K-16 Professional Development
As part of its outreach mission, EASC offers teacher training seminars throughout the year to help K-16 educators incorporate aspects of East Asia into their curriculum. Programs vary in format and topic from year to year. Professional development opportunities for this year are:
Programs for 2025-26:
- July 13 - 16, 2026 (Online): NCTA Foundational Seminar Crossroads of East Asia: Movement through Time and Place. July 13-16, 2026: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET synchronous, plus orientation, follow up and asynchronous sessions. (36 contact hours)
- Mar. 12, 2026 (Vancouver, CA): CTA Day: Asian Voices, Perspectives, and Stories Across Time and Place (9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., in person).
- Feb. 16, 2026 (Online): NCTA Workshop: Virtual Japan Experience: Putting it into Practice (2.0 contact hours, synchronous)
- Feb. 10, 2026 (Online): Winter Book Club for Educators: When Spring Comes to the DMZ (2.0 contact hours, synchronous)
- Dec. 6, 2025: National Council for Social Studies 2025: Bringing East Asia into your Classroom: The Virtual Japan Experience Series
- Nov. 18, 2025 (Online): NCTA Workshop (Tokaido Road): Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) 2025 Japan Series (1.5 contact hours, synchronous)
- Nov. 15, 2025 (Columbus, OH): Ohio Art Education Association 2025 Conference: Folding it into the Curriculum: Origami and STEAM
- Oct. 21, 2025 (Online): NCTA Workshop (Origami): Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) 2025 Japan Series (1.5 contact hours, synchronous)
- Oct. 18, 2025 (Columbus, OH): OATJ Anniversary Conference and Reception
- Oct. 17, 2025 (Columbus, OH): East Asia Day 2025 (high school students studying East Asian languages or cultures)
- Oct. 4, 2025 (Online): Global Teacher Fellows Program: Global Tech Innovations in East Asia (3 contact hours, synchronous)
- Sept. 30, 2025 (Online): NCTA Workshop (Temples and Shrines): Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) 2025 Japan Series (1.5 contact hours, synchronous)
Programs for 2024-25:
- CTA Day: Asian Comics and Graphic Novels: The Art of Teaching with Visual Culture Mar. 13, 2025 (9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., in person).
- Jan. 7, 2025 (7 - 8:30 p.m. ET, online) NCTA Workshop: Samurai, Kissing Circles, and the Geometry of Shinto Shrines Jan. 7, 2025 (7 - 8:30 p.m. ET, online).
- National Council for Social Studies 2024: Creating Global Competency: Interactive Take & Go Series Nov. 23, 2024.
- National Council for Social Studies 2024: How to Teach the Ancient World (Poster) Nov. 22, 2024.
- Ohio Art Education Association 2024: The Art of Storytelling: Creating Japanese Kamishibai Nov. 9, 2024.
- OATJ Fall Meeting, Self-regulated learning to develop the ability to learn independently. (1 - 3:30 p.m. ET) Nov. 2, 2024.
- Ohio Council for Social Studies 2024: Creating Global Competency: Interactive Take & Go Series Oct. 15, 2024.
- Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs 2024: Bringing East Asian Context into Classrooms through Interactive Online Resources Sept. 13, 2024.
- Midwest Sijo (Korean Poetry) Student Competition. Oct. 15, 2024 Deadline.
- Asynchronous Sijo Teacher Workshop. Oct. 15, 2024 Deadline.
- NCTA Workshop: What Makes K-Pop? The Importance of K-Pop Fandom. (7-8:30 p.m. ET) Sept. 24, 2024.
- Global Teacher Fellow Workshop: The Ainu, The Indigenous People of Japan (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET) Sept. 21, 2024.
- Global Teacher Fellow Program Year long program Sept. 2024 – March 2025
Past Programs
- NCTA Foundational Seminar Crossroads of East Asia: Movement through Time and Place. Synchronous (July 15-19, 2024: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET) plus orientation, follow up and asynchronous sessions.
- Global Teacher Seminar 2024 Global Efforts to Alleviate Food Insecurity and Poverty. Synchronous (June 10 – 14, 2024: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET plus orientation, follow up).
- NCTA Workshop: Take & Go Series: Lessons on Demand: Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization with the author (7:30 - 8:30pm ET). Feb. 20, 2024.
- Ohio-Kentucky Sijo Student Competition. Feb. 15, 2024 Deadline.
- Sijo Teacher Workshop (Asynchronous). Feb. 15, 2024 Deadline.
- World in Film: A Long Way Home: Film Screening and Discussion with the Filmmaker. Feb. 3, 2024
- NCTA Workshop: Take & Go Into the Classroom Series: Lessons on Demand: Modern Chinese History with the author. (7:30 - 8:30pm ET) Jan. 30, 2024.
- Traditions and Change: Book Club for Educators: Lady Murasaki’s Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition with the author (7-9pm ET) Dec. 11, 2023.
- Global Teacher Fellow Program Year long program August 2023 – March 2024.
- No Peace, No Unity: The “End” of the Korean War and Its Legacy, 1953-2023 Symposium (4:30 - 6:30 pm ET), Nov. 8, 2023.
- Aileen Smith, “My 50-Year Journey: Minamata Followed by Fukushima” Lecture (4:30 - 6pm ET) remote access for teachers only, Oct. 27, 2023.
- Minamata: Teacher Discussion and Film Screening (4:30 - 5pm educators only, 5:30 - 8pm film screening ET), Oct. 26, 2023.
- Ohio Council for Social Studies 2023: Bringing East Asia into the Classroom Oct. 16, 2023.
- Voyage of the Phoenix of Hiroshima (1954-1958): Exploring the Legacies of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima (1-3pm ET) Sept. 9, 2023.
- Global Teacher Seminar 2023: Global Movement of Goods and People (1:30 - 4:30 ET, daily, M-F), July 17-21 2023
- National Consortium for Teaching about Asia Seminar: Foundational Seminar: Crossroads of East Asia, STEAM, and SEL (10am-1pm ET daily, M-F). July 10-21, 2023
- Global Teacher Fellow Program Year long program September 2022 – March 2023
- Ohio-Kentucky Sijo Student Competition (all K-12 students in Ohio and Kentucky, prizes for students, benefit for teacher of place winners) Apr. 1, 2023 Deadline
- Sijo Teacher Workshop (Asynchronous) (Online) Apr. 1, 2023 Deadline
- NCTA Workshop: Folding it into the Curriculum: Origami and STEAM in the K-12 Classroom (5:30 - 8:30pm ET, Online) Jan. 31, 2023
- Sijo Workshop: You Know Haiku, Now Try Sijo (6:00- 7:30pm ET, Online) Jan. 25, 2023
- OATJ Fall Meeting: Proficiency-Based Design: How to Build Assessments and Activities Fostering the Three Modes of Communication (12:00 - 2:00pm ET) Nov. 8, 2022\
- Edo Avant Garde: Film Screening, Director Discussion, Classroom Connections (12:30 - 3:30pm ET) Sept. 24, 2022
- Teaching for Changemaking: Challenges and Opportunities for Taking Action in the Classroom (1:00 - 3:00pm ET) Sept. 17, 2022
- National Consortium for Teaching about Asia Seminar: Mapping Past & Present: Spirits & Beasts of East Asia (1-4pm ET daily, M-F, 10 days) July 11 - 22, 2022
- Global Competency and the UN's Global Goals (30 Contact Hours, Asynchronous, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET) June 27-30, 2022
- Sijo Teacher Workshop (2 contact hours, Asynchronous) Jan - May, 2022
- Ohio-Kentucky Sijo Student Competition (all K-12 students in Ohio and Kentucky, prizes for students) Jan - May, 2022
- OATJ Spring Workshop Supporting our Students: Building Connections for Communication (10am - 12pm ET) April 9, 2022
- Sijo Teacher Workshop with Dr. Mark Peterson (Synchronous, 7-8:30pm ET) April 4, 2022
- NCTA: Exploring Manga, Science, Peace & Politics: The Path of Snakes & Ladders (10am-12pm ET) Feb. 19, 2022
- Chinese Language Teacher Workshop: “Go real: Create Authentic Learning Experience for All Learners” (2pm – 4pm ET) Feb. 19, 2022
- Connections: Chinese Language Teacher Virtual Huddle DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) (5:00-6:00pm ET) Nov. 17, 2021
- OATJ Fall Meeting: DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Workshop for Japanese Language Professionals of Ohio (11am - 1pm ET) Nov. 13, 2021
- Connections: Chinese Language Teacher Virtual Huddle Sharing Best Practices: Resources used in the classroom (4:30-5:30pm ET) Oct. 20, 2021
- Global Teacher Fellow Program Year long program August 2021 – March 2022.
- Connections: Chinese Language Teacher Virtual Huddle (4-5pm) 3rd Tuesdays, Feb - May, 2021
- NCTA: More Than Just K-POP: Take the Journey of Korea (10am - 12pm) Feb. 13, 2021
- Sijo Teacher Workshop (2 contact hours, Asynchronous) Feb - May 1, 2021
- Ohio Sijo Student Competition (all K-12 students in Ohio, benefit for teacher of place winners) Feb - May 1, 2021
- Developing Interpersonal Communication through Genre Theory: A Core Practice for World Language Core Practices for Chinese Language Teachers (9am -12pm, 2 parts) – Feb. 20 and Feb. 27, 2021
- Global Teacher Seminar: Global Social Justice, Activism, and Protests (9am-12pm daily) June 7 - 18, 2021
- National Consortium for Teaching about Asia Seminar: The Journey of East Asia: Adventures Through Stories, Games, and Maps (1-3pm daily, 10 days) – July 12-23, 2021
- Global Teacher Fellow Program (Year long program August 2020 – March 2021)
- NCTA: Origami: The Crucial Folds (1-4pm) Sept. 12, 2020
- NCTA: PICTURE THIS: Traveling Through Time With Japanese Art and Manga (1-3pm) October 10, 2020
K- 16 Program Types
For teachers with busy schedules, EASC offers one-day content workshops on various topics. Through their attendance, teachers acquire information and resources on the topic of focus, become familiar with university experts, and learn about support that universities can provide for their teaching. Contact hour certificates are provided. Access to programs held in conjunction with the workshop, such as conferences or exhibitions on campus, may also be available. Recent examples include:
- ACTFL Writing Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization Workshops for East Asian language teachers
For teachers looking for a more in-depth experience, EASC organizes multi-day seminars which incorporate both area studies content, through daily lectures, discussions and reading assignments, as well as pedagogical approaches, through the expertise of affiliated College of Education faculty or a master teacher and lesson plan development projects. Participants in these seminars may receive stipends for their time, additional resources, continuing education unit certificates and increased opportunities for building a network of teachers with similar interests. These seminars often have a lead faculty member to conceptualize the project as well as additional faculty speakers to broaden the content covered. Recent examples include:
- "Bringing Korea into the Classroom" Seminar
- Global Teacher Seminar
For teachers interested in sustained engagement with a topic or world region, EASC organizes long-term professional development programs, with support from external funding agencies. These programs often take the form of a semester-long course or intensive summer institute with significant follow-up components over time. Substantial out-of-class assignments including readings, writing and presentations, lesson plan development projects with classroom implementation assignments, as well as final reports and follow-up events are often required. Long-term programs provide a fully immersive academic environment, as they are often residential in nature. Teachers receive feedback from peers and instructors on teaching ideas and how to tie material to applicable standards. EASC often provides teaching resources, stipends for participants, resource-buying grants for their schools, continuing education unit certificates and the option for participants to receive graduate credit. Recent examples include:
- National Consortium for Teaching about Asia seminars
The East Asian Studies Center offers various teacher training workshops for faculty and graduate students at The Ohio State University and other institutions. Workshop formats and topics vary by year. Training is available for both East Asian language educators as well as East Asian area studies educators.
For faculty and graduate students who teach Chinese, Japanese, or Korean language at the college level, EASC hosts workshops to train faculty in topics such as pedagogy and assessment. Recent examples include:
- ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Workshops for East Asian language teachers
- ACTFL Writing Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization Workshops for East Asian language teachers
The East Asian Studies Center offers various teacher training workshops for faculty and graduate students at The Ohio State University and other institutions. Workshop formats and topics vary by year. Training is available for both East Asian language educators as well as East Asian area studies educators.
For faculty and graduate students who teach East Asian area studies at the college level, EASC hosts workshops on a variety of topics, led by faculty or external experts.