WINTER 2000

Student Teaching Abroad

 The Department of Defense Dependents' Schools (DoDDS) Student Teaching Program is designed to provide overseas student teaching opportunities to students enrolled full time in approved teacher, counselor, or other education programs at accredited U.S. colleges and universities. The program permits students to fulfill their internship requirements in an intercultural setting while they are developing essential professional skills.

 DoDDS and the Woodring College of Education have reached an agreement which permits students from Woodring to complete the student teaching component of their teacher certification program in overseas schools designated by DoDDS. DoDDS will advise the college of the number of student teachers it can accommodate, and the overseas locations at which student teachers may volunteer their service. DoDDS will select student teachers from a list of nominees furnished by Woodring.

 DoDDS will provide student teachers with information about the overseas location to which they will be assigned and will provide other pertinent information to assist the student teacher in preparing for the overseas internship.

Woodring has provided DoDDS a written description of its student teaching program requirements, including its method of maintaining attendance and performance records for student teachers. As part of the agreement, forms such as student teacher attendance records and evaluation forms &endash; which must be completed by DoDDS representatives &endash; will be provided prior to the placement of any interns. Woodring's request for student teaching assignments and a list of its nominees must be provided to DoDDS not less than three months prior to the proposed start of the internship. DoDDS notifies the University of the names of students selected for the program at the earliest practicable date.

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