Abstract: This research is to share qualitative data of one preservice teacher, and one early childhood entrepreneur, who educated young children in an exclusive outdoor preschool.The study was conducted in a rural community where most preschools were held in the traditional venue-inside. The Coronavirus-19 pandemic presented many obstacles to the placement of preservice teachers in an appropriate early childhood setting. The university discouraged all... More

Abstract: Japanese strictly distinguish between inside and outside, that is, they have a strong sense of inside and outside. The character has penetrated the study and life of Japanese students. Living in a different cultural environment, Japanese students are more influenced by Internal and External Consciousness in cross-cultural communication. The purpose is to draw out the influence of Internal and External Consciousness on the intercultural... More

Abstract: Mathematics teachers know that most of their students are averse to patient problem solving. In this article a new method or perspective for posing engaging problems is explained. This method uses principles of STEM education to enable mathematics teachers to pose relevant real-world problems and facilitate student-initiated explorations that promote patient problem solving. Lessons integrating STEM disciplines expose the students to problems... More

Abstract: The present informal study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in special education through media arts. There are deep inequalities in the access of new technological opportunities and adaptive user experiences for students with special learning needs. Our goal as teacher educators is to improve enhance autonomous learning using the complementary subject of media arts. This new educational proposal aims to solve the technology... More

Abstract: Due to government policy, the number of study abroad professional development program for EFL teachers increased greatly in China during recent years. Study abroad program aims to help EFL teachers improve their knowledge and teaching practices, which requires them to make adjustments to their traditional teaching styles accordingly. Hence, teachers may experience strong emotional reactions when they are faced with different modes of teaching... More