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Centering Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Women in US History: A Workshop for K-12 Educators
In honor of Asian American Heritage month the MSU Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project is pleased to announce a new teaching workshop for K-12 educators.
This workshop helps teachers meet the New Jersey state law mandating instruction in AAPI history and culture.
Includes a panel discussion on teaching AAPI history as well as a teaching workshop focusing on effective pedagogy, sample primary and secondary historical texts, and engaging classroom activities.
Professional Development Hours Awarded.
Schedule:
3:30pm Welcome & Introductions, Why and how we need to revitalize US History instruction by centering AAPI women, Dr. Zoë Burkholder
3:35pm Perspectives on Teaching and Learning AAPI History and Culture, Dr. Sumi Hagiwara, Dr. Soyoung Lee, Sharon Lai, Andrea Besas
4:00pmTeaching workshop: How to incorporate AAPI women’s history into US History, Ms. Marianne De Padua, New-York Historical Society
Contact: Dr. Zoë Burkholder, Professor of Educational Foundations and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project. burkholderz@montclair.edu