Global Community Building: The Barbados-TC Partnership

Our international community-building efforts crystallized through the deepening partnership between the Gordon Institute at Teachers College and Erdiston Teachers’ College in Barbados. This collaboration transcends traditional institutional exchanges by fostering genuine reciprocity and mutual learning between global educators.

Throughout the year, Dr. Emdin facilitated stakeholder convenings, supported innovative course design, and created spaces for educators from both countries to share expertise.

This partnership brought U.S.‑based faculty to Barbados while introducing frameworks focused on creativity, leadership, and equity that honor local knowledge.

This international collaboration demonstrates how global educational partnerships can move beyond one-directional knowledge transfer to create sustainable communities of practice that respect cultural context and local wisdom—providing a template for authentic cross-cultural academic engagement.