The Smithsonian Is Coming to Los Angeles!This free workshop at the Japanese American National Museum will focus on how you can help your students develop historical thinking skills by sharing the Japanese American incarceration experience. We will share Asian Pacific American resources available to incorporate into your teaching as a way to gain a better understanding of the relevance of historical events to contemporary events.

Saturday, October 20, 20189:00am–4:00pm- Open to teachers of students grades 4–12, pre-service teachers, school librarians, administrators, or curriculum developers. - Lunch provided- $100 stipend for those who complete workshop requirements

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This program received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Flyer images from the Smithsonian Institution and the Japanese American National Museum.

Participants will - Explore the Japanese American experience- Experience classroom-ready strategies for engaging students with primary source materials related to Japanese American history, including objects, documents, images, and oral histories- Use digital resources and tools for the classroom available from the Smithsonian Learning Lab (learninglab.si.edu).- Create their own digital resources around Asian Pacific American history using digital collections and resources, including resources from JANM and the Smithsonian.

Questions

email: education@janm.org