A Report on Overseas Teaching Practicum by Graduate Students in Elementary / Secondary Schools in the United States

This is a report on Overseas Teaching Practicum by Graduate Students in Elementary / Secondary Schools in the United States. As globalization of the society has been accelerated in an unprecedented rate, children in the 21st century need to develop heightened awareness as global citizens; similarly, future teachers need to develop enhanced awareness and skills in teaching young global citizens in the future. For this purpose, Global Partnership School Center, Hiroshima University, launched an overseas teaching practicum by graduate students in elementary / secondary schools in the state of North Carolina, United States. Reviewing the process from pre-program workshop to post-program workshop, a multi-national international collaboration model in education was suggested

A Report on Overseas Teaching Practicum by Graduate Students in Elementary / Secondary Schools in the United States (II)

This is a second year's report on overseas teaching practicum by Japanese graduate students in elementary / secondary schools in the United States in September 2007. It awaits no discussion that future teachers need to develop enhanced awareness and skills in teaching young global citizens in the future. For this purpose, Global Partnership School Center, Hiroshima University, conducted a second-year overseas teaching practicum by education-major graduate students in the United States. Reviewing the teaching practices and the participants' self reports, it was found that this innovative opportunity helped them raise their cross-cultural awareness and gain confidence in teaching