Released 10/14/2009

Chapin lesson plan recognized

One of the great things about the World Wide Web is how easy it makes it for educators and students to share information. If a great teacher has devised a great lesson, why not make it available to a wider audience through the Web? That is the exact reasoning behind Columbia University’s Asia for Educators site. This portal provides students and teachers with a variety of resources about Asian history and culture, including lesson plans and discussion questions.

Upper School art history teacher Christine Naitove created a lesson plan titled How to Read a Chinese Hand Scroll: The Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour, which Asia for Educators has selected to feature online. Her lesson includes background information and instructions for a student exercise in analyzing two different painted scrolls. Ms. Naitove’s work supports a module on the Web site devoted to the Qing dynasty, and her lesson can now be used by schools across the world. If you’d like to learn more about the lesson or the Asia for Educators site, please click here.