Making My Time Count: Attempting Global Education as a Substitute Teacher in the K-12 Classroom

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  • Jessica Scalzo Indepedent Scholar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20355/C5MG60

Abstract

This paper explores substitute teaching as a potential site for transformational Global Education. I use autoethnography to better understand my experiences as a teacher and learner, how I became a substitute teacher, and my desire to use a critical pedagogy and Global Education framework for my teaching practice in a guest teacher context. Perceptions of substitute teachers, challenges faced by substitute teachers, possible barriers to effective teaching and learning while a temporary presence, as well as various conceptions of Global Education are explored, along with where these two seemingly disparate worlds may intersect. I investigate the limits of current research regarding substitute teachers and make recommendations for embedding Global Education in the substitute teaching practice.

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Published

2014-08-20

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2014)

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