UN SDGs
- “American Cold War Environmentalism and Environmental Policy” Lesson Plan by Emily de Jong (2022)
- “The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East” by Luke Sundermeier (2022)
- “The Story of Stinky Kimchi” Lesson Plan and The Story of Stinky Kimchi Attachment by Bo Young Jun (2022)
- Women empowerment in Taiwan” Lesson Plan by Hsiang-Ling (Charlize) Wang (2022)
Social Justice Activism and Protests
- BLM Protests at Home and Abroad
- Middle School, Government and Social Social Studies
- Darlene Wright, Johnson Park Middle School
- Chinese 2 中文二 2021-2022 PBL 美国亚裔 Asian American
- High School, Chinese
- Hui-si (Sammi) Zhao, Dayton Regional STEM School
Agriculture
- Agriculture in Ancient Mesopotamia (2020)
- Middle School, Social Studies/ELA
- Kathy Ward, Siebert Elementary School
- Getting to Know about the Authentic Bamboo in China (2020)
- High School, Chinese (Novice Low/ Mid/ High)
- Qiuhui Li, Saint Ignatius High School
- Farmland usage in China vs. in the US (2020)
- High School, Chinese (Novice Low/ Mid/ High; Intermediate Low/ Mid/ High; Chinese 3 — Intermediate Low – Mid)
- Sammi Zhao
- Where does our food come from? (2020)
- High School, Mandarin Chinese (Novice High)
- Xiaoli Doty, Columbus School for Girls
- Do you have a green thumb? 你擅长园艺吗？ (2020)
- High School, Chinese (Low, first month learning Chinese)
- Holly Branch, Reynoldsburg City Schools–ESTEM High School
Environmental Issues
- Giant Pandas and Their Habitat and Powerpoint (2019)
- Environmental Policy Lessons from China and Reading (2019)
- Water Pollution (2019)
Human Rights (North Korea)
- Learning About Human Rights Through the Case of North Korea (2017)
- Middle school, geography/social studies
- Ashley Dugan, Granville Intermediate School
- Cultures of the North Korean Songbun System (2017)
- High school, Chinese (language and culture)
- Hsaio Carey, Cincinnati Public Schools
General
Through EASC teacher training programs, participants develop lesson plans on China, Japan, Korea and East Asia across numerous categories, including art and architecture, culture, economics, education, general, geography, history, language, literature, politics and religion. These lesson plans are available for classroom use worldwide and can be accessed at the links below.
- National Consortium for Teaching about Asia Lesson Plans
(lesson plans about China, Japan, and Korea developed by teachers enrolled in NCTA-Ohio seminars, with support from the Freeman Foundation and U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants) - Global Teacher Seminar Lesson Plans
(lesson plans developed based on the theme of the seminar for various world regions, including East Asia, with support from U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants) - Journey along the Tōkaidō Lesson Plans
(lessons and resources about Japan’s National Road using primary source materials developed with support from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership) - Japan Discovery Box
(lessons and resources developed with support from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership) - Ohio Japan Project Lesson Plans
(a set of lessons about Japan developed with support from the U.S.-Japan Foundation) - Bringing Korea into the Classroom Lesson Plans
(lesson plans developed by 6th-12th grade teachers with support from the Korea Foundation and a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant)
Other Lesson Plans:
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- Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) (curriculum materials on world issues and world cultures)
- Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) (media, lesson plans, other resources)
- National Geographic Society (teaching resources including digital maps, lessons)
- Primary Source Resource Guides (lessons and resources using primary source materials)
- Asia for Educators-Resources for students and educators from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University
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