Geographic Alliance of Iowa

National Consortium for Teaching About Asia ( NCTA)

This National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) seminar is part of a national initiative designed to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in secondary world history, geography, and literature curricula. This 35 hour seminar will be held in Cedar Falls on seven Saturdays in Fall 2007. Each participant will receive $200 in core texts, a $300 personal stipend upon successful completion of all course requirements, and a $200 personal stipend for attending two follow-up meetings in the spring of 2008. In addition, participants will pick out $200 in exemplary curriculum materials for their school libraries at the first follow-up meeting.

Eligible participants are those who teach a secondary world geography, world history, or world literature course that requires the inclusion of the study of China or Japan and are at least two years from retirement. Two hours of licensure renewal credit is available through Grant Wood AEA at the participant’s own expense ($50 for 2 hours). This seminar does not apply towards a social studies endorsement. Participants who meet additional course requirements may receive up to two hours of University of Iowa graduate credit at a reduced cost. For more information, please see our website at http://www.uiowa.edu/~caps/ (click on Outreach) or contact rebecca-kessler@uiowa.edu  at the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies preferably by June 15, 2007.