This
half-day conference brought 31 educators from the
Social Studies Supervisors Association of New York to learn how
they can incorporate Korea
into their social studies curriculum. After enjoying a traditional Korean
lunch, the conference got underway with a presentation on "Ancient Korea and
the Silk Road", delivered by
Marjorie
Bingham, adjunct faculty member (retired) at Hamline University. Bingham
linked ancient Korean history to what's being taught about the Silk
Road according to New York City Social Studies Standards.
Patricia Rosof, consultant at The Korea
Society, tied together Bingham's lecture points with her presentation,
"Bringing Korea into the History Curriculum." Rosof emphasized lesson plans on
international relations between Japan
and Korea as
essential to the social studies curriculum, especially in relation to WWII, the
Korean War, U.S.-Korea relations, and North-South relations.
Daniel Levine, consultant
on the development of The Korea Society's online educational materials,
outlined the resources, including lesson plans, textbooks and podcasts, available
free to educators on the educational Web site
www.koreak12.org.