International Programs
“I love change and new environments because it gives me the opportunity to gain knowledge from personal accounts in a new setting. Although there will be some adjusting, I want to use the strategies and tactics that I have acquired during my time at UNCW to make childrens’ lives better. One thing that I have always believed is that a good education can take you anywhere you want to go and all children have this right.”
Important Fall, 2009 Dates
Office of International Programs (OIP) Applications
and Deposits are due in my office by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 30th.
OIP Application
2010 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FIELD EXPERIENCE - BELIZE
This International Field Experience (EDN 495 / EDN 595) 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.
- Depart for International Field Experience in Belize – Wednesday, March 17th
- Arrive back from International Field Experience to North Carolina – Saturday, April 24th
See the Proposed Itinerary here!
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..
Class Syllabus: EDN 495 / EDN 595 Spring 2009
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 Interest Meetings
There are TWO ‘Field Experience to Belize, Spring 2010’ informational meetings planned. The meetings will only last an hour. You’ll need to attend one of the two meetings, if interested in learning more.
- Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 PM in Room 162, Watson School of Education.
- Monday, August 31st at 5:00 PM in Room 162, Watson School of Education.
