Toward Globally Competent Pedagogy
Wednesday, May 30, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 31, 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Houston, Texas
Join deans, principals, faculty members, and other international educators and explore ways to prepare globally competent teachers in schools and departments of education. Through collaborative discussions, participants in this two-day program will articulate the markers of content knowledge and best practice among teachers in K-12 classrooms focused on building global competence, and then consider how that competence can be developed in teacher education programs. Presentations by leaders in the field and video samples of globally competent teaching will stimulate the discussions. A key resource for the colloquium is the CCSSO and the Asia Society book, Educating for Global Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World.
Participants will leave with strategies for curriculum transformation and ways to help build students’ capacity to grasp global and cross-cultural issues, allowing them to teach effectively in today’s multicultural environment. Whether you're beginning to internationalize, or looking to deepen your practice, this event is for you.
Return to your institution with best practices and new strategies and a network of engaged colleagues.
You should attend:
- If you are charged with developing strategic internationalization plans or incorporating a global perspective into the teacher education curriculum.
- If you are a dean, faculty member, or program director from a school or department of education.
- If you support field work for preservice teachers to deepen their global competence.
- If you want to understand more about internationalization of teacher education and contribute your ideas.
What you will gain from participating:
Best practices and insights from leaders in the field of internationalizing teacher education.
How your school or department can be the driving force behind internationalizing the entire campus.
What teacher education programs outside the United States are doing that can inform internationalization in the United States.
Identifying challenges we must overcome to achieve the goal of internationalization.
What curricular content can and should include a global focus.
How to prepare teachers for globally proficient practice within the United States and abroad.
Registration
General registration for the colloquium and conference is now open. After you register, prepare for the colloquium with the Participants' Guide.
The colloquium fee includes lunch on Wednesday, breakfast on Thursday, and refreshments.
| Registration Pricing |
Member |
Nonmember |
| With full conference registration |
$279 |
$359 |
| Without full conference registration* |
$599 |
$599 |
*Special pricing ($599) is available for deans and faculty of colleges or departments of education, school principals, and superintendents who only want to participate in the colloquium and do not intend to stay the full conference week. Contact Samantha Katz at colloquiums@nafsa.org if you would like to take advantage of this pricing. It is not available through online registration.
Apply for Registration Support
The deadline has now passed.
