NCTA Nashville Asia
Program Summer Seminar
on the Campus of Belmont University
June
9-20, 2008
Teachers—Include
East Asia in Your Courses!
Only 25 Teachers will be accepted
Social Studies Teachers
Elementary Teachers
World History Teachers
World Geography Teachers
Librarians
World Literature Teachers
Art Teachers
Learn About China, Japan, Korea
What are the benefits?
Who is eligible?
How do I apply?
This is an Exceptional Professional
Development Opportunity
Receive Stipends and Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Curriculum
Materials
Nashville Seminar Brochure (pdf)
In cooperation with Belmont University, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will conduct a 30-hour seminar on East Asia on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville in June 2008. The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and the East Asian Curriculum Project of Columbia University have selected Nashville as the site of a special seminar on China, Japan, and Korea. The purpose of the seminar is to increase knowledge of the histories and cultures of these countries. This seminar is funded by the generosity of the Freeman Foundation.
Seminar leader Ronnie Littlejohn is Chairman of the Department and Professor of Philosophy at Belmont University, where he also is Director of Asian Studies. He has published several books and articles on comparative and Chinese philosophy and has won numerous teaching awards and professional honors.
The 25 teachers selected for the seminar will each receive a $500.00 stipend distributed in two installments and $200.00 worth of materials on China, Japan, and Korea. All enrolled teachers, after completing all aspects of the seminar, will receive an additional $300.00 to purchase materials on East Asia for their school.
Teachers and librarians in Nashville and surrounding counties in elementary, middle, and high schools who would like to learn more about East Asia and include Asia content in their curricula are eligible to apply.
In order to receive stipends and materials, participants must:
- Attend all sessions including the follow up session one Saturday morning in late fall.
- Complete readings and assignments.
- Develop approved lesson and action plans.
- Obtain verification from your principal or supervisor that, if returning to your current school in the fall of 2008, you will teach at least one section of Social Studies, World History, World Geography, World Literature or Art. If you are an elementary teacher or librarian, your supervisor must verify that some of your instructional time may be spent on Asia.
- More than one application per school is encouraged.
To apply for this seminar, please complete the Seminar Application (pdf), print, and fax or mail it, along with your essay, to the address provided on the application, on or before Friday, May 23. Applications are considered in the order they are received.
For further information about the NCTA Nashville summer seminar, please contact:
Peggy Pollock
Assistant Director, Asia Program
302 Pfeiffer Stagmaier Hall
Dept. #2222, 615 McCallie Avenue
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone: (423) 425-2118
Fax: (423) 425-5441
Email: edast@utc.edu
