Benefits for Teachers who successfully complete the requirements for the 30-hour NCTA Seminars:

  • $300 in stipends
  • $300 worth of instructional materials for their classrooms.
  • Professional development and/or graduate-level credits. (Pennsylvania teachers receive Act 48 credit hours)
  • Eligibility to participate in  a variety of in-county experiences in East Asia during the summer. 
  • A one year subscription to the journal Education about Asia.


NCTA Seminar
at
University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

2010 NCTA Seminar at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

"East Asia: Ancient Cultures and Global Economies"

A Seminar for Middle and High School Teachers of World Cultures, World History, Geography, Economics, Art and Literature. This Seminar will provide you with both the content and resources needed to implement the study of East Asia into your curriculum in accordance with the Maryland State Voluntary State Curriculum standards, the World Cultures and World History Indicators and Objectives, as well as the geography and world history standards. No previous background in Asia is Assumed. Teams of teachers are strongly encouraged to apply!

Registration Deadline: December 19, 2009

For more information and an application go to: UMBC Flyer or visit the NCTA UMBC Website

Seminar Dates in 2010:

  • January 30: Introduction to the Geography, Early Civilizations, and Philosophical Underpinnings of East Asia
  • February 6: Western Expansion into East Asia: Qing Dynasty, Opium War, and Territoriality
  • February 13: Japan’s History through Meji
  • February 27: Art in East Asia. Session will be held at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
  • March 6: East Asia, World Wars & Aftermath
  • March 27: The Growth of Mao and Post-Mao China
  • April 10:  Recent History of Korea
  • April 24: East Asia and the Global Economy

Seminar Location: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Contact:

Charles Springer
Phone: 410-455-2046
Fax: 410-682-6178
Email: caspringer@comcast.net

NCTA offices: 4132 and 4133 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Phone: 412-648-7737 E-mail: pwhughes@ucis.pitt.edu Mail: 4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh PA 15260
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10/27/2009