Although readings and other literature will be distributed at the workshop, in some cases, the teachers have been asked to read certain articles in advance in order to enhance their conference experience.

Dr. James Olson asks that teachers read the Introduction of My Lai : A Brief History with Documents

Dr. Stan Rosen's assigned reading is available at this website: http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/asianfilm/china/

"Qing China (1644-1912) in Global Perspective," available at this link (restricted access): http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~asia/Outreach/World_2000_paper.html

"Some Strategies for the Classroom (and Beyond)" in Richard Bowring and Noel Pinnington, eds., Teaching About Japan in Japan (Fukuoka, Japan: Kyushu University Press, 2000), available at this link (restricted access):http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~asia/Outreach/Pedagogy_chapter.htm

For the second piece, teachers should concentrate on: Section II, titled "Issues and Approaches," as well as the subsections titled "Discussions and Debates," "Collaborative Learning" and "Techniques of Simulation" under Section III, "Classroom Approaches."