Concordia College

Student Teaching

• list your name and major,
• the site for which you wish to apply,
• detailed reasons why you think such a placement would be appropriate for you.

Students should return their application to the Dr. Michael Wohlfeil, the coordinator of overseas student teaching. Students in secondary education or in K-12 education should receive additional letters of support for the application from the chair and special methods teacher in their major department(s).

The Department of Education will act on your application promptly and notify you as soon as possible of your status regarding acceptance into your preferred program. If you are accepted, you will be expected to demonstrate that you have researched your potential student teaching site and have obtained information regarding the culture, schools, students, and challenges inherent in such placements.

A last requirement of the college is that students studying overseas (either in Europe or the Pacific Region) are expected to complete World Discoveries 150 (Study Abroad - Orientation) prior to beginning their student teaching.

Directions to those providing letters of support:

An overseas student teaching placement is typically made in private, international schools in which the language of instruction is English. On occasion, placements are made in native schools in countries in which the native language is English (Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand).

These placement not only provide students with a practicum in a supervised setting, but have the additional benefit of allowing students to live in and experience another culture. Throughout the experience the student communicates regular with the college supervisor via fax, telephone, and electronic mail. Because overseas student teachers must be able to function with a limited amount of supervision, students will not be accepted into the Overseas Student Teaching program unless the major department feels that the student is independent, is sufficiently proficient in the major, and can function with relatively little on-site supervision. A student will not be accepted into the Overseas Student Teaching Program without the support of key individuals in the major department.

Your letter does not have to be extensive, but should indicate your support for this application and your belief that this student will be successful in an overseas placement. They can be returned privately to Michael Wohlfeil or can be given to the students for inclusion with the application. It is perfectly acceptable to submit these letters of support via electronic mail - grosz@cord.edu.

Kindergarten Licensure:

EDUCATION 497 - Kindergarten Student Teaching, 1.25 credits.

Kindergarten student teaching is available and recommended for students seeking Kindergarten Licensure in North Dakota. This would be an additional student teaching experience to the 10 week elementary education student teaching clinical.  It will be 1.25 credits and run for five weeks. Plan to register for it summer session one and you may start as soon as the elementary experience has been completed. Contact the Director of Field Experiences, Deb Grosz, if interested in this opportunity.