We are very excited to let you know that the upgrade of our EAGLE website was a success! The EAGLE (East Asia Gateway for Linking Educators), is NCTA’s online teacher-oriented database of books, movies, curriculum materials, photographs and lesson plans on East Asia. The new and improved EAGLE will now have greater functionality, including a more intuitive and adaptive search function for books, materials, and lesson plans. We have also bolstered the material Reviews to make it easier for educators to share their insights on the usefulness and classroom appropriateness of the materials in the EAGLE. As a reminder, all of the lesson plans and photographs on the EAGLE are free for you to download and use.

For over 20 years, the nationwide network of NCTA sites has worked with thousands of K-12 educators to provide high-quality professional development opportunities. Funded by the Freeman Foundation, NCTA gets teachers quickly up to speed on the histories, arts, cultures, politics, languages and literatures of East Asia, with a particular focus on China, Japan and Korea.  The core of our professional development opportunities are our 36-hour seminars for educators, taught by university faculty throughout our eleven state region of Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition to our core seminars, we also host other professional development opportunities, such as workshops, webinars, online book discussions, and study tours to East Asia. We look forward to working with you.