ERIC Number: EJ1012478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Preparing Middle Grades Educators to Teach about World Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Reidel, Michelle; Draper, Christine
Social Studies, v104 n3 p115-122 2013
With the realities of standards-based accountability, it is imperative to model and demonstrate for students how subject areas and teaching methods transcend across traditional boundaries. In an effort to prepare future social studies educators to teach for global awareness and to meaningfully integrate critical literacy skills into their instruction, we initiated a collaborative model in our university's middle grades teacher education program with language arts and social studies methods courses. The development of cultural competency not only provides preservice teachers with the knowledge of diverse populations but also enables them to have an increased ability to affirm the cultures of others.
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Global Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teacher Education Programs, Social Studies, Language Arts, Methods Courses, Multicultural Education, Teaching Skills, Skill Development, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Competencies, Capacity Building, Course Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Collaboration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia; Texas
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