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NCTA provides content rich professional development programs for K-12 educators and pre-service teachers in all fields. This includes face-to-face college level seminars, online courses, workshops, book groups, webinars, and among other opportunities. Below are current offerings both locally and nationwide:

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K-Pop Demon Hunters: Understanding the Movie and Exploring Ways to Use It in the Classroom – A Workshop for K-12 Educators

 

December 3rd, 2025
 
6:30pm-8:50pm Eastern / (5:30 to 7:50 p.m. Central) 
 
Online, Synchronous on Zoom
 
 
Eager to learn more about the film that all of your students watched this summer?  Come explore the ways that K-Pop Demon Hunters, the smash hit movie on Netflix, incorporates aspects of traditional and contemporary Korean culture into its story, look, and music.  We’ll learn with experts, answers lots of questions, and discuss themes that might lend themselves to your teaching.  
 
 
Featured Speakers and Topics:
 
  • "Contemporary Korean Pop Culture and K-Pop Demon Hunters" - Dr. Areum Jeong, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies, Arizona State University
  • “Traditional Korean Culture and K-Pop Demon Hunters” - Dr. Mijeong Mimi Kim, Teaching Professor of Korean Language, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Washington University in St. Louis
  • “K-Pop Demon Hunters: Themes and Ideas for Teaching” - Dr. Ethan Segal, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Michigan State University
Led and moderated by Dr. Ethan Segal, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Michigan State University.
 
 
Enrollment is limited, so sign up today!  
 

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Teacher Programs