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    On July 13th we will be hosting a 6 hour, virtual workshop for Grade 6-12 Arkansas teachers, "Mapping Myths, Mapping Asia: Rediscovering Asia's Physical and Human Geography" in partnership with Wilbur D. Mills ESC. The synchronous session will take place between 9:00am and 12:00pm and the 3 hour asynchronous curriculum will be available after on Google Classroom.  Participants will receive 6 hours of continuing education credit, a $30 stipend, access to online resources and classroom teaching materials, as well as priority enrollment for future NCTA programming. Participation is limited to 20 people so apply as soon as possible!

    The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and the USC U.S.-China Institute are sponsoring a virtual seminar, offered to educators in all states, beginning on June 16, 2021 (2:00pm - 3:00pm). This seminar includes a weekly online live discussion each Tuesday from June 16th to July 14th as well as seminar-focused forum participation, a curriculum project, and a short essay assignment all focused on objects from art, industry, technology, and war to consider the richness of Japanese history. Upon completion of "Objects and Ritual in Japanese History", participants will receive 3 continuing education credits, online resources and materials for classroom use, and a certificate of completion. The deadline to apply is Sunday, June 13th. 

    On June 8th we will be hosting a 6 hour, virtual workshop for Arkansas teachers, "Exploring Global Questions in Asian Perspective". The first 3 hours of the workshop will be spent in a synchronous Zoom meeting and the last 3 hours will be spent asynchronously on Google Classroom. Participants will receive 6 hours of continuing education credit, a $30 stipend, $50 worth of books and classroom-ready materials, as well as priority access to future NCTA programs. Participation is limited to 20 people so apply as soon as possible!

    There will be an East Asia Professional Development Opportunity for West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Arkansas teachers on June 22nd and June 23rd, 2021. The first day of the workshop is virtual while the latter will take place at the University of Mississippi Southhaven Campus. Accepted participants will receive key issues of Asian Studies textbooks as well as $150 stipends. Participation is limited to twenty people so apply as soon as possible!

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    Housed within the Asian Studies Program at the University of Central Arkansas, the Arkansas NCTA aims to empower elementary and secondary school teachers to center East Asian art, literature, history, and culture in their classrooms.

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