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Internationalizing Teacher Education: A Case Study of a School of Education
Get PDFSchools of Education across the US are some of the furthest behind in the race to internationalize departments across campuses in higher education. What does this mean for students in the K-12 classroom? The purpose of this case study is to explore the internationalization of teacher education within the context of a medium-sized state university in the South-East of the US. Working with the School of Education on this campus, qualitative interviews and surveys were administered to faculty and pre-service teachers to understand the extent of internationalization at the university, and the needs of the K-12 classroom. For this research, global competencies were identified to demonstrate the success of an internationalized teacher education program and were used to explore these research questions:
What factors affect the global education of pre-service teachers at the mid-sized South-Eastern University? How is the School of Education internationalizing teachers’ education and what changes would stakeholders like to see? What steps need to be taken to implement more comprehensive internationalization?
Using Knight’s Internationalization Framework and The Longview Foundation Framework for Internationalizing Teacher Preparation, this research explores the needs of K-12 students in the current classroom, challenges to internationalizing teacher education and the steps needed to successfully implement changes to the existing teacher education program. The research found state and national requirements for certification were believed to be a barrier but with strategic planning and faculty support, a more cohesive approach to international education can be integrated into the curriculum, programs, and campus programing
Los nuevos actores políticos de la izquierda chilena y el cambio al sistema político
No full textChile\u27s political system is in a state of flux. Between 2011 and 2013, student protests and other movements spread across the nation, enflaming latent resentment of the political institutions and demanding that the government respond to society\u27s problems. But despite this nearly unanimous public mandate, the political coalitions that control Chile have done little to temper the harsh neoliberal system, opting instead to go on serving the business and elite interests that profit from the country\u27s extreme inequality. In this context of dramatic disaffection with the powers that be, a group of new political actors have emerged from the student movement and are fighting their way into the system.
Principal among these new players are Revolución Democrática (Democratic Revolution), Izquierda Autónoma (the Autonomous Left) y Movimiento Autonomista (the Autonomous Movement). Though unified in their common goal of structural transformation, these groups represent a broad spectrum of positions of how best to confront the system, with some opting to plunge directly into the political institutions as formal parties and others preferring to remain further from the institutions and focus on challenging the system via social movements.
This investigation will examine how their ideologies, objectives, strategies, and tactics differ, how their origins as movements shape their trajectory, and how they perceive each other. In what ways do these insurgent political forces deal with the risk of over-institutionalizing and becoming the corrupted political forces they currently oppose? Throughout Chile\u27s history many well-intentioned reform movements have succumbed to this trap. And yet, one is only truly able to change the institutions from within them. This project will ultimately seek to understand how these three fledgling movements navigate institutionalism and make their place in the Chilean political system
Curiosity: From the Cradle to the Classroom
No full textWhere does curiosity come from? What forms does it take? How much do we know about this trait? This presentation explores the origins of curiosity and takes a practical look at how teachers can foster curiosity in the ESL/EFL classroom, with a focus on adult learners
Building Hope: An Experiential, Interfaith and Peacebuilding Leadership Curriculum Design for American, Israeli and Palestinian Teenagers
Get PDFThis research explores the design, implementation, and results of an interfaith and peacebuilding leadership curriculum prepared for the 2015 Jerusalem Peacebuilders Leadership Camp in Brattleboro, Vermont. Drawing upon different theories of moral and transformative leadership, experiential education, youth leadership, and peacebuilding and conflict transformation, this curriculum design offers a new and unique approach to leadership development for Israeli, Palestinian, and American teens. Spanning six 1.5-hour units, the curriculum includes: icebreaker and teambuilding activities, theory and practice connections, dialogue, and opportunities to practice leadership and peacebuilding skills on several small group projects. Supported by a literature review, eight interviews from youth leadership and peace-building practitioners and post-program survey data from fifteen youth participants, findings of this study included: the importance of shorter, more engaging learning sessions, the value of small group dialogue, insight into different qualities of leadership, and recommendations for activities and content to include in future leadership designs. Overall, this short-term leadership program model is arguably highly effective in the formation of young American, Israeli and Palestinian peace leaders
International Student Orientation: The Needs And Challenges Students Face Upon Arrival
Get PDFIn order to understand the international student experience and improve future orientation programming, international students attending the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Washington who attended the Fall 2015 Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) International Student Orientation shared their experiences regarding their arrival process. Through a series of post orientation surveys, focus groups, and individual interviews I attempted to answer the following questions: “What are the experiences of international students at the FIUTS Fall 2015 International Student Orientation?” and “What aspects of the orientation programming can be modified to address the needs and challenges that international students face during their transition to life in United States and studying at the University of Washington?” As the Orientation Assistant for the fall 2015 orientation, I was in charge of the planning, facilitation, and evaluation of the entire program of more than 2,300 incoming freshman, exchange, transfer, graduate, professional students, and visiting scholars that came to the university. The major findings unearthed the highlights of the student orientation experiences, revealed the challenges that international students faced on their arrival, garnered suggestions they had to improve future programming, and identified the resources they used and found most important during their acclimation process to the UW and the U.S. Themes included overall student satisfaction with the orientation programming and social events, resources used frequently by international students, the quality of information sessions attended by international students, challenges faced upon arrival into the United States and their suggestions regarding a resource fair for next year. Gathering the feedback from international students helped FIUTS understand how to refine and modify their programming for their Fall 2016 International Student Orientation programming
The Current State of Access to Basic Education for Syrian Refugee Children Living in the Za’atari Camp
Get PDFUsing Rodman’s (2006) International Education Analytical Inquiry Matrix as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this study is to examine the current state of access to basic primary education for Syrian Refugee Children Living in the Za’atari camp. Within the scope of this study, access is examined in three parts, including:
(1) Who is accessing education within Za’atari and who is not?
(2) How are certain groups accessing education?
(3) What is the learning environment of Za’atari?
In addition to addressing existing issues of access to basic education in Za’atari, this study examines efforts made towards increasing access. By examining the current state of access to education in Za’atari, this study addresses areas needing improvement, and possible next steps in the evolution of education for Syrian refugee children living in Jordan.
This case study offers a multi-layer approach to the qualitative research method. The Matrix Model (2006) used in this study has widened the perspective to include multi-sector and multi-national lenses, which establishes the dimensions of how education is accessed in Za’atari. Disadvantages of this study were also noted, which include all interviews being conducted in English and in a different time zone. The research revealed that the current literature is focused on quantity, where the research participants noted quality of education access is what is needed the most. The results of this study can be used to further examine the state of educational access within Syrian refugee crisis. Additionally, this study provides insight into the current state of access, as perceived by Social Sector Organization employees working in Za’atari refugee camp.
Keywords: Refugee, Syria, Basic Education, Right of Education, Syrian, Jordan, Za’atari, Education Access, Refugee Camp, Arab Spring, MEN
How to Incorporate Short Films to Activate 4 Skills
Get PDFJust a few minutes might change someone’s life. There are a great number of heartwarming short films on the Internet. These films are waiting for your students to watch them. The presenter will guide participants on how to incorporate films into English lessons to enhance the learner’s intercultural communicative competence
Gamifying Social Justice in the English Classroom
No full textEnglish has a power to build a peaceful world. In this workshop, participant will experience the dynamics of trade between developed and developing countries through a game. The presenter will provide examples of pre- and post-stage activities to introduce the game in English classroom, too
Expression Through Drama: Linking prosody, embodiment and emotional awareness
Get PDFDrama activities give students opportunities to practice expressing embodied emotions in a safe space. Focusing on emotional expression helps students make connections between the suprasegmental components of pronunciation and the meanings they carry. Participants will experience these exercises and learn strategies for implementing them in their own classrooms
Integrating Evaluative Thinking into Organisational Practice: a Case Study of Lutino Adunu in Uganda
Get PDFNorthern Uganda is still recovering from over two decades of civil war between the Government of Uganda and the Lord Resistance Army (LRA). The conflict created over 1.8 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who sought refuge in camps for 23 years. Around 80% of the affected population are mainly women and children. The displacement in the region caused large-scale loss of social and economic infrastructure, together with the productive resources. This contributed to the erosion of the social and financial capital of the affected areas population, forcing the population to depend on non-sustainable aid and relief services provided by international and local organizations. As the displaced populations have left the camps and have started to rebuild their lives following the signing of Cessation of Hostility Agreement in 2006 at the Juba Peace Talks, the communities in northern Uganda continue to face several challenges including education, inadequate health system, and HIV/AIDS among others. Despite the various post-war initiatives implemented in northern Uganda, there is little impact to demonstrate the worth of billions of dollars spent in the reconstruction of northern Uganda. Lutino Adunu (LA) was founded to address some of these challenges. However, Lutino Adunu recognizes that for effective and efficient projection of impact, Lutino Adunu needs to design a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system, build staff capacity, and integrate evaluative thinking and evaluative culture into the organizational practice. This research paper is focused on exploring how to integrate evaluative thinking (ET) into organizational practice, with a case study of Lutino Adunu, a community-based organization in northern Uganda. The organization was established with a vision of a transformed society where children’s educational rights are held in high esteem. The objective of this research is to adopt a flexible evaluative think model and make recommendations to LA on how to integrate ET into its organizational practice. The study revised the Evaluation Capacity Building Model designed by Preskills, and Boyle (2008) and Evaluative Thinking Assessment Tools developed by Bruner Foundation and drew learnings that will support the integration of evaluative thinking into Lutino Adunu. The 9 | Page research finding indicates that evaluative thinking is indeed a critical component of an organization motivated by a firm belief and value for evidence. Future study will focus on how to change staff\u27s perception on how to integrate evaluative culture into organizational practice