PREPARING TO TEACH ABROAD CAPSTONE
Formulate and reflect on the obligations and responsibilities of teaching in contexts different from the US. Capstone provides field experiences with virtual, community, and campus organizations relevant to planning curriculum, teaching, and cross-cultural comparison of educational contexts. Addresses colonization and power, assumptions of difference, and cross-cultural awareness in teaching and learning.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: CURRIC 418 and 366 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on pedagogical and cultural differences relevant to teaching and learning in non-US settings, particularly issues of coloniality, power, and assumptions of difference. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Participate in field experiences that permit opportunities for cross-cultural learning and reflecting on issues of teaching, curriculum, and learning in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Consider inclusive practices that account social and cultural qualities of teaching in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Connect intellectual issues of teaching and learning with field experiences to inform future pedagogical practice in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on pedagogical and cultural differences relevant to teaching and learning in non-US settings, particularly issues of coloniality, power, and assumptions of difference. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Participate in field experiences that permit opportunities for cross-cultural learning and reflecting on issues of teaching, curriculum, and learning in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Consider inclusive practices that account social and cultural qualities of teaching in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Connect intellectual issues of teaching and learning with field experiences to inform future pedagogical practice in non-US settings. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027