Teaching About East Asia

Welcome to the Teaching about Asia website. This website contains information about this Freeman Foundation-sponsored course designed to assist middle and high school teachers in integrating East Asia into their classes. The Spring 2010 seminar will be held 16 January – 17 April on the campus of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. This professional development opportunity is offered without cost, and each participant will receive a $500 stipend and $200 worth of books. Participants' schools also will receive $300 worth of teaching materials on East Asia. The course will also be offered in a one-week intensive format in West Michigan; tentative dates for this course are July 12-16.

For a course introduction and description, a sample syllabus, and registration forms, please choose from the menu items to the left.

For more information, contact:
William Londo
e-mail: asiansc@isp.msu.edu

K-12 Teaching Materials

If you would like to borrow any of these materials, please contact Asian Studies Center at 517-353-1680 or gabele@msu.edu.

Title	Type	Country
Lessons on Asia	Lesson Plan	Asia
Batik: Writing With Wax	CD-ROM	Batik
East Asia, A New History	Textbook	East Asia
Cultures of Southeast Asia for Upper Elementary Students	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Islam in Southeast Asia	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Literature of Southeast Asia	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Maps and Flags	Handout Copy	Southeast Asia
Religions of Southeast Asia	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia for K-3rd Grade	Lesson Plan	Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Puzzles for Grades 4-6	Handout Copy	Southeast Asia
Hands-on Culture of Southeast Asia	Workbook	Southeast Asia
Hands-on Asia( Art Activities for All Ages)	Workbook	Southeast Asia
Hands-on Asia( Art Activities for All Ages)	Workbook	Asia
Mapping Asia	Textbook	Asia
Windows on Asia	Website	Asia
Globalsources Studies:India and South Asia	Books	South Asia
The Homong	Information Books	Southeast Asia
Asia	Information Books	Asia
Asia	Teaching Manual	Asia
Brunei, Abode of Peace	Handout Copy	Brunei
Burma and The Burnese	Handout Copy	Burma
Cambodia: An Historical Overview	Handout Copy	Cambodia
The People of Cambodia	Information Book	Cambodia
China, Understanding Its Past	Textbook	China
China, Understanding Its Past	Teaching Manual	China
Chinese Folk Arts: Chinese Festival Foods	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: Dough Figuers	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: Fragrant Pouches	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: Shadow Show	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: The Chinese Knotting	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: The Decorative Lanterns	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: The Dragon Dance	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: The Lion Dance	Workbook	China
Chinese Folk Arts: The Pull-Bell	Workbook	China
How to Appreciate Chinese Opera	Workbook	China
Demystifying The Chinese Language	Textbook	China
Global Studies: China	Information Books	China
Things Chinese	Information Books	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: All In The Family, China Old and New	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Calligraphy (China)	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: The Chinese American Experience, San Francisco	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Contemporary Family Life in Rural China	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	China
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Demystifying the Chinese Language	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Discovering Marco Polo	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Economics Choices, China After Mao	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Education In the Peoples Republic of China	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: International Trade And Protectionism (China)	Teaching Materials (China)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Journey To China, Activities For Elememtary Students	Teaching Materials (Booklet and Slide)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Rural Development In China	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Teaching About A Changing China	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	China
Stanford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity And Change in Taiwan	Teaching Materials (Booklet and Slide)	China
Topics: The Lure of Shanghai (Volume 31 No.10)	Magazine	China
Taipei Review (Jan 2002)	Magazine	China
Taipai Review (March 2002)	Magazine	China
Taipei Review (April 2002)	Magazine	China
Taipei Review (Jan 2003)	Magazine	China
Taipei Review (Feb 2003)	Magazine	China
Taiwai Review ( March 2003)	Magazine	China
Taiwai Review (April 2003)	Magazine	China
Exploring Indonesia, Past and Present	Handout Copy	Indonesia
India: We Have no Orders to Save You	Workbook	India
Politics by Other Means: Attacks Against Christians in India	Handout Copy	India
India Perspective (Sep 2001)	Magazine	India
India Perspective (Oct 2001)	Magazine	India
India Perspective (Dec 2001)	Magazine	India
India Perspective (Feb 2002)	Magazine	India
India Perspective (April 2002)	Magazine	India
About Japan	website	Japan
Defining Moments	VCR/Student Marterials	Japan
Japan's Modern Culture & Its Roots	Slides	Japan
Japan-The Face of the Country	Slides	Japan
The Rise of Modern Japan	Textbook	Japan
The Rise of Modern Japan	Teaching Manual	Japan
Hands-on Culture of Japan	Workbook	Japan
Introducing Mordern Japan (Lecture Series:Volume V 1996)	Textbook	Japan
Global Studies: Japan and The Pacific Rim	Books	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Castle Towns, An Introduction to Tokugawa Japan	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Discovery Box: Exploring Japan Through Artifacts	Teaching Materials(Booklet)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Castle Town: The Haiku Moment	Teaching Materials (Booklet, tape, and slides)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Introduction to Japanese: Hiragana (Elementary School Level)	Teaching Materials (Teacher manual, student handbook and tape)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: An Introduction to International Trade: Focus on Japan and the United States	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Castle Town: Japan Meets the West, Cases study of Perceptions	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Shogun, A Guide for Calssroom Use	Teaching Materials (Booklet)	Japan
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: Castle Town: Japanese and Chinese Exercises	Teaching Materials (Booklet and Tape)	Japan and China
Standford Program on international and cross-cultural education: The Rabbit in the moon, folktales form China and Japan	Teaching Materials (Booklet and slides)	Japan and China
Tora no Maki III	Textbook	Japan
The Pelple of Laos	Information Book	Laos
Malaysia	Handout Copy	Malaysia
The Philippines, Story of A Nation	Handout Copy	The Philippines
The Philippines: A Story of A Nation (Answer Key)	Answer Key	The Philippines
The Philippines: Intermediate School	Handout	The Philippines
Singapore, A History of the Lion City	Handout Copy	Singapore
Folk Crafts in Thailand	Textbook	Thailand
The People of Thailand	Information Book	Thailand
Thailand: Land of Contrasts	Handout Copy	Thailand
Songkran Festival	Information Book	Thailand
The People of Vietnam	Information Books	Vietnam
Vietnam, An Historical Perspective	Handout Copy	Vietnam