Week 6: Teacher Preparation for Globalized Context: Teacher Education in China and in Canada Part 2

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

Based on the previous week’s study, this week brings you to think further on teacher education programs, specifically on embodied knowledge and transcultural experiences in teacher education programs between West and East.

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. What is your view on the statement of Craig et al. (2018) that “embodied knowledge sits at the heart of teaching and teacher education” (p. 329)? What are some of the most important characteristics of the teacher’s role in cross-cultural contexts?

 

2. Educational systems vary between countries. Choose one of these two options. Elaborate on your reasoning.

  • Identify the differences between education systems for comparative studies.
  • Search for the strengths of each other’s educational system to achieve the goal of reciprocal learning?

 

Resources for West- East Reciprocal Learning 

  • What makes a good teacher great? | Azul Terronez | TEDxSantoDomingo

  • A Tale of Two Teachers | Melissa Crum | TEDxColumbusWomen

Language and Culture Learning Materials (English/Chinese) 

For non-Chinese native speakers:

  • Amazing China—The Road Under the Water | CCTV

  • Amazing China—Natural Karst Museum | CCTV

  • Amazing China—The Bubbling Chinese Giant Salamander | CCTV

 

For non-English native speakers:

  • Worlds Collide | Canada: The Story of Us, Full Episode 3

 

 

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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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