Program for Teaching East Asia

The Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) at the University of Colorado Boulder Center for Asian Studies conducts national, regional, and state projects designed to enhance and expand teaching and learning about East Asia at the elementary and secondary school levels.

The mission of the Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) is to enhance and expand teaching and learning about China, Japan, the Koreas, and Taiwan in U.S. K-12 education and bridge the gap between cutting-edge scholarship in East Asian studies and the humanities and best practices in education.

Specific project activities in professional development for K-12 teachers include an annual offering of online seminars and workshops; annual summer institutes, and occasional co-sponsored study tours in East Asia for teachers. Other projects focus on classroom outreach, curriculum development, and curriculum consultation and reform related to Asia in K-12 education.