Delane Bender-Slack is associate professor of literacy and program director for reading and TESOL in the School of Education at Xavier University.

• Introduction, Delane Bender-SlackChapter One: Expanding Our Classrooms: A Rationale for Internationalization in Education, Delane Bender-SlackChapter Two: Constructivist Literacy Learning as a Vehicle for Developing Cultural Identity and Intercultural Competence , Jimmy McLeanChapter Three: Money Makes the World Go ‘Round: High School Electives That Matter, Darius Powell with Angela MillerChapter Four: At the Core: Reflections on Building Relationships in Meaningful Contexts, Jen Bayless and Beth RichChapter 5: Building a Foundation of Intercultural Competence in Preservice Content Teachers of English Learners, Jill Parker with Teresa YoungChapter Six: Globalizing Education through the Arts, Nina I. Gettemy with Hannah ChaiChapter Seven: Authenticity in Teaching International Literature, Julie Whalen with Lauren AngeloneChapter Eight: A Theoretical Approach to Internationalizing Classrooms, Victoria ZascavageChapter Nine: Creating Internationally-Minded Global Educators: What Schools Can Do, Delane Bender-SlackAbout the Contributors

As a result of an extensive experience in Peru made possible through a Fulbright-funded project, we gain insight into the growth and transition undergone by a team of teachers and teacher educators as they become more knowledgeable, skilled and globally-competent at understanding the intercultural dynamics at play students in teaching and learning across cultures. This volume provides further evidence of the critical role that firsthand immersion plays in the development of intercultural competence and how it can impact one’s teaching in both K-12 as well as teacher education contexts.