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practices to prepare our youth to be college and career ready. In addition, IKEN provides Korean
Language teachers with IKEN Korean Online Contents and a free Korean Online course.
www.ikeneducate.org Korean Online Content is aligned with the Standards for Foreign Language
Learning in the 21st Century and developed to achieve the goal of the 5 Cs: Communication, Culture,
Comparison, Connection, and Community)
National Korean Studies Seminar – http://nationalkoreanstudies.com (The National Korean Studies
Seminar informs educators about Korea and Korean Americans in order to promote cross-cultural
understanding. It is the only organization established by experienced award-winning educators who have
created workshops on Korea throughout the United States for more than a decade. The programs offer
opportunities for K-12 educators of all disciplines to learn about Korean history and culture, Korean
American students, and their families. Both organizers have received awards from the Republic of South
Korea and national organizations within the United States)
The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) http://www.nctasia.org (Funded by the
Freeman Foundation, the NCTA is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning
about Asia in world history, geography, social studies, and literature courses. NCTA offers
educational programs in different delivery methods to accommodate the different needs, schedules and
preferences of teachers. Whether in our online courses or more traditional classroom settings, participants
interact with East Asia specialists, are introduced to extensive readings and other materials, and discuss
effective strategies for bringing East Asia into their classrooms. There are also opportunities for
fellowships to study and travel in Asia).
Environment:
DMZ Forum: For Peace and Nature Conservation - www.dmzforum.org (Information about
conservationists' work toward establishing a peace park and environmental laboratory in the Korean
Demilitarized Zone)
Films:
Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) - www.aems.illinois.edu (This service helps educators find
multimedia resources for teaching about Asia in order to promote understanding of Asian cultures and
peoples)
Asian Pacific Online Films Library - http://www.asianfilms.org (This site provides an understanding of
the Asian and Pacific Island film cultures)
Korean Films - http://koreanfilm.org (Extensive information is provided on Korean films and includes
film reviews, interviews with actors and filmmakers, and reports on festivals)
History/Culture:
Asian Education Media Service - http://www.aems.uiuc.edu (Assists educators in locating outstanding
multi-media resources on Asia)
Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles - http://www.kccla.org (This site includes considerable information
about Korea: culture, economy, government, history, Korea in the world, life in Korea, speaking Korea,
sports, and tourism)
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