National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Summer 2008 Seminar
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminar sponsored by the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies 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.
The Summer 2008 NCTA Seminar Program at the University of Iowa is now accepting registrations from teachers of world history, world geography, and world literature for this 30 hour seminar to be held in Iowa City, Iowa on June 16, 2008 and July 14 - 18, 2008 (six days) in summer.
This seminar will be on campus at the University of Iowa with meals and housing covered. For more information about the programs view the Summer 2008 Iowa NCTA Seminar Flyer.
Seminar Location
The Summer 2008 NCTA Seminar will be at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Seminar Dates
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM: June 16, July 14 - July 18, 2008.
Full attendance is expected. Any absences must be approved in advance.
Benefits for Participants
Each participant will receive $200 in core texts, a $300 personal stipend upon successful completion of all course requirements, and an additional $100 personal stipend for attending one follow-up meetings and short reflective essay in fall 2008. 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, or world literature 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 the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies preferably by May 15, 2007.
How to register
For additional information and how to register for the 2008 Iowa NCTA Seminar, please follow this link: Summer 2008 Iowa NCTA Seminar Flyer.