japan,
toys and games. |
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National
Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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NCSS is dedicated to the promotion of social studies and its role
in preparing students for citizen participation in public life. |
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Asian
Educational Media Service (AEMS) |
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Has a list of audio-visual educational materials on Japan. Each
listing is accompanied by a brief description of the resource, appropriate
grade level, and detailed ordering information, including the address
and price. |
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Sasuga Japanese
Bookstore |
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An online bookstore for elementary, secondary, and university educators
who teach about Japan. |
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Japanese
Section of Asian Division, Library of Congress |
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Former Japan Documentation Center, developed an information management
system and a database of over 5.000 items that includes source materials
in fields such as economics, commerce and industry, law, politics,
the environment and social conditions, is now serviced by the Japanese
Section. |
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Programs
in International Educational Resources East Asian Studies |
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Provide programs and services designed to broaden understanding
of global, international, and world regional issues. |
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K-12
from Japan, Osaka Kyoiku University |
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Provides background information on K-12 in Japan. |
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EduTraveller |
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An educational site for all those who have an interest in Japan and Japanese: whether as a student or educator, whether in Japan or abroad. |
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Teacher's Associations
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The
Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATA) |
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An international non-profit organizations of scholars, teachers,
and students of Japanese language, literature, and linguistics. |
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Association for
Asian Studies |
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The association seeks through publications, meetings, and seminars
to facilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars
to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia. |
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The
Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese |
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An organization for teachers of Japanese and related fields in and around the state of Georgia. Their major activities include exhibits at JapanFest, annual GATJ meetings, and dissemination of information via the Internet. They also select the Teachers of the Year Awards. |
