Asia Society Website

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

http://asiasociety.org/?gclid=COvHuZKo7rQCFWaCQgodAh0ApQ

I found an interesting website which can tell you much about Asia. The website deals with arts, education, policies, businesses, and lifestyles of the various countries. It was founded in 1956 by John D. Rockfeller 3rd. Its purpose is to educate the United States about Asia and vice versa. The website wants to encourage goodwill and create a peaceful future. Asia society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution.

[Anonymous]

This was the website I was planning to review. I recall a great unit on the Silk Road which I think came from a publication from the Asia Society. All that I found so far was this article: http://asiasociety.org/countries/trade-exchange/silk-road-spreading-ideas-and-innovations. I can't find that, but there are other interesting tabs on the website.

They have a section for education: http://asiasociety.org/education and this will take you through (a winding path) to the curriculum units including "A Visible Trace" and other secondary classroom suggested lessons and units.

http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/term

On their main page they have a variety of random, but interesting articles, including one about Afghanistan by William Dalrymple: http://asiasociety.org/new-york/william-dalrymple-not-learning-past-afghanistan

Though I think there is good information in this website and that the organization does a lot of work that could be useful, I am finding the website a little difficult to navigate. Though I can browse and look for interesting articles, the lesson plans are very difficult to locate as is the "educator" section. To find that, you need to really look . . .

If you click on the link "for kids" there is a more interactive website: http://kids.asiasociety.org/

This is primarily geared toward elementary teachers and students, but it has a lot of fun topics from biodiversity to new year's celebrations.

For older students, there are also a few resource: http://asiasociety.org/education/students/term?page=1

Note: This website is not just for East Asia, but includes all of Asia.

Once you find them, there are some GREAT teaching materials:

Afghanistan Geography: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/afghanistan-geography-destiny

Comparing Religions: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/comparative-religious-teachings

Silk Road
Trade: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/trade-silk-road-cities
Belief Systems: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/belief-systems-along-silk-roads

Confucious: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/chinas-great-sage

Two lessons on population and population density:
http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/how-big-big
http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/how-much-there-eat

And the connections between Gandhi and the American Civil Rights Movement: http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/secondary-lesson-plans/thoreau-gandhi-and-martin-luther-king-jr

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