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Teaching Biography Through East Asian Picturebooks

March 28, 2026

Join us for an engaging, in-person professional development workshop that explores how biography can be taught through high-quality East Asian picturebooks. Educators will examine six carefully selected titles that highlight the lives of fascinating historical and contemporary figures from China, Japan, and Korea.

Through expert-led presentations and hands-on discussion, participants will gain practical strategies for integrating social studies and literacy instruction while strengthening students’ written and visual literacy skills.

🗓 Date: Saturday, March 28
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Location: University of Arizona, Tucson

Workshop Benefits

  • Parking and lunch provided
  • $50 completion award
  • Certificate for 6 professional development contact hours

Open to AZ elementary & middle school teachers
Apply by March 1 (limited to 25 participants)

This workshop is made possible through funding from the Freeman Foundation to the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia at the Program for Teaching East Asia.

  • For questions regarding this resource, please contact Center for East Asian Studies.
  • Contact Name: Lucy Xi Lin
  • Phone No: 520-621-3818
  • Email Address: eas-center@arizona.edu