The National Consoritum for Teaching About Asia (NCTA), funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in K-12 schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development for K-12 educators nationwide.
The University of Pittsburgh coordinating site, housed in the Asian Studies Center, manages professional development for K-12 educators in eleven states: Alabama, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennyslvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. In coordination with the six other coordinating sites, Pitt NCTA provides 30-hour seminars, study tours, online book groups, online courses, summer institutes, workshops, and a variety of other programs and resources for K-12 educators.
