Internationalization in Education, International Education

New and Recent Developments

International Studies in Education

By integrating international perspectives into its teaching, research and public service, the College of Education seeks a comparative understanding of educational policies, institutions and practices. The goal is to find ways to enhance the learning of children, teachers, and other adults in the United States while contributing to the worldwide effort of educators to meet the economic, environmental, social, cultural and political challenges of our time

MSU Recruiting for Special Global Teacher Preparation Program

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The Department of Teacher Education is recruiting the first cohort of freshmen students for a special strand of teacher education known as The Global Educators Cohort Program. The goal of this special program is to prepare teachers to teach in a variety of cultural settings and from a global and international perspective.

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Longview-funded Partnership Supports Internationalization Efforts

Kristin Schwille The Partnership to Prepare Global and International Educators (P-GLIE) is a collaborative project to support global and international teaching in teacher education courses at MSU and in Michigan K-12 schools.

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Margo Glew Joins Department of Teacher Education

Glew Margo Glew (Ph.D Michigan State University, Second Language Acquisition) has become the coordinator of international initiatives for the Department of Teacher Education.

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Cheryl Bartz joins the Office of International Studies in Education

cheryl Cheryl Bartz, the new International Outreach Specialist, has started working at the Office of International Studies in Education. Her job is to support international initiatives throughout the College of Education and to collaborate with international units and projects through the university.

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Second Annual Internationalizing Michigan Education Conference

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The second annual Internationalizing Michigan Education conference is scheduled for April 18, 2008 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of MSU.

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MSU Preinternship Teaching Program in Malaysia in Summer 2008

The study abroad program which combines cultural immersion, teaching experience and learning about the host country will be offered in Malaysia for the first time in summer 2008. This program targets students in MSU’s teacher preparation program just after they complete their four-year Bachelor’s degree.

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Disability in a Diverse Society: Study Abroad in Ireland

Leahy A study abroad program in Ireland was inaugurated in summer 2007 by College of Education Professor Leahy and sponsored by the College’s Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies.

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New Education Faculty Members Strengthen International Capabilities

Of the eleven new faculty members in the College of Education for 2007-08, three are of immediate and particular importance to our internationalization efforts: Amita Chudgar, Cassandra Guarino and Kyle Greenwalt.

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Faculty Search Under Way for International Development Education (East Africa)

MSU is currently developing an inter-college, multidisciplinary effort to collaborate with African institutions and agencies to address problems of poverty, hunger, health and environment in Tanzania rural communities.

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MSU Confucius Institute Recognized Among the Best in the World

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Michigan State University’s Confucius Institute has been honored as a 2007 Confucius Institute of the Year, one of only four institutes in the United States and 20 of the 210 CIs worldwide to receive this designation.

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Results for MSU-led Six-Nation Study Released at National Press Club

The initial findings of an MSU led 6-country study of preparation of lower secondary school teachers to teach mathematics were released on December 11, 2007 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The study was featured as the front-page lead article in Education Week, Dec. 19, 2007.

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TEDS-M 2008, an International Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education.

The first international assessment of learning outcomes in higher education using national samples has started final data collection in seventeen participating countries. This study is known as TEDS-M for Teacher Education Study in Mathematics.

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship: Amy Jamison

Amy Jamison, a third-year doctoral student in MSU’s Educational Policy program, was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship to help fund her research on the effects of globalization on selected departments at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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