Summer 2011
Field Study Opportunities in East Asia

Details and application information for the Summer 2012 Field Study will be posted on December 1, 2011. Please check back!

For NCTA Alumni in the states of:

Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and New York (lower)

Tentative Itineraries & Dates

Korea-China: June 8 - June 22
China-Japan: June 13-June 27
China-Vietnam: June 15-June 30
China only: July 6-July 19

Study Tour Goals

The goal of the Study Tour experience is to provide individual educators with professional development opportunities that will help expand their understanding of East Asia. As professional development opportunity for educators, the Study Tour is designed to provide a pivotal experience. It is the culmination of a period of classroom study (NCTA seminar) during which educators have acquired new professional expertise on East Asia. The Study Tour provides them with a practical experience helpful in utilizing this new expertise. The Study Tour will prepare educators to strengthen curriculum on East Asia in their school districts.

Study Tour Prerequisites

1) Completed a NCTA seminar in your state OR earned a minimum of 3 CEUs in NCTA on-line mini-courses.
2) Taught full-time for two years.
3) Currently teaching or supervising curriculum areas with significant Asia content.
4) Plan to teach or supervise full-time for the academic year following the Study Tour.
5) IF you have traveled previously on a NCTA Study Tour, you are NOT eligible to apply in 2011.