The Elephant Vanishes and Other Short Stories

Taught by Cecilia Boyce, this six-week NCTA course will equip teachers with the knowledge and resources needed to incorporate the short fiction of Haruki Murakami into their literature classrooms. Through the exploration of Murakami’s short stories teachers will gain more insight into the cultural and historic subtext of Murakami’s stories while engaging in dialogue with other teachers.

• • Starts:
  • January 13, 2024
• • Ends:
  • February 25, 2024
• • Time Detail:
  • Asynchronous work with synchronous online lectures
• • Learning Format:
  • Online
• • Location details:
  • Canvas
• • Type of Course:
  • Seminars & Short Courses
• • Audience:
  • K-12 Educators
• • Offered to:
  • Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
• • Registration and Info:

  • Participants who complete the course and post-course survey will receive a $20 amazon gift card to cover the cost of course materials. Participants will also receive a certificate of completion for 12 contact hours. Registration deadline December 15, 2023.