Introductions and Seminar Requirements
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October 4, 2012 at 7:15 am #19131
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[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]Hi my name is Diane Chhuo. I am a teacher at John Burroughs MS. I teach math, science, and ELD 1 & 2 (formerly ESL) to a lot of East Asian students. I am interested in East Asia because I would like to find ways to help connect East Asian culture into our classroom. [/font]October 5, 2012 at 6:56 am #19132GuestHello, my name is Gina Sharpe and I teach World History and AP World History at Hawthorne Math and Science Academy. I've always had a personal interest in East Asia because my mother is from South Korea. Professionally, I would like to learn new ideas about how to creatively encourage student interest and become more knowledgeable about the content.
October 5, 2012 at 10:15 am #19133GuestHi, my name is Cristina Hernandez and I teach AP English Literature and Journalism at Alliance Huntington Park CRAHS. I love to learn about other cultures and East Asia seems to provide a wide array of ethnicities and cultural mosaic, so I believe that my students will benefit from this opportunity as well as me. I would love to learn more about the culture and history.
edited by chernandez on 10/5/2012October 6, 2012 at 2:18 am #19134GuestGreetings. I am Richard Jessel, teaching French at West Adams Preparatory HS, and previously, several years of ESL at Jefferson HS. I have always nurtured an interest for foreign languages, cultures and historical developments spanning all corners of our spherical world. The increasing impact and influence of East Asia on world affairs, economics and otherwise, makes it relevant that I seek to read and learn more at this time. World Language instructional standards include exploration of other cultures and how the global community interconnects.
October 6, 2012 at 4:09 am #19135GuestHello, my name is Miguel Covarrubias and I teach World History and APUSH at West Adams Prep. I'm taking the class because I would like to continue to generate more ideas on how to include Asia, especially China into the curriculum as well as encourage and nurture my students' understanding of other cultures. For the last half a century Asia has been the center of a rising economic tide and these economies on the move have had an economic and political impact of high importance in the world, so it is therefore crucial for our students to have more than a cursory understanding of Asian cultures and their political and economic development.
October 6, 2012 at 2:23 pm #19136GuestHello: My name is Nancy Perkins and I am currently teaching at Community Day Alternate Junior and High School as a high school SDC teacher. I am really excited about this seminar. I am looking forward to learning a lot about East Asia so I can incorporate the information into my classes but also use it to construct an interactive role playing event about the ancient East Asian countries called IN THEIR SHOES.
October 6, 2012 at 4:47 pm #19137GuestMy name is Joseph Kim and I am teaching at City of Angels Independent school 9-12th grade. I am looking forward to
October 6, 2012 at 4:50 pm #19138GuestMy name is Joseph Kim and I am teaching at City of Angels Independent school 9-12th grade. I am looking forward to learning foreign relationship between China, Japan and Korea.
October 7, 2012 at 5:46 am #19139GuestGreetings to all, my name is Anthony Martin, Spanish teacher at West Adams preparatory High School, also very excited to learn about East Asian cultures to which I have had very little academic exposure. As one who does all he can to bring in cultural and historical context to his Spanish “for Spanish Speakers” classes, I have found that students are much more receptive to the information they are taught when they are given historical references that are relevant to them and, if possible, of interest to them, on a personal level. I am constantly looking for new ways to not only update my curriculum as a Spanish teacher given the present changes in the socio/economic/political landscape of Latin America, but also, I am also constantly trying to make the parallels between our present and past struggles to those of other cultures and civilizations from around the world.
“Sin lengua no hay cultura;
Sin culture no hay lengua;
Sin lengua ni cultura no hay historia”October 7, 2012 at 5:50 am #19140GuestMy name is Negretta Freeman. I am a 6th grade teacher at Audubon Middle School. I teach ancient civilizations to 6th graders, and I am interested in discovering new and exciting information to teach my sixth graders about Asia's role in the ancient civilization curriculum.
October 8, 2012 at 1:01 pm #19141GuestHello, My name is Claudia Escobar. I am currently the Title I/Bilingual coordinator at International Studies Learning Center in South Gate. Since I have been exposed through work to Asia, its history and its culture; I am interested in developing a better understanding of Asia.
October 8, 2012 at 1:02 pm #19142GuestHello everybody, my name is Antonio Guzman Jr. I am currently teaching Economics and World History at Santee Education Complex. This is my third year at this school and my first year since '05 that I have taught World History. I am extremely interested in absorbing as much as possible on the relation that we currently have with Asia and how we get there.
October 8, 2012 at 1:03 pm #19143GuestI am too a Spanish teacher. I have not been in the classroom for 5 years, but I am looking forward to going back to the classroom in the near future.
October 8, 2012 at 2:17 pm #19144GuestHello everyone, I'm Jeff Horton. I'm in my first year of teaching AP World History at LACES (Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies). This is a big challenge for me. Not only have I never taught AP World History, I've never taught social studies! I'm an English teacher. I've also only returned to the classroom two years ago after a hiatus of 20 years. Before that I taught 15 years at Crenshaw HS. During the hiatus I served two terms on the LAUSD school board, worked at LACOE, and did other odds and ends until the easy jobs ran out and I returned to the classroom. So now I'm staving off dementia by staying a couple of centuries ahead of 160 very smart tenth grade students. So I need all the help I can get, and this seminar will be very helpful.
I should mention that AP World History is a very assertively NON-Eurocentric class. The College Board stipulates that no more than 20% of the questions on the exam can deal with Europe. This means that China and all of Asia are very important in the curriculum, and unfortunately I am limited by a TOO Eurocentric education of my own. So, again, this seminar will be very helpful.
Let me just add that since I was on the Board I've had a close relationship with the Korean community in Los Angeles. I even visited Korea with a group of educators a decade or so ago, and now I have a lot of Korean students in my classes. Anyway, I look forward to learning about Asia with all of you.October 9, 2012 at 8:42 am #19145GuestHello, my name is Gintaras Valiulis. I have been teaching World History and U.S. History at High Point Academy for the last 10 years. I have been including units on China but they are some of the most challenging units for the students. This suggests that I need to know more in order help it connect to the students better.
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