Teaching East Asia: In Memory of Arlene Kowal
Arlene Kowal was a valued FCCEAS NCTA consultant for twenty years. She was particularly passionate about geography education and using literature in the classroom. In addition to facilitating NCTA seminars, workshops, and other programs in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, she was part of the team which developed the 2022 Buchanan Prize-winning Walking the Tōkaidō curriculum.
In her memory, NCTA teachers have recorded short presentations on teaching East Asia.
- Early American Connections with East Asia -- Karl Neumann
- Forbidden Temptation of Baseball -- Rachel Knowles
- Teaching STEM through the Lens of Literature -- Nia Gipson
- Diving into the Wuhan Story -- Michele Mar
- There Is No "Chinese" Food in China? Or Is There? -- Marina Outwater
- Painting Sakura with Sumi-e -- Lynda McCann-Olson
- Freedom Swimmer Lesson Plan NCTA -- Wendy Wright
- Block Printmaking -- Lynda McCann-Olson
- Who Tells the Story? -- Lori Snyder