The NCTA National Coordinating Site at the Program for Teaching East Asia at
the University of Colorado is offering five online seminars and book groups
in fall 2017. TEA's NCTA online courses are open to teachers throughout the
United States. Grade level and teaching assignment priorities vary by
course. Courses will be open for registration beginning August 10, 2017.
Please link to each course flyer for specific details of class size, contact
hours, eligibility, and registration closing dates.
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-0>
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-0> Fall 2017 Book
Group: "China's Millennials: The Want Generation" with Author Eric Fish
(Sept. 22-Dec.11, 2017)
Take advantage of a rare opportunity to explore stories of China's
"millennials" with the author! Join author Eric Fish in a four-part online
book group on his highly acclaimed 2015 publication, China's Millennials:
The Want Generation. Flyer
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/china-book-group-flyer> and
registration
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/china-book-group-chinas-millennials> .
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-1>
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-1> Fall 2017 Book
Group: Stories from the Post-Mao Reform Era (Sept. 29-Nov. 20, 2017)
This book group will consider the reform era initiated by Deng Xiaoping in
the decades of the 1980s and '90s. Through interviews conducted by Liao
Yiwu, an internationally recognized chronicler of Chinese society,
participants will consider first-hand accounts of the impact of a new
government's new directions and goals on Chinese lives. These stories
provide insights into how late 20th-century China was experienced and
understood at the time. Flyer
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/stories-post-mao-reform-era-flyer>
and registration <http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/stories-post-mao-era>
.
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-2>
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-2> Fall 2017
Seminar: Issues in Contemporary China (Sept. 26-Dec. 11, 2017)
In this four-module seminar, participating teachers will investigate some of
the key issues in China that are making headlines and demonstrating its
changing nature. Topics include Xi Jinping's recentralization of power,
territorial disputes with Taiwan and about the South China Sea, general
foreign policy strategy in the context of China's rise, demographic changes,
environmental impacts, and more. Flyer
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/contemporary-chinese-issues-flyer>
and registration
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/china-seminar-issues-contemporary-chin
a> .
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-3>
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-3> Fall 2017
Seminar: Japan in the World: Cultural Encounters, 16th-19th Centuries (Sept.
28-Dec. 11, 2017)
Open to teachers of world history nationwide, this 24-hour course will
explore Japan's overlooked international relations with Asia and its
encounters with the West before, during, and after the Tokugawa era
(1600-1868). Participants will investigate teacher-developed lessons and
primary sources to use in their middle and high school world history
classrooms. Flyer <http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/japan-world-flyer>
and registration
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/tea-ncta-online-japan-course> .
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-4>
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/ncta/ncta-seminars-and-offerings/tea-sponsored
-ncta-seminar-sites-and-applications#cu_faq-entity_view_1-4> Fall 2017 Book
Group: Japan through Children's Literature: Kamakura, A Seaside Town (Oct.
6-Early Dec. 2017)
Through two books set in Kamakura by children's author Holly Thompson,
readers will explore history and geography of Kamakura (and Japan),
traditional and contemporary culture, and the lives of children in Japan
today. Open to elementary and middle school teachers. Flyer
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/japan-childrens-literature-flyer> and
registration
<http://www.colorado.edu/ptea/content/japan-through-childrens-literature-boo
k-group> .
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debbie
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