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Getting teachers to teach about China
What does China's growing global impact mean for US teachers and students? More than 70 educators from US high schools and middle schools got together in San Mateo to try and get a handle on it. The 2014 Teachers Workshop, hosted by the 1990 Institute, took place at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation conference center. Yuan Nansheng, consul general of China in San Francisco, who attended the workshop, told China Daily that people, especially young students, from the two sides should strengthen their appreciation and understanding of one another's countries. "It is good for building a new model of a major power relationship that is based on mutual respect and mutual benefit," he said. The workshop's aim was to enhance teachers' knowledge of US-China issues and encourage them to commit a larger portion of their classroom time to lessons on China that are relevant, stimulating and consistent with Common Core State Standards.
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China has changed dramatically since the 1980s, the teachers said, while US secondary school curricula have remained static for the three decades. "This workshop is a nice way for US teachers and students to deepen their understanding of what the real China is, which is probably very different from the views of older generations," said Julia Maynard, a sixth-grade teacher who teaches Asian history in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the morning session, academics and industry experts spoke on China's current economic and environmental challenges and their impact on US-China relations.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
education/science
Partners:
1990 Institute
Sponsor(s):
1990 Institute
Participants (Types):
teachers
Number of Participants:
70
Exchange Date:
Monday, August 4, 2014
Continuing:
No
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Location:
San Mateo, California
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