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Informationen zum Autor Beverly D. Shaklee is professor and director of the Center for International Education, College of Education and Human Development, at George Mason University. She serves as member of the Board of Trustees for the Alliance for International Education. Her areas of research and scholarship include international teacher education, peace education for teachers and international mindedness in U.S. teachers.Supriya Baily is assistant professor at George Mason University, where she works with practicing teachers in the Initiatives in Educational Transformation Master's Program. Her research interests address issues of power and nonformal education among rural women, the challenges facing secondary education in India, and the role of internationalism in teacher preparation. Klappentext Internationalizing Teacher Education in the United States offers practical and theoretical explanations of teacher educators' vital role in the education of culturally diverse student populations in the US. It examines issues surrounding the internationalization of teacher education in the US, explains current barriers to such changes, and offers possible solutions for teacher education programs to consider. Zusammenfassung "This book addresses the role of internationalization as conceptual framework for U.S. teacher education in a time of globalization. The authors especially believe that it is helpful for new teachers to have a strong foundation in order to ensure that the students that they work with will be better prepared for an increasingly interdependent world"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Framework for Internationalizing Teacher Preparation Beverly D. Shaklee and Supriya BailySection I. Preparations for Teaching International Populations: What Are the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes? Chapter 1: A Comparison of K-12 Multicultural and International Education in the United States Natasha G. KolarChapter 2: Intra-Intercultural Competence for Teaching and Learning Kenneth CushnerChapter 3: The Critical Role of Language in International Classrooms Rebecca K. Fox Chapter 4: One Size Fits All: Balancing Internationalization and Standardization of the U.S. Education System Laura C. Engel and Kate Olden Chapter 5: Global Perspectives on the Internationalization of Teacher Education: Through an Australian LensLibby TudballSection II. Areas of Complexity and Confluence: Questions Still to Be Answered in U.S. Schools and Teacher Education Chapter 6: Engaging Teachers in Building Relationships with International Families Monimalika DayChapter 7: Redefining Vulnerability in American Schools: Reaching and Teaching Students after International CrisesSupriya BailyChapter 8: Understanding Secondary Models for Advanced Programs in the United States Kimberley DalyChapter 9: STEM Disciplines and World Languages: Influences from an International Teacher Exchange Wendy M. Frazier, Rebecca K. Fox, and Margret A. Hjalmarson.Chapter 10: Pedagogical Diversity and the Need for Contextually Responsive Teacher Education in the United StatesRachel Grant and Maryam SalahshoorChapter 11: Expanding Horizons through Technology for Teachers and Students Debra SpragueSection III. Concluding Thoughts: Developing Opportunities to Internationalize Teacher EducationBeverly D. Shaklee...
