Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region

Kathleen Young
Bancroft School
Faculty - 7th Grade World Geography

GEOGRAPHY LESSON PLANS

CULTURE LESSON PLANS

RESOURCES - LINKS

CONTACT INFO

The following resources have been suggested by the professors of the N.E.H. Institute, as well as field experts and participants

LESSON PLANS

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Asia Educational Media Service
An outreach center that includes training workshops on Asia, a summer workshop on China for secondary school teachers, participation in teacher-training sessions at national professional educational meetings, and development of curriculum units on Asia for use in social studies.

Clark University
Offers curriculum for units on Africa, Latin America, Asia and World Geography.

Seattle Art Museum
This museum, along with the Seattle Asian Art Museum, is a joint center that offers teacher programs, including a lending library for educators in the Seattle Library. Museum’s Online Teacher Resource Center contains online lesson plans, activities and web links for a variety of art topics.

Asia Society Educational Website
This website contains lesson plans, art, and readings for students and teachers

WORKSHOPS/GRANTS

http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/HTML/AsianResources/EastTimor/ETimor.htm

Asia Educational Media Service
An outreach center that includes training workshops on Asia, a summer workshop on China for secondary school teachers, participation in teacher-training sessions at national professional educational meetings, and development of curriculum units on Asia for use in social studies.

The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)
Funded by the Freeman Foundation, this initiative provides incredible learning opportunities, often accompanied by stipends, free materials, and future possibilities for travel. A really great resource.

The Five College Center for East Asian Studies
This organization conducts institutes and workshops and has many wonderfully rich curriculum materials on loan free of charge.

LOANING LIBRARIES

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/T-Shirts/index.cgi?type=or&words=book

Seattle Art Museum
This museum, along with the Seattle Asian Art Museum, is a joint center that offers teacher programs, including a lending library for educators in the Seattle Library. Museum’s Online Teacher Resource Center contains online lesson plans, activities and web links for a variety of art topics.

Asian Art Museum
This museum publishes materials for teachers and offers tours and programs. Teachers can also acquire hands-on teaching kits and videos. Materials can be purchased or loaned and can be sent anywhere in the U.S..

The Five College Center for East Asian Studies
This organization conducts institutes and workshops and has many wonderfully rich curriculum materials on loan free of charge.

Outreach Asia
This group has materials, including feature films and documentaries, available for loan free of charge. It also lends out multimedia kids and curriculum materials.

MAGAZINES/MEMBERSHIPS

http://www.aasianst.org/eaa-toc.htm

Education About Asia
This website allows teachers to review the table of contents for all published issues as well as selected articles. Cost of magazine for individuals is $25 year.

Himal South Asian Magazine
A monthly periodical ($40) that covers the news of the region in-depth, with terrific pictures and articles.

FREE-TRADE MATERIALS TO PURCHASE

http://www.tibetcollection.com/product_info.php/name/Buddha+Puja+Box/products_id/50

Tibet Collection
This site provides low-cost items to purchase for materials on the culture of Tibet. It also includes information about the dZi. dZi is a founding member of the Fair Trade Federation, now comprising more than 120 businesses and organizations. Formed in 1994, FTF is an association of fair traders dedicated to providing fair wages, safe and healthy working conditions and increased employment opportunities to low income farmers and artisans worldwide.

Marketplace India
A fair-trade organization working with Tibetan refugees and women’s groups in India.