NCTA Application 2023

Foundational Seminar: Crossroads of EAST ASIA, STEAM, SS, ELA, and SEL

ONLINE FORMAT! The East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at The Ohio State University is now accepting applications for the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminar for educators in Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Please note that although teachers from all 11 states are eligible for the NCTA Seminar in any of the states, they can only attend one of the introductory summer seminars.Website with details: https://easc.osu.edu/events/ncta-seminar-2023

Join us for a virtual journey that will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. Focusing on the regions that comprise present-day China, Japan, and Korea, participants in this free online seminar will engage with experts and other educators in the field to explore major trends, global issues, and historic foundations that shape East Asian society. Through hands-on activities, films, lectures, and discussion, the cohort will learn about East Asia’s diverse cultures to enhance teaching resources in the classroom. A broad range of innovative teaching materials will be shared, engaging social-emotional learning (SEL), education in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), social studies, ELA, and other cross-curricular approaches to society and culture.

36 hour NCTA online seminar includes:

Orientation session May 15, 2023 (evening, online)
July 10 - 14 and July 17 - 22, 2023 (daily, online) 10:00am - 1:00pm ET.
Synchronous and Asynchronous sessions designed to optimize time together
Follow up in Sept, 2023 (online)
Benefits: $200 teaching materials, 36 contact hours, $300 stipend upon completion

Application deadline: June 15, 2023 (or when filled) will be given priority.

Details at: https://easc.osu.edu/events/ncta-seminar-2023

Educators will be contacted about acceptance to the seminar.

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Have you taken a NCTA 30-hour seminar or other East Asia survey for teachers before? If yes, when and where?

NCTA Alumni can receive credit if a teacher they referred is accepted and attends an NCTA Seminar. Did anyone recommend you apply to the NCTA Program? If so, please list their name and email address (if known) so we can confirm and they can receive a perk. Thank you.

Below, please include a statement (maximum of one page) describing what you teach, how the seminar material would fit into your classroom, and what you hope to gain from this seminar. If you prefer, this statement can be emailed to smith.12674@osu.edu (be sure to include your name and school).

I am committed to completing the summer seminar (30 hours), orientation and follow up sessions, if selected for this program, and understand that I will not receive the full benefits of the seminar unless I fulfill these commitments.

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If you are selected to participate, are you interested in purchasing graduate credit from The Ohio State University for this seminar (additional cost and paperwork)? (Specifying interest does not commit you to purchasing credit.)

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