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Why:
Landscapes
and Lessons of Cultural Survival is a professional development
program designed to offer K-12 educators the topical content
and global context to bring the study of Tibet into their
classrooms, while encouraging integrated teaching practices
such as cultural studies, cross-cultural learning, arts education,
and human rights education. This Institute will present a
mosaic of leading voices on Tibet as well as presentations
focusing on a variety of Tibet related topics and issues relevant
to K-12 education. The program will explore the educational
and cultural issues facing Tibetans in Tibet and the Diaspora.
There will also be a special focus on meeting the needs of
ethnic, immigrant, and refugee students.
Where:
New York, NY
In an attempt to introduce local and out-of-town teachers
to the wealth of living Tibetan resources in New York and
to the geography of the Manhattan, the Institute was hostedeach
day in different locations:
- American Museum of Natural History
- New
York Association for New Americans (NYANA)
- Tibet House US
- Offices
of Rubin Museum of Art
- Nicholas Roerich Museum
- Tibet on Houston
Whom:
The Institute was open to professionals and volunteers in
K-12 education, including teachers in the Social Studies,
Humanities, and Arts, administrators, curriculum specialists,
museum educators, community educators, and activists. This
program will be especially valuable to ESL instructors and
educators who work with Tibetan youth, and other immigrant
and refugee students. (Space is Limited)
With:
This program was presented with support from the Raynier Institute
and Foundation, in cooperation with New York Association of
New Americans, American Museum of Natural History, Rubin Museum
of Art, Tibet House US, Tibet on Houston and the many other
organizations involved with our session presentations including:
Office of Tibet New York, Tibet Fund, Human Rights Watch,
Himalayan & Inner Asia Resources (HIAR), Students for a Free
Tibet, and Milarepa Fund. Support for Starter Library Package
from Harper Collins, Parallax Press, Tibet in Exile Video
Project, and Small Changes.
History:
This was the sixteenth professional development program in
an ongoing national series presented by Tibet Education Network
at Global Source. Since 1995, TEN has directly served over
600 educators, more than 150 schools, and numerous communities
across the US. In the summer of 2000, at the Smithsonian Folkife
Festival, Tibetan Culture Beyond the Land of Snows, in conjunction
with Smithsonian Institution and the Conservancy for Tibetan
Art and Culture, TEN led the first ever national teacher institute
on the study of Tibet in K-12 education.
Session
Topics and Themes Include:
Understanding Tibet in a Global Context
Human Rights in Tibet
Modern Tibetan History
Cultural Survival in the Tibetan Diaspora
The Tibetan Exile & Refugee Experience
Tibetan Youth and Identity
The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Art in a Cross-Cultural Context
Modern Tibetan Literature
The Case of Panchen Lama
Book Talks
Video Screenings
Curricular Presentations
Curricular Planning
Program
Itinerary:
Sunday,
July 8
Tibetan Festival (Optional) at Battery Park
Special Guided Tour Arranged for Institute Participants, visit
the Zamling Chisang
Tibetan Festival website or call 212- 898-4108 for more
information.
Monday, July 9
An Introduction to Tibet and the Modern
Tibetan Experience
Hosted at American Museum of Natural History
Approaching The Study of Modern Tibet in K-12 Education,
Jon Garfunkel, Director, Tibet Education Network (TEN) at
Global Source
A Conversation with Nawang Rabgyal, Representative of
H.H. the Dalai Lama, Office of Tibet, NY
Tour
of the American Museum of Natural History's Tibetan Exhibit
with Karen Kane
Learning about The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tashi Gyaltsong,
Tibet Education Network (TEN) at Global Source
The Tibetan Diaspora, Rinchen Dharlo, Tibet Fund
Human Rights in Tibet, Mickey Spiegel, Human Rights Watch
Tuesday,
July 10
The Tibetan Experience of Exile and Diaspora
Hosted at New York Association for New Americans
(NYANA)
Our Journey from Tibet, Reading and Discussion
Tibet
In Exile, a film by Barbara Banks and Meg McLagan, Video
and Discussion
The Architecture of US Tibetan Resettlement, Mark Handleman,
Executive Vice President, NYANA
Tibetan
Identity: A Generation in Exile, Tashi Gyaltsong, Tibet
Education Network, Deyden Tethong, Milarepa Fund, and Lhadon
Tethong, Students for a Free Tibet
Lessons from a Tibetan Sunday School, Pema Dorjee,
Nechung Foundation with Students
Wednesday,
July 11
Tibetan Buddhism, Culture and Art
Hosted at Tibet House US, Offices of Rubin
Museum of Art, and Tibet on Houston
A Tour and Conversation with Ganden Thurman, Tibet
House U.S.
The Tibetan Art of Healing, Tibet House Exhibit of
Tibetan Medical Paintings with Tashi Gyaltsong, Tibet Education
Network (TEN) at Global Source and Tibetan Medical Astrologer
and Doctor Jampa Kalsang
Integrating Art, Visual Literacy, and Cross-Cultural Learning,
Ben Brinkley, Rubin Museum of Art Tibetan
Tibetan Tangka Paintings: A Tour of the Rubin Museum of
Art Collection
An Introduction to the Virtual World of Tibet, Jon
Garfunkel, Tibet Education Network at Global Source
Taste
of Tibet: Tibetan Cuisine and Cultural Heritage, Buffet
and Reception
Thursday,
July 12
The Tibetan Literary Tradition, Curricular
Planning & Library Time
Hosted at Nicolas Roerich Museum
The Literary Traditions of Modern Tibet, Pema Bhum,
Director, HIAR
Examining a Tibetan Humanities: From Tibet, to the Diaspora
and the West, Sonam Dargyay, Librarian, HIAR
Education
aned Development in Tibet, Staff from Trace Foundation
Reflection and Curricular Discussion
A Survey
of Childrenšs Literature on Tibet, Jon Garfunkel, Tibet
Education Network
Friday,
July 13
Voices of Action and a Taste of Tibet
Hosted at Tibet on Houston
The Case of the Panchen Lama
Engaging
Youth, Representative, Students for a Free Tibet; Andrew
Bryson, Milarepa Fund; and Josh Schrei, Milarepa Fund
Special Tibetan Feast, with culinary presentation by
Losang Gyatso
Tibet in Your Classroom, Closing and Evaluation
Tuition,
Credit, and Registration Information:
Through the generous support of contributions and grants,
we were able to offer this program at a significantly reduced
tuition: $295 before June 18, $320 after June 18
Participants were responsible for their own transportation
and accommodations. They were eligible to earn 2-5 continuing
education credits (additional fee for credits). Participants
receive an extensive 360 page course handbook and starter
library package on Tibet, including titles such as "In Exile
from the Land of Snows" by John Avedon, "Our Journey from
Tibet", by Laurie Dolphin and Nancy Jo Johnson, and "The 14th
Dalai Lama," by Whitney Stewart. To order this starter libary
package, go to the Global Source Catalog.
Here
is what participants from the Institute said about their experience:
"This
was an amazing professional development experience! I have
taken numerous graduate classes and workshops in my eleven
years of teaching this was one of the best, if not the best!
Jon, Tashi, Thinley, and Larry were very welcoming and knowledgeable.
We were introduced to an incredible array of resources on
the Tibetan issue, as well as many teaching ideas and materials.
I also appreciated the opportunity to share with other educators
and to reflect on my own teaching practice." -Teacher, Edison
High School, MN
"The network of experts willing to share is outstanding. Well-rounded
lists of topics, materials, resources are well researched.
The addition of personal experiences is what makes the program
unique." Teacher, Conrad Weiser Middle School, PA
"I felt this was my ideal institute. With 8 years of professional
development and teaching, this was the ideal blend of content,
curriculum, authentic voices, and sharing. It was very well
organized with an incredibly complex agenda and several venues.
The staff made themselves readily available to the participants
who came from all over the US. The multiple repeaters speak
to the satisfaction of the participants. New York offered
many unique opportunities-student activists, important political
and social leaders, a cultural festival, and Tibetans who
represented the scholarship and cultural resources whose survival
the institute was dedicated to." Teacher Educator, American
Museum of Natural History, NY
"The Institute was extraordinarily well organized. The content
was rich. Each session offered additional valuable perspectives,
information, and resources. The presenters were well informed
and approachable. Jon, your facilitation was a model of great
teaching practice with the time devoted to reviewing, applying,
extending, sharing, and planning. I was deeply impressed by
the use of the many locations in NYC for our study experience."
Teacher, Field School, MN
"My impressions are that this is one of the most thorough,
organized, sensitive, even profound series of classes-workshop
I have ever attended." Educator, TCV Tibetan History Book
Project
"This journey for the past week has given me a glimpse (snapshot)
of the land, culture, and people. Through this short time,
I have experienced a thoroughfare of emotions: happiness,
sadness, pain. This experience has not only educated me on
the specifics but has also brought me as a fellow human being
closer to the spirit of those who have lived to tell history.
The organization and thoughtful planning were apparent and
allowed the group to see and experience many things. Greatly
appreciated." Teacher, Edison High School, MN
"This Institute superceded my expectations. I anticipated
a stimulating experience but somehow I feel the actual experience
of the Institute was a transformative one. I wish to praise
Global Source Education for the superb organization of materials,
speakers, events, etc. More importantly, beyond the educational
value of the composite experience, was a feeling, an essence
of fellow-feeling that seeped into each day and the total
5 day experience. Thank you." -Teach, Commack Road Elementary,
NY
"This institute, as was last years, was a very rich experience
in terms of the speakers telling their stories, giving detailed
information; exchanges, and most of all Jon's facilitation
of the whole process, and his teaching was phenomenal."
MA Ed, ESL Educator
"Once again, I am astounded by the bread and depth of the
Institute session materials, and presentations. The organization
and delivery are truly impressive." ESL Teacher, Field School,
MN
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