Learning from Each Other’s Successes:

Preparing Teachers for the Global Classroom

Pixita del Prado Hill, Ed.D.

SUNY, Buffalo State, New York

Project Goals

• Promote English language learning in Chile

• Promote global awareness in US classrooms

English Language Learning in Chile

Simce de Inglés: Un 11% de los alumnos comprende

frases cotidianas y textos breves (La Tercera,

24/03/2011).

The Spanish Language in the US

Latino students are the largest growing ethnic minority

in US public schools with documented Hispanics now

comprising almost 20% of public school enrollment

(ED, 2006). However, approximately 85% of all

elementary and secondary

teachers are European

American (Bureau of Labor

Statistics, 2008), and the majority

are monolingual (NEA, 2003).

Goals for Universidad Mayor

• Increased opportunities for English language learning for teacher candidates for more effective teaching of English in Chilean schools

• Increased opportunities for English language learning for faculty for more effective teaching and professional development

• Desire to provide professional development opportunities for practicing teachers who partner with the university

Goals for the Childhood Education

Department at Buffalo State

• Increased opportunities for teacher candidates to expand global awareness for more effective teaching of diverse groups of students in US public schools

• Develop partnerships with Universidad Mayor to promote Spanish language learning for teacher candidates and faculty

International PDS • Creation of an international Professional

Development School partnership to support the

development of teacher candidates, teachers,

school leaders, children, and university faculty in

Santiago and Buffalo

(more about this during Session L from

12:25-1:10 to include travel to Zambia

and Chile)

Teaching

• Co-teaching a course on curriculum theory and

practice in the English Education Department

Professional Development

• Offering seminars to provide professional development opportunities for the teacher candidates and faculty of the English Education Department at the Santiago and Temuco campuses as well as for

practicing teachers

1. Concept-based curriculum

2. Formative assessment

3. Differentiated instruction 4. Culturally relevant & responsive

pedagogy

5. Using literacy strategies for more

effective content area teaching

Mentoring

• Developing a mentor program whereby upper

division students practice English language and

pedagogical skills while providing support and

guidance to lower division students

Professional Portfolio Development

• Begin portfolio development in the first year with

common course assignments used as artifacts

• A mechanism to align the curriculum and revisit

program expectations

Global Book Project

• Establishing the Global Book Project to promote English language literacy and global awareness for both teacher candidates and children at Escuela Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, Numero 25

If you are interested in a travel abroad experience

through the Fulbright Commission…

The Fulbright Program offers grants to study, teach

and conduct research for U.S. citizens to go abroad

and non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States.

Opportunities for university faculty…

• The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers opportunities for U.S.

scholars, artists and professionals to conduct research, lecture,

and/or consult with other scholars and institutions abroad

http://fulbright.state.gov/grants/scholar-program/us-citizen.html

Opportunities for practicing teachers…

• The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange is a direct one-to-one

exchange of approximately 120 teachers from primary and

secondary schools. The program operates between the United States

and seven countries worldwide.

http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/cte.cfm

• The Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program sends U.S.

teachers abroad and brings international teachers to the United

States for a semester to pursue individual projects, conduct research,

and lead master classes or seminars. The program is open to teachers

from the United States and selected countries in multiple world

regions. http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/dteIndex.cfm

Opportunities for students…

• The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships

for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate

students, young professionals and artists to study,

conduct research, and/or teach English abroad.

http://fulbright.state.gov/grants/student-

program/u-s-citizen.html

Thank you!

delprapm@buffalostate.edu