The NCTA Seminars
National Website: http://www.NCTAsia.org
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia.
Launched in October 1998, this nationwide program is a collaboration of the East Asian Studies programs of seven institutions: the University of Washington, the University of Southern California, the University of Colorado, Indiana University, University or Pittsburgh, Columbia University, and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith.
Since its inception NCTA has established introductory seminars for teachers 48 states, serving over 13,000 teachers.
) for the Missouri Middle School Association. Information for NCTA is noted below. If you could let me know if this is possible, I would greatly appreciate it. I thank you for considering this.
Lynn Kalinauskas
National Website: http://www.NCTAsia.org
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia.
Launched in October 1998, this nationwide program is a collaboration of the East Asian Studies programs of seven institutions: the University of Washington, the University of Southern California, the University of Colorado, Indiana University, University or Pittsburgh, Columbia University, and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith.
Since its inception NCTA has established introductory seminars for teachers 48 states, serving over 13,000 teachers.
Wisconsin specific page: http://www.nctasia.org/states/WI/index.html
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia.
Launched in October 1998, this nationwide program is a collaboration of the East Asian Studies programs of seven institutions: the University of Washington, the University of Southern California, the University of Colorado, Indiana University, University or Pittsburgh, Columbia University, and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith.
Since its inception NCTA has established introductory seminars for teachers 48 states, serving over 13,000 teachers.
The NCTA Seminars
NCTA seminars serve more than 1,000 teachers yearly. Participants interact with East Asia specialists, receive extensive readings and other materials, and discuss effective strategies for bringing East Asia into their classrooms. Each seminar leader or team facilitates a seminar on East Asia that incorporates primary-source selections from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions. NCTA offers seminars in different delivery methods to accommodate the different needs, schedules and preferences of teachers. Seminars can be taken in a face-to-face setting, online, or in a blended format (face-to-face and digital used together).
NCTA targets teachers of world history, world geography, other social studies courses, and language arts/world literature as the primary audience of its programs. Teachers of Asian languages, media specialists, librarians, and art teachers who play a key role in teaching Asian studies content also are eligible for NCTA programs. NCTA seeks to develop a community of inquiry among educators interested in East Asian studies that serves as a forum for collegial discussion of issues relevant to the teaching of East Asia.
Participant Benefits
• Quality instruction about East Asia from leading experts in the field
Participant Benefits
• Quality instruction about East Asia from leading experts in the field
• No cost
• Introduction to a wide-range of up-to-date print, audio-visual, and online resources
• Opportunities to network with alumni
• Course credit or recertification credit (available in most locations)
• Opportunities to learn about study tour prospects
• Course credit or recertification credit (available in most locations)
• Opportunities to learn about study tour prospects
Lynn Kalinauskas
National Website: http://www.NCTAsia.org
Arkansas specific page: http://www.nctasia.org/states/AR/index.html
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia.
Launched in October 1998, this nationwide program is a collaboration of the East Asian Studies programs of seven institutions: the University of Washington, the University of Southern California, the University of Colorado, Indiana University, University or Pittsburgh, Columbia University, and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith.
Since its inception NCTA has established introductory seminars for teachers 48 states, serving over 13,000 teachers.
The NCTA Seminars
Each seminar leader or team facilitates a 30-hour seminar on East Asian history and cultures that incorporates primary-source selections from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions. Individual seminars are adapted to the needs and curricula of the participating teachers and school districts to promote long-term engagement in East Asian studies by core groups of teachers within schools and districts. NCTA seeks to develop a community of inquiry among educators interested in East Asian studies that serves as a forum for collegial discussion of issues relevant to the teaching of East Asia.
Each seminar leader or team facilitates a 30-hour seminar on East Asian history and cultures that incorporates primary-source selections from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions. Individual seminars are adapted to the needs and curricula of the participating teachers and school districts to promote long-term engagement in East Asian studies by core groups of teachers within schools and districts. NCTA seeks to develop a community of inquiry among educators interested in East Asian studies that serves as a forum for collegial discussion of issues relevant to the teaching of East Asia.
NCTA seminars serve more than 1,000 teachers yearly. Participants interact with East Asia specialists, receive extensive readings and other materials, and discuss effective strategies for bringing East Asia into their classrooms. Each seminar leader or team facilitates a seminar on East Asia that incorporates primary-source selections from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions. NCTA offers seminars in different delivery methods to accommodate the different needs, schedules and preferences of teachers. Seminars can be taken in a face-to-face setting, online, or in a blended format (face-to-face and digital used together).
NCTA targets teachers of world history, world geography, other social studies courses, and language arts/world literature as the primary audience of its programs. Teachers of Asian languages, media specialists, librarians, and art teachers who play a key role in teaching Asian studies content also are eligible for NCTA programs. NCTA seeks to develop a community of inquiry among educators interested in East Asian studies that serves as a forum for collegial discussion of issues relevant to the teaching of East Asia.
Participant Benefits
• Quality instruction about East Asia from leading experts in the field
Participant Benefits
• Quality instruction about East Asia from leading experts in the field
• No cost
• Introduction to a wide-range of up-to-date print, audio-visual, and online resources
• Opportunities to network with alumni
• Course credit or recertification credit (available in most locations)
• Opportunities to learn about study tour prospects
• Course credit or recertification credit (available in most locations)
• Opportunities to learn about study tour prospects
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia - www.NCTAsia.org
Lynn Kalinauskas - Administrative Consultant
2545 Ash Street
Denver, CO 80207
Tel: 303-394-4627 / Cell: 303-888-2926
Books
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Website hosts a variety of primary documents and other teacher resources as well as on-line exhibits. Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars for Teacher: These week-long seminars, offered on a variety of U.S. political history topics, are offered at no-charge and carry a $500 stipend to help defray travel and other expenses; also provide teacher bookshelf materials. Taught by renowned historians and master teachers. Acceptance is by competitive application for a limited number of spaces.
In addition to the millions of primary documents, website provides link to: “Ask a Librarian” offering various kinds of assistance. Offers a wide variety of free video-conferences with 2-hour and 3-hour options which can serve as the centerpiece of a school or team in-service. See summaries of video-conference topics at the website. (Phone line charges paid by school.) FYI: Teachers who went on the “Washington DC for History Teachers” travel study did a tailor-made version of the Analyzing Primary Sources workshop.
Magazines
Reviews
National Archives and Records Administration
Offers a limited number of free video-conferences for gr 5-12 classes. These can enhance curriculum development and lesson planning for future classes. Each summer offers 3 regionally located "Primarily Teaching" workshop introducing K-16 educators to archival research and techniques for using documents in the classroom. Workshop fees in the past have been $100, plus travel and other related expenses. NARA Great Lakes Regional Repository is located in Chicago http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/
For information on Teacher Workshops contact: Peter Bunce at:
773-948-9009 or peter.bunce@nara.gov