Spring 2013 Workshop

Spring 2013 Workshop co-sponsored by Japanese Program, Irvine Valley College

Theme: Designing and Teaching a Thematic Unit            

Date: April 21st, SundayLocation: Irvine Valley College       

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eiko Ushida, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego

Dr. Eiko Ushida

Dr. Eiko Ushida is a lecturer of Japanese at Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. She teaches intermediate to advanced Japanese courses as well as professional courses including business and politics. She served as a TJSC president in 2008-2010. She has participated in the AP Japanese Reading as a content scoring leader in 2007, and written a number of reviews for Teacher’s Resources in the AP Central and an article on curriculum module for the AP Japanese workshop material. She has been a senior member for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) online professional development courses called “JOINT” and taught “Content-Based Instruction for Advanced Japanese” and “Basic Concepts of Japanese Language Teaching.” She was also an assistant faculty member for AATJ’s Summer Institute in Urawa, Japan on “Incorporating Culture in the Japanese Language Classroom” in 2010. She has been on the AATJ Board as a Professional Development Director since the beginning of 2013.

9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 Greetings and Announcements
9:45-11:45 Keynote Lecture: “Designing and Teaching a Thematic Unit”
    Dr. Eiko Ushida, UC San Diego
    (1) Quick Review of the Fall Workshop
    (2) Course Design (assessments, authentic materials, and activities)
    (3) Thematic Unit 実例（大学院：中上級）
            Theme: Global Challenges/Awareness
            Unit: 「国際協力」(2 weeks), 「地球」(10 weeks)
    (4) 教科書「げんきI」を使った実例（大学：初級）
            “Dream Trip to Japan” (developed by Junko Tokuda, The University of Memphis)
    (5) Q&A

11:45-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:30 Thematic Unit 実例（小学校3年生）「経済：働く人と私たちのくらし」
Ms. Chie Fujie, Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School

Ms. Chie Fujie

Ms. Chie Fujie, who has a M.A. in Educational Psychology from California State University, Northridge, is currently a full-time teacher at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School in Glendale. She currently teaches in a self-contained 3rd grade class where she teaches half day in Japanese half day in English.

1:30-2:00       Thematic Unit 実例（高校レベル3/4）「ストレスマネージメント」                       Ms. Sachiko Iwami, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

Ms. Sachiko Iwami

Ms. Sachiko Iwami has been teaching Japanese to 9th-12th graders at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School for the last six years. This year she is teaching three combined classes of third-year level, third-year honors, and fourth-year level. Additionally, she supports the teachers of the Japanese school, functioning as a curriculum advisor, at Orange Coast Gakuen in Huntington Beach.

2:00-2:15       Break

2:15-3:15       Hands-on/Group Discussion

3:15-3:30       Reflection and Q&A

3:30-4:00       Evaluation and Closing Remarks

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