National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Spring 2010 Seminar
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminar on East Asia will be offered by the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, NCTA Partner Site of the University of Colorado National Coordinating Site. This NCTA seminar is part of a national initiative designed to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in secondary world history, geography, and literature curricula, and is generously funded by a grant from the Freeman Foundation.
The Spring 2010 NCTA Seminar Program at the University of Iowa is starting to accept registrations from secondary school teachers of world history, world geography, world literature, and world art. This 30- hour seminar will be held in Iowa City, Iowa and only open to teachers in the State of Iowa.
The Spring 2010 Iowa NCTA Seminar will be conducted on 6 Saturdays in the Feb. March and April of 2010 at the University of Iowa with meals covered. For more information about the programs, please contact Dongwang Liu at 319-335-1305.
Seminar Location
The Spring 2010 NCTA Seminar will be at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Seminar Dates
6 Saturdays in Feb. Mar. and April in 2010.
Full attendance is expected. Any absences must be approved in advance.
Benefits for Participants
Each participant will receive $200 in core texts, a $200 personal stipend upon successful completion of all course requirements, and an additional $100 personal stipend for attending one follow-up meeting in Summer 2010. In addition, participants will pick out $200 in exemplary curriculum materials for their school libraries at the first follow-up meeting.
Eligibility
Eligible participants are those who teach a secondary geography, world history, world literature, or world art course that requires the inclusion of the study of China or Japan and are at least two years from retirement. Two hours of licensure renewal credit is available through Grant Wood AEA at the participant's own expense ($50 for 2 hours). This seminar does NOT apply towards a social studies endorsement. Participants who meet additional course requirements may receive up to two hours of University of Iowa graduate credit at their own expense ($100/hour). For more information, please contact Dongwang Liu, at 319-335-1305, the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
How to register
For additional information and how to register for the 2009 Iowa NCTA Seminar, please follow this link: Spring 2010 Iowa NCTA Seminar Flyer