(submit in Chicago, June 12, 2010)
Preliminary Classroom Curriculum Project and
Extracurricular/Community Activities
East Asian Studies Center: 2010 Study Tour to China
(June 13 – July 2, 2010)
your name:
your e-mail address:
name of your institution:
I. Curriculum Project
Title
What will you call your project?
Abstract
Briefly describe, in one paragraph, the grade level, subject area, and goals for
the curriculum project.
Description
Describe the intended setting for which the curriculum piece is designed,
including:
classroom and school setting
grade level / subject area
Timeframe
State the intended length of instruction (one ninety-minute class period, a two
week unit, etc)
Curriculum Goals
Justification for the curriculum (i.e. Why is this topic important? or How does this
lesson fit into the overall subject matter of my course?)
Lesson Activities
Include timeframe, sequence of activities, and required materials.
Travel Activities
What locations in China will you visit, what experiences will you seek, and what
objects will you acquire to facilitate your instruction of the lesson?
Assistance
Will you need assistance in China to implement your project? What type of
assistance might you need?
II. Extracurricular/Community Activities
Format
What is the setting for your activity?
Contacts
Prior to our June departure, are there resources in your own community that
might provide assistance for your activity?
Resources
What materials, contacts, or travel will you need to implement the activity? Do
you require assistance with these matters in China?
Possible Extracurricular and Community Activities:
1. Link between community group (Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, State
Department of Commerce, etc.) and community (sister-city?)
2. Submission of an article to, or interview by, a local newspaper.
3. Public speaking opportunities (church groups, service clubs, professional
organizations, P.T.O., faculty groups, etc.)
Curriculum Project Timeline
May 1-2
Orientation (Bloomington)
a. submit statement of professional goals
b. examine professional goals and curriculum
requirements
c. receive (via website) Preliminary
Classroom Curriculum Project and
Extracurricular/Community Activities
template
June 12
Pre-departure Orientation (Chicago)
a. submit Preliminary Classroom Curriculum Project and Extracurricular /
Community Activities document
b. brief discussion of the professional educational component of the tour
c. informal individual meetings to discuss goals
June 23 to June 25
Discussion of Progress Made in the Development of the Curriculum Project
(China)
Informal individual meetings to discuss progress made toward completion of the
in-country phase of the curriculum project.
June 26?
Implementation Update (China)
Group meeting to discuss progress, completion, and submission of the
Classroom Curriculum Project and Extracurricular/ Community Activities
template (posted on website by August 1.)
September 11-12
Tour Group Follow-Up Meeting (Bloomington)
Discuss finalized lesson plans. Deadline for submission of the lesson is January
15. Deadline for implementation of the lesson and extracurricular/community
activity is May 1, 2011.