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Educator Workshops

Educator workshops at Asia Society Texas Center combine a two-hour workshop with a performing or visual arts experience. Designed for K-12 and university instructors, these trainings give educators a greater understanding of Asian art, culture, economics, government, music, and theater. Following presentations, participants will tour the Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery or attend a workshop-related event in The Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater. Participants will also receive applicable G/T hours from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT).


Virtual Field Trips

School Tours

Asia Society Texas Center's Virtual Field Trips, created and facilitated by Asia Society education staff and content experts, provide educationally rich, interactive opportunities for students to learn about Asian art, culture, and traditions.

All virtual field trips are FREE and tethered to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

Virtual field trips include three components:

  1. A pre-lesson for teachers to facilitate in their classrooms (virtual or in-person), including:
    1. An "Introduction to Asia" interactive presentation highlighting essential information about Asian art, culture, geography, history, and politics
    2. Fun, engaging activities to spark student curiosity and interest
  2. An hour-long, live virtual lesson consisting of:
    1. A docent-led tour of our current exhibition, highlighting four items from the collection
    2. Educator-facilitated activities connecting the culture of the exhibition to the students' own cultures
    3. Hands-on learning experiences that can be easily completed from home or in the classroom
  3. A post-workshop lesson for teachers to facilitate in the classroom, featuring interactive projects based on the tour content.

Teachers can choose from the following workshops:

Elementary Teachers:

Animals of Ancient China
All subjects and grade levels

During a virtual tour of our current exhibition, Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes, students will learn about the roles animals played in daily life and rituals during the Chinese Bronze Age. Students will compare ancient animals to modern animals, then create their own portraits of animals that are important to them.

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Secondary Teachers:

Women Warriors of China
Social Studies and ELA teachers

Our exhibition Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes explores the ritual significance of ancient Chinese bronzes. Students will study the Chinese Bronze Age, learning how bronzes connect art to traditions, celebrations, and culture. Students will then explore the tomb of Fu Hao, a woman warrior unique to Chinese history, and the bronze and ritual tools discovered in her tomb, studying gender roles and societal traditions throughout China's history and modern culture. The lesson ends with a creative writing activity for students to share their new learnings.

Ancient Times to Modern Art: Chinese Ritual Bronzes
Art teachers

Students will take a virtual tour of our current exhibition Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes, studying the materials, shapes, and purposes of ritual bronzes. Students will consider how bronzes have influenced other art forms in China, and connect art to traditions, celebrations, and other cultural elements. Students will then participate in an at-home art activity, using items they can find at home.

Buddhist Zen Gardens
Social Studies and Art teachers

Using Miya Ando's installation Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form as an anchor, students will engage with an introductory presentation on Buddhism, learning key understandings specific to Japanese culture. By analyzing Miya Ando's art, inspired by a Zen rock garden at the Ryōanji temple in Kyoto, Japan, students will apply their learning to design their own Zen rock garden using materials foudn at home.

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Virtual field trips are available Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. At least two weeks' notice is required for virtual field trips. Teachers will receive all supplementary curriculum materials once they sign up. For more information, please contact Jennifer Kapral, Director of Education and Outreach at JKapral@asiasociety.org.

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Curriculum Toolkits

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    Connect to Houston: Sharing the Stories of Asian Americans in Houston

    Find a curriculum toolkit featuring the stories of Houston's Asian American community, developed in collaboration with the Houston Asian American Archive. This toolkit presents interviews and stories of the Gee family.

Resources for Educators and Parents

Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit

Around the World: Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit, the Ongoing Fight for Asian American Studies, and More

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, join the AAPI Amplified event at Discovery Green on May 22, participate in a talk on the renewed demand for Asian American studies in U.S. curriculum, and more.
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Around the World: Uplifting the Voices of Asian Americans

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, find articles, essays, and more to bring and uplift the voices of Asian Americans in schools, classrooms, and at home.
Michelle Yeoh Lotus & Feather

Around the World: Storytime with Michelle Yeoh, Untold Stories through AAPI Women's Poetry, and More

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, find lesson plans about the Hawai'ian Kingdom's last sovereign monarch Queen Lili'uokalani and on AAPI women's lived experiences as told through poetry, and much more.
K-Town'92

Around the World: Lesson Plans for Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem, Legacies of Chinese Exclusion, and More

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, explore the 1992 L.A. riots through different community members' perspectives, reflect on the power of written and spoken word through Amanda Gorman's poetry, and more.
Holiday Celebrations Smithsonian Learning Lab

Around the World: Dismantling Racism in Education, PBS' American Portrait Series, and More

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, bring the Smithsonian Learning Lab's resources for winter holidays into your classroom, join a free book club on graphic novel 'Tiananmen 1989,' and more.
MIA Arts of Asia

Around the World: Connect with NASA's Commander Victor Glover, Give the Gift of AAPI Books, and More

In this digest of educational resources and partner organizations, join the Asian Art Museum for virtual stories and activities, learn about the Minneapolis Institute of Art's new Arts of Asia teaching resource, and more.

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Asia 101
A collection of interesting and need-to-know information about Asia. Many of these essays have lesson plans.

Lesson Plans
Learn about Asia and the world through our free lesson plans. These lessons include rich material resources, and are typically short formative activities that take no longer than one to three class periods.

Mapping the Nation
Mapping the Nation is a new interactive map that pulls together demographic, economic, and education indicators—nearly one million data points—to show that the United States is a truly global nation.

How-To Guides
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Publications
Asia Society's publications analyze big ideas in education reform today. Download them for analyses, models, and advice on how to reform schools for the global innovation age.

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Education and outreach programs at Asia Society Texas Center are made possible through generous funding from the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation. Additional support provided by the Friends of Education & Outreach at Asia Society Texas Center.

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