"The rising generation of young people here & in Asia need to learn much
more about each other because they will be building & sharing the same
future." -Colin Powell

The 2008 Teaching East Asia seminar series, offered by the National
Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) provides an exciting opportunity
for Maine educators to learn about history, culture, literature, and art of
China, Japan, and Korea from the state's top scholars of East Asian
studies.

The program begins on Thursday, Jan. 17th from 4:00­8:00. Participants
choose FIVE other sessions from the schedule. The sessions dates include
five Saturday dates ( Jan. 19, Feb 2, Mar. 1, Mar. 15, Apr. 5) and one
Friday (Feb. 29). Sessions run from 9:00-3:30. This year's program will be
held at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

*****The program is free and, as incentives to their participation, teachers
      receive:
*****$500 in stipends;
*****$200 in books for their personal libraries
*****$300 in mini-grants to purchase curriculum materials for their classrooms;
      eligibility to apply for study tour opportunities to China, Japan, or
      Korea;
*****3 CEUs or optional university credits (university credit at an additional
charge)

TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION for the NCTA: Teaching East Asia seminar, complete
the online request form at
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=DA3BY166jb3k64_2fkSr2PKw_3d_3d>.
Enrollment limited to 20 participants. Please apply immediately.

For more information about this program, please call or email Ryan Bradeen,
Seminar Leader, 207 942 7146, rbradeen@gmail.com.

NCTA is a national organization <http://www.nctasia.org> offering seminars
about East Asia to K-12 teachers around the country to provide teachers with
the curriculum background from which to include East Asian content in their
classrooms. Funding for the program is generously provided by the Freeman
Foundation.

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Ryan Bradeen
Seminar Leader, Central Maine
National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA)

47 Main Street, Suite 210
Bangor, ME 04401
207 942 7146 (voice)
207 990 6068 (fax)
rbradeen@gmail.com