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
Bucknell University

2010 NCTA Seminar at Bucknell University

"East Asia: A Seminar for Teachers"

In 2010, Mary Rice will lead the seminar: "East Asia: A Seminar for Teachers" at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA.

Teachers who participate in this content -rich 36-hour seminar for public and private school teachers of grades 6-12 will explore the geography, history, economics, politics, philosophy, art, literature, languages, and cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. The seminar will include engaging lectures by Bucknell faculty, and will include practical suggestions for classroom teaching.

Seminar Dates in 2010:

  • February 16, 23
  • March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
  • April  6, 13, 20
  • There will be two three hour follow up sessions in the fall of 2010 (dates TBA).

Seminar Time: 6-9PM

Seminar Location: Coleman Hall at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

2010 Brochure and Registration Form: 2010 Bucknell Seminar

Application Deadline: January 9, 2010

For More Information, Please contact:

Mary Rice:
Bucknell University,
Department of East Asian Studies
12 Marts Hall
Lewisburgh PA 17837
Phone: (570) 523-0126
E-mail: mimirice@hotmail.com

Or

Martha Shaunessy
Phone: (570) 577-1450

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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