National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)

Seminar Locations: Georgetown University

2013-14 NCTA Seminar at Georgetown University

" Asia Days 2014"

Georgetown University is proud to be partnering with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) to bring exciting new professional development opportunities to MD-DC-VA K-14 teachers, who are interested in expanding their knowledge on Asian history, culture, art, and current events. This seminar, "Asia Days 2014," has been specifically tailored to cover many of the East Asia topics in the MD-DC-VA middle and high school state curricula/standards of learning (SOLs). Bring your lessons on Asia alive for your students by enriching your understanding and appreciation for the region through this new professional development seminar.

This seminar is being co-sponsored by the NCTA coordinating sites at the University of Pittsburgh and the Program for Teaching East Asia at the University of Colorado.

Seminar Time: TBA

Seminar Location: Intercultural Center (ICC) 302-P on Georgetown University's Main Campus

2014 Brochure: Forthcoming

2014 Application: Forthcoming

Application Deadline: TBA

2014 Seminar Syllabus: Forthcoming (here is the syllabus for the previous seminar: Georgetown Syllabus 2013)

Seminar Dates in 2013-14:

TBA
There will also be two three-hour follow-up sessions in Spring/Summer 2014.(Dates TBA)

Benefits for K-12 teachers who successfully complete the requirements for the 30-hour face-to-face NCTA Seminars include:

$200 worth of teaching materials for your school, including course textbook and a one year subscription to the journal Education about Asia
$200 stipend at the completion of all coursework
Eligibility to participate in a variety of in-county experiences in East Asia during the summer.

Contact:

Kat Harrington

Events, Outreach, & Office Manager/ Title VI NRC Coordinator
SFS Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
P.O. Box 571040
Washington, D.C. 20057

(202) 687-7163

krh45@georgetown.edu

Dr. Pamela Sodhy

Asian Studies Program

School of Foreign Service

Georgetown University

Washington, DC 20057

(202) 687-7163 (office)

703-903-8945 (home)