Internationalizing Teacher Preparation

The Longview Foundation is offering two cycles of funding (Spring 2010 and Fall 2010) focusing on expanding programs to internationalize pre-service teacher education. The program to internationalize pre-service teacher education supports activities to ensure that PK-12 teachers in all subject areas begin their careers with:

• Knowledge of the international dimensions of their subject matter and a range of global issues;
• Pedagogical skills to teach their students to analyze primary sources from around the world, appreciate multiple points of view, and recognize stereotyping
• A commitment to assisting students to become responsible citizens of the world and their own communities.

Amount: $15,000 - $30,000

Date due: January 15, 2010 (for Spring 2010); July 16, 2010 (for Fall 2010)

Grants are made to encourage teacher preparation programs to adopt a range of strategies on the home campus to develop the global expertise of future teachers. These include:

• Expanding programs for prospective world language teachers.
• Providing professional development for faculty and advisors
• Supporting revisions to the general and professional education requirements and courses for teachers
• Creating opportunities for fieldwork in internationally themed classrooms or multicultural communities in the United States
• Using technology to bridge international geographic and cultural barriers

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