Internationalizing Teacher Education in the U.S.

Colleges of education are often considered the least internationalized units on university campuses. To assess the accuracy of this statement, a research team from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education distributed a survey to U.S. teacher education programs inviting them to reflect on their campus's efforts to internationalize. In this article, the authors report on the state of internationalization of these teacher education programs, compared with results from a 2017 survey. The authors consider ideas for how to further internationalize in ways that are culturally and institutionally sustainable. This paper concludes by providing guidance for leading reflective discussions, advocating for internationalization from a cosmopolitan and cooperative stance, and increasing opportunities for internationalization in teacher education.