Preparing Teachers to
Teach about the World
Merry Merryfield, Professor, The Ohio State University
James Greenberg, Director, International Initiatives, College
of Education, University of Maryland
Betsy Devlin-Foltz, Executive Director, Longview
Foundation

The Challenge: Teachers Need Global
Expertise
Knowledge of the international dimensions of
their subject matter & a range of global issues
Pedagogical skills to help students analyze
primary sources from around the world,
appreciate multiple points of view, recognize &
address stereotyping
Commitment to assisting students become
responsible citizens of the world & their own
communities

Teacher Preparation for the Global Age
The Imperative for Change
•Scan of the field
•Promising strategies
•Recommendations

Promising Strategies
Create a globally oriented education culture
lead, plan, recruit, reward, provide professional learning for faculty
Deepen content knowledge gen ed, partner with Arts
and Sciences (inc Title VI centers, community & cultural orgs
Internationalize professional education
courses (methods, foundations, child dev, ELL, ed tech) & fieldwork
Provide international experiences at home, abroad,
online
Strengthen world language teacher education
update methods, increase capacity to teach less commonly taught
critical languages, and in early language, immersion, online

Internationalizing a College of
Education: The Case of the
GATE FELLOWS Program
Why, What, How?
Jim Greenberg
University of Maryland

WHY?
 In this day and age, why should we have to do
something special to promote internationalization?
 Why can’t we just make it happen?

What
 Successful internationalization requires support on
several dimensions, including:
 Leadership
 Infrastructure
 Faculty development… and buy-in
 Curriculum and climate change
 Resources

How
 THE GATE FELLOWS
 Professional Community
 Advocacy Core
 Learning -- from each other and outside
 Curriculum Transformation
 State Leadership