Internet and Project Competence/group4

• Kathrin Bogenrieder

• Katharina Band

• Marissa J. Williams

• Meredith N. McGuirt

• Ashley F. Coberly

• Chelsea M. Watson

• Regina L. Barnhardt

• Mark A. Rhoden

• Sidney L. Truesdale

• kathi0102
• KatharinaB.
• SewAqua

• mnmcguir

• acoberly

• cwatso41

• rlbarnha

• Mrhoden

• sltruesd

• kathrin.bogenrieder@arcor.de

• katharina_band@gmx.de

• mjwilli2@uncc.edu
• mnmcguir@uncc.edu
• acoberly@uncc.edu

• cwatso41@uncc.edu

• rlbarnha@uncc.edu

• mrhoden1@uncc.edu

• sltruesd@uncc.edu

USA-

• Concentrations for UNC-Charlotte Students
• Concentrations areas include English and Communications, Mathematics, Social Studies, Visual and Preforming Arts, Science, and International Studies.
• Your concentration can include two areas of specialization

Germany-

• No concentration/specialization for German Students
• Specialization available through further trainings in Germany

• International Projects in Elementary/Primary Classrooms
• PenPals
• Where are the differences in areas of specialization between Germany and USA
• Are there different concepts of the term "specialization"?
• Which "areas of specialization" exist in the USA? Are there specializations available through further trainings? Is there specialization in the elementary teacher education in the USA?
• What are the advantages/disadvantags of specialization in both Germany and the U.S.?
• Without areas of specialization what is a teacher cabable of??
• How do we decide what to specialize in?
• Are some subjects more important to specialize in than others?
• How do we accomodate for our lack of knowledge in areas we are not specialized in?
• Is there specific training for teachers in Germany to help teachers teach certain subjects
• What subjects do you teach on a daily basis in Germany

• Germany looks at specialization as taking classes to specifically teach in certain areas
• North Carolina, USA looks at specialization in terms of cocentration and are extra classes taken in order to be a mini-expert on a subject. This is part of the inital lincensure/teaching certificate.
• These sorts of international projects can be helpful for all of our future students to engage in. These projects help with global awareness and respect of other cultures.
• To build our knowledge in the area we are not specialized in there are workshops,classes can be taken, talk to advisors for suggestions, gain knowledge through tutoring.

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• Marissa
• Katharina/Kathrin
• Meredith
• Chelsea/Ashley
• Katharina/Kathrin
• Mark/Sidney