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2013 Field Experience travel

Thursday or Friday, March 14th or 15th to Sunday, April 21st

2012-13 Field Experience Pre-departure meetings

 

Fall, 2012 Meetings

1. Friday, Oct. 19th 3-5 PM
2. Friday, Nov. 16th 3-5 PM
3. Monday, Dec. 10th 3-5 PM

Spring, 2013 Meetings

1. Friday, Jan. 11th 4-6 PM
2. Friday, Feb. 8th 4-6 PM
3. Friday, Mar. 1st 4-6 PM

Departure Meeting

Wednesday, March13th 9-3

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Our International Program to Belize has been featured in multiple editions of The San Pedro Sun

Meet the Student Participants

See some sample Blogs!

Our International Program to Belize has been featured in the February edition of Snow's Cut Monthly

Article in PDF Here

International Programs - Belize


Wonderful to see our UNCW WCE field experience to Belize program featured as part of a story connecting our teaching candidates with children in Wilmington (Codington Elementary School) and in Belize! The 'Connect All Schools' website highlights "organizations linking US schools with others around the world." The drive is to emphasize "coming together in a new Connect All Schools consortium designed to meet a very specific goal: to connect every school in the US with the world by 2016." See the story here!

http://www.connectallschools.org/about/overview

Congrats to all of our past and present student participants!
 


"I saw that the next group of students studying abroad in Belize is coming up! That is soooo exciting and I am so lucky to have been able to be a part of such a wonderful opportunity. Everything from the local cultural experiences, to meeting and spending time with principals from NC were absolutely priceless experiences! Dr. C and Dr. K, you make the experience amazing and I honestly couldn't imagine having a better experience abroad!"


See our promotional YouTube video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrcf7-TkQIc

You can view a Full Length Documentary on the IFE-Belize Facebook Page


Field Experience to Belize Spring, 2013 Meetings
 

1. Friday, Jan. 11th 4-6 PM
      Agenda                    Meeting Notes
2. Friday, Feb. 8th 4-6 PM
      Agenda                    Meeting Notes
3. Friday, Mar. 1st 4-6 PM
      Agenda                    Meeting Notes

4. Departure Meeting - Wednesday, March 13th 9-3 PM
 


2013 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FIELD EXPERIENCE - BELIZE

This International Field Experience (EDN 455) will provide 5 weeks of daily experiences in selected primary or secondary schools in San Pedro, Belize.  Be advised: this field experience is designed for final semester seniors and graduate students during the student teaching semester.  If accepted to the international program, students will complete an abbreviated 10-week student teaching experience in area schools and a five week field experience in Belize.



Students will keep electronic journals, provide documentation of the similarities and differences of the Belizean educational system studied, and develop curricula based upon their international experiences.  Students will also engage in a service project in Belize that is student-focused and serves the needs of the school-based community.

This international field experience will focus on the following: current issues and trends in global education; the development, implementation, and assessment of curricular materials; and the evaluation and use of technology in the classroom as well as other effective instructional strategies..

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide teacher candidates with: 1) active participation in a field experience in a Belize instructing from their indigenous curriculum; 2) the opportunity to teach lessons during the field experience, thereby giving students an opportunity to instruct Belizean children, merging US teaching methodologies with Belizean strategies; 3) and negotiating understanding of each student’s conceptual framework with an international educational framework.


Field Experience to Belize Fall, 2012 Meetings
 

1. Friday, Oct. 19th 3-5 PM
            Agenda                    Meeting Notes
2. Friday, Nov. 16th 3-5 PM
            Agenda                    Meeting Notes
3. Monday, Dec. 10th 3-5 PM
            Agenda                    Meeting Notes


Office of International Programs (OIP) Applications and Deposits are due prior meeting #3 by 3:00 PM on Friday, December 7th.

International Programs
OIP Application

- See the application checklist on the OIP website
 


Student Interviews

The following dates have been selected to conduct interviews:

* Week of September 24 - 28
* Week of October 1 - 5

Invited applicants should have received three email invitations from MeetingWizard, one for each day. Just respond to whichever day you would like to schedule an interview and confirm the time through the MeetingWizard. A confirmation email will be sent to you.


*Final selection will be made by Monday, October 9th


Field Experience to Belize Spring, 2013 - Selection Process

*Applications for participation are due in my mailbox on Sunday, September 16th by midnight.  All applications are to be completed and submitted electronically to: kubaskod@uncw.edu

Study Abroad Program Application (WSE)
.doc / .pdf

*The committee will select students for interviews by Wednesday, September 19th.


Field Experience to Belize 2013 Interest Meetings

There are THREE ‘Field Experience to Belize, Spring 2013’ informational meetings planned for week one (Sept 4-7) and THREE more scheduled for week two (Sept. 10-14). The meetings will last no longer than one hour. Each applicant must attend one of the three meetings, if interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity!

Week Two

See Week Two Recruitment Flyer here


Week One

See Week One Recruitment Flyer here

Items to Consider Bringing to Belize

See the Donations Newsletter!

 


Map of Belize