NCTA Special Topics Course:
Reinventing Japan, 1945 - 1989
Full Course Dates: January 28 - February 21, 2024
Online with Both Synchronous and Asynchronous Components
Course Breakdown
Asynchronous Discussion Forums: January, 28 - February 28, 2024
Live Webinar Sessions: February 7, 14, 21, 2024
Live Webinar Times: 6:30pm - 7:45pm (Eastern Time)
As Japanese envoys stood on the deck of the USS Missouri to sign the WWII surrender in 1945, the world and the Japanese people saw a defeated and disgraced nation. Forty-four years later, in 1989, world leaders gathered in Tokyo to pay respects at the funeral of Hirohito, the Showa emperor who had led Japan into, through, and beyond WWII. Japan's trajectory during this period is a critical chapter in understanding Japan in the world, but one that is often skipped in a crowded curriculum.
Designed for secondary history teachers, this short course will explore the period between 1945-1989 through three one-week modules highlighting key issues and events, primary source documents, and short case studies.
Modules will include:
- Occupied (1945-52)
- Renewal and Resurgence (1952-1972)
- Boom and Bust (1972-89)
Each module will feature a live 75-minute webinar and a week of asynchronous discussion on classroom resources and applications. The program runs January 28-February 28, 2024, with an introductory week and three one-week modules. Required webinars are February 7, 14, 21, 6:30-7:45 ET.
This special topics course is open to all U.S. educators, with special priority given to secondary history and social studies teachers from NCTA University of Pittsburgh's 11 State Region of Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
All participants receive an advance text ( Japan Since 1954 (Key Issues in Asian Studies) by Paul E. Dunscomb) as well as access to resource packets and lessons within the course online platform. A short final implementation plan is required for full benefits. Participants who complete the course receive a certificate for 18 professional development contact hours and an additional book.
Pennsylvania teachers who complete the workshop will receive Act 48 hours.
For teachers in other states, we can provide you with a Certificate of Completion.
Registration deadline is January 20, 2024 or when course fills
Course instructors will begin sending acceptances and full details beginning January 3, 2024.
