Share Paper: Beyond Classroom Walls: Reimagining Teacher Education Through Global Collaboration

  1. Lotta Larson, Kansas State University, United States
  2. Kayln Hoppe, Kansas State University, United States
Friday, March 17 12:10-12:30 PM Toulouse B

Abstract: Remote teaching and learning afford unprecedented opportunities to propel education in new directions while engaging students in diverse learning experiences across time and space. To fully prepare students for their futures, we must also prepare them to navigate a global society in which they will collaborate, communicate, and create with others from around the world. To develop global-ready students, we must first cultivate global-ready teachers. This qualitative study explores a recent collaboration between American preservice teachers at Kansas State University and seventh-grade students at Instituto Bayard, an international school in Argentina. Goals of the collaboration included: 1) fostering English literacy ...