Twenty first century teachers need to be proficient in technology, skilled as reflective practitioners, and able to reflect on diversity in a myriad of ways: learning styles, special needs, cultural differences, racial differences, developmentally appropriate differences, teaching styles, and personality differences of children, teachers, parents,…

International exchange and training programs play a significant role in the development of international cooperation between educators from different nations. More and more teachers and school administrators participate in exchange programs and implement new curricular and instructional practices in their institutions. This paper presents findings…

Describes efforts to implement an international program between the Montessori program at Xavier University and Korea and Taiwan. Describes eight challenges confronting the project: (1) communication; (2) class participation; (3) sharing culture with the American students; (4) transportation; (5) connection with others; (6) visas and immigration…