Educators
Professional Development Workshops
MOCA offers professional development workshops for schools, districts or groups of educators. A member of the Museum's education staff works with each group to tailor workshops to fit specific needs. Workshops in the past have used the Museum's educational resources and exhibits to cover topics in Chinese American history, immigration, history of Chinatown, stereotypes, identity, and museum education. Workshops must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance. Please email education@mocanyc.org or call 212-619-4785 for information about availability and fees.
Classroom Kits Loan Program
Family, Fate, and Fortune Interactive Classroom Game
Appropriate for Grades 3 through 7, Family, Fate, and Fortune is a content-driven, Museum-based interactive game designed for as few as 4 and as many as 35 players. The goal of the game is to fully integrate topical information relating to Chinese immigration to the Western Hemisphere in an engaging and interdisciplinary manner. Through game cards and cultural objects, students learn about events and experiences of Chinese immigrants and some of the traditions they hold. Using the CDs, students listen to and solve problems based on real dilemmas faced by Chinese in the Western Hemisphere. The game includes 35 playing pieces, game cards based on historical events, CD of dilemmas for groups discussion and teacher materials. ($30/ two weeks)
For more information, please call 212-619-4785 or email education@mocanyc.org.
Lesson Plans
Classroom Museum Learning Kit: An Educator’s Resource Guide from Museum of Chinese in America
A primary-source based Chinese American history curricula for grades 4 to 8. The curricula lessons explore the Chinese American experience and are supported by primary source materials from the museum. Also included in the kit are more than 30 primary source materials, duplicable worksheets for students, an overview of Chinese American history, a timeline of history of Chinese in the Americas and a bibliography. The kit is available in hardcopy and/or CD-Rom. ($15/CD or $25/print)
Where do Stereotypes come from?
A primary-source based curricula for grades 9 to 12 on stereotypes. The curriculum includes three teacher-produced lesson plans with reproducible primary sources (political cartoons, advertisements, newspaper articles) that explore the following issues: How did stereotypes against Chinese Americans fuel racism during the Chinese exclusion period? Why do stereotypes against Chinese Americans persist today? Why are stereotypes used to sell things? ($10/CD or $20/print)
Fly to Freedom: The Art of the Golden Venture Refugees Teacher Resource Packet
Fly to Freedom: The Art of the Golden Venture Refugees was a traveling exhibit organized by MOCA. The exhibit illustrated a recent chapter in America’s long story of immigration. Through the experience and artwork of men and women of the Golden Venture, the exhibition revealed a great deal about recent U.S. immigration policy and added a new chapter to the long, difficult history of Chinese immigration. The Teachers Resource Packet contains background information on the story of passengers of the Golden Venture, discussion questions, sample activities, including arts and crafts lessons and a list of immigration resources.
Chinatown Foodways
An important economic and social element of Chinatown street life is…Food! In Chinatown, you’ll find it in fancy banquet halls and hole-in-the-wall restaurants; neighborhood grocery stores and candy shops; fresh fruit, fish, and vegetable stands; sidewalk vendors; and above the street, in every household kitchen and apartment. This lesson plan takes a closer look at foods and food ways and provides students with a window into Chinese American culture.
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