Week 5: Teacher Preparation for Globalized Context: Teacher Education in China and in Canada Part 1

Teacher Education in China and in Canada (Session 3A) 

The study in the previous four weeks has helped you understand the cultural complexity inherent in globalization. This week focuses on how globalized contexts impact teacher education programs from East and West perspectives.

Read the articles in response to this week’s questions critically by reflecting on your own learning or teaching experience. We provide additional resources for those of you interested in expanding your knowledge of the Chinese language and culture and/or the English language and Canadian culture. 

 

Readings 

 

Assignments 

Infographic Reading Summary or Reflective Summary

You can choose either summarize your reading visually and creatively on one page or write a reflective summary in 2-3 pages (12 Times New Roman, Double Space) based on the provided readings and/or learning resources. 

 

Questions to Consider This Week: 

1. Discuss the two programs: Global Educator Cohort Program and the Reciprocal Learning Program. How are they different from the dominant discourse of teacher education?  

 

Resources for West- East Reciprocal Learning 

Language and Culture Learning Materials (English/Chinese) 

For non-Chinese native speakers:

  •  Amazing China—Tree Climbing Lesson | CCTV

  • Amazing China—The Tidal Bore of Qiantang River | CCTV

  • Amazing China—The Unfrozen River | CCTV

 

For non-English native speakers:

  • Worlds Collide | Canada: The Story of Us, Full Episode 2

 

 

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Global EdD (taught doctorate) in Remote Pedagogy and Stewardship Copyright © by Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; and ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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