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Teaching Materials |
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The
Japan Forum Homepage |
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Offers ideas and material for Japanese language classes by providing
a window on Japanese culture and people. |
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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 from the Japan Center for Intercultural
Communications for kids. The site is designed to give a basic introduction
of modern Japan to children ages 10-14. |
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Center
for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan |
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Provides the information of Japan related links, K-12 resources,
organization both in the US and Japan, studying 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 virtual tour
of Japan, maps, statistics and Puzzle Japan. |
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The
AsiaPacificED Program for Schools, The East West Center |
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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 in service and
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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The
National Children's Museum |
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An exhibit that gives children the opportunity to explore a busy
Japanese street with bustling shops; "ride" on the Shinkansen (the
famous Bullet Train); walk though an authentic Japanese home with
a traditional tatami room and garden; and, experience a Japanese classroom
with a variety of self-directed activities. Museum Closed for Rennovations. Scheduled to open in 2009. |
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The 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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East
Asia Resource Center, University of Washington |
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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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A book source 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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Grant/Exchange Programs & Training
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The
Japan Foundation and Language Center in Los Angeles |
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Provides comprehensive assistance for Japanese Language education
throughout the United States. The Nihongo Library offers titles in
Japanese Language Education with limited volumes in the humanities. |
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Exchange:
Japan |
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Programs for teachers and students of the Japanese language-teaching
Japanese as a Foreign Language, Language Concentration: Intensive
Japanese, and Intensive Japanese for High School students. |
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American Cultural
Exchange |
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Teacher training workshops in English as a second language and in
"Natural Approach" to teaching foreign languages for children/adults.
Customized programs for training professionals available. |
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The National Consortium
for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) |
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Offers a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching
and learning about Asia in world history, geography, social studies,
and literature courses. |
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Washington Academy
of Languages |
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Certificate courses in teaching English as a second language, bilingual
education, Japanese, methods of teaching foreign language, history/culture
of Japan. |
