2016 Teachers Workshop

For more information, go to:

Workshop Program : for the Workshop schedule of events

2016 Teachers Workshop Booklet : for the complete Workshop booklet

SFSU CEU Credit : for Continuing Education Units that teachers attending the Workshop can receive from San Francisco State University 

Hawaii State Travel Fellowship : for travel fellowships extended to Hawaiian teachers

Workshop Speakers and Authors : for bios of speakers and authors that participated in this Workshop and earlier workshops.

WORKSHOP CONTENT

The national ramifications and international implications of China’s rise were explored at this workshop — from merits/perils of government by a single political party, Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, slowing economic growth and Internet/media control to the UN Paris climate agreement, turmoil in the financial markets, and regional military/security concerns.

These critical issues were addressed from both historical and contemporary perspectives, and took into account China’s evolving complex relations with the world community—especially the United States.

WORKSHOP FORMAT

Morning sessions included speaker presentations, panel discussions, and questions/answers. Afternoon sessions were used for developing lesson plans that teachers can use in their classrooms.  In the afternoon sessions, teachers formed small working groups to develop lesson plans, facilitated by experienced teachers. Speakers stayed in the afternoon to provide further consultation.

STIPEND OR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

Workshop attendees were able to opt for 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) from San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning.

See more information on CEU.

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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

As part of the Workshop, Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s book on China in the 21st Century – What Everyone Needs to Know  was mailed to each Workshop applicant for a pre-Workshop reading assignment.

SPEAKERS

Jessica Beineke (Bai Jie), Tencent Investment Partner Victoria Wu, and journalist Mary Kay Magistad also gave presentations.

	THOMAS GOLD, MODERATOR Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley Chair, Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies
	JEFFREY WASSERSTROM UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of History Author, China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know Topic: “China and Globalization 1865-2015”
	CHRISTOPHER TWOMEY Associate Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey Author, The Military Lens: Doctrinal Differences and Deterrence Failure in Sino-America Relations Topic: “Security for a Rising China: Crossing the Rivers by Feeling the Stones”
	WEI-TAI KWOK Volunteer Public Speaker, Climate Reality Project Topic: “Understanding U.S.-China Commitments under the UN Paris Climate Agreement”
	DAVID WERTIME Foreign Policy Magazine Senior Editor Topic: “Can China Remake the Internet in Its Image?”
	JANET YANG Producer for The Joy Luck Club, Dark Matter, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, and Shanghai Calling Entertainment and media consultant Topic: “Hollywood and a Rising China”
	VICTOR SHIH Associated Professor of Political Science – 21st Century China Program  UC San Diego Topic: “Is Dictatorship Best for Governance in a Complex World?”
	BARRY NAUGHTON So Kwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs at UC San Diego, recognized expert on Chinese economy Topic: “China’s Economic Challenges under Xi Jinping”