Teaching
Resources on Japan
 Opportunities
for Students
National Resource Centers
Program
for Teaching East Asia (University
of Colorado at Boulder) conducts national, regional, and state projects
designed to enhance and expand teaching and learning about East
Asia at the elementary and secondary school levels. Teaching
East Asia: Japan (formerly The Rocky Mountain Japan Project)
is a national outreach program offering curriculum consultation,
summer institutes and school-year workshops for teachers.
University
of Vermont Asian Studies Outreach Program New
The program creates and supports educational programs to encourage
interest, experience and understanding of Asia for educators and
students and their communities in Vermont. The Curriculum
and Educational Resources section offers a variety of online
educational materials.
Journey
Through Japan A Resource for
Educators a source of knowledge and materials for K-12 educators
including background readings for teachers and students, lesson
plans, maps, an interactive timeline and an extensive photo gallery.
East
Asian Studies Center, Indiana University
University
of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Program
East
Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington
Asia
for Educators, Columbia University
Teaching
(and Learning) about Japan - Cleveland State University
Programs
in International Education Resources - East Asian Studies, Yale
University
Regional
Resource Centers
Five
College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS)
Mid-Atlantic
Region Japan in the Schools Program (MARJiS)
The
Japan Outreach Initiative
(JOI), a program jointly run by the Laurasian Institution and the
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP),offers a grassroots
opportunity to develop deeper cross-cultural awareness and understanding
by dispatching Japanese individuals to volunteer in communities
in the southeastern United States.
Publications and Publishers
Education
About Asia
Stanford
Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)
Media
and Artifacts
Asian
Educational Media Service (AEMS)
Japan
in a Suitcase Program
Teaching
Kits Available from The Children's Museum of Boston
Miscellaneous Resources
Japan Focus
A resource for teachers, students and citizens that presents writings
about Japan, Japan in Asia and the world, as well as Japanese and
international perspectives on contemporary Japanese politics, economics,
society, and culture. It offers translations from Japanese, reprints
of important English language texts, and Japan Focus originals.
Contains 423 texts as of October, 2005.
Kamishibai
for Kids
Mapping Games
Online Games and Activities
KidsWeb
Japan
Committee
on Teaching about Asia Outreach Database List
The
Japan Forum
Keizai
Koho Center Fellowships and Teaching Resources
The
Japan Foundation and Language Center in Los Angeles
Japanese
Literature for the High School Classroom
International
Nikkei Research Project
Japanese
Schools on the Internet
Professional
Development
National
Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)
The
Forum on ASIA IN THE CURRICULUM
Museums
Japanese American
National Museum
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