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Cultural Immersion Project
Special projects in which student teaching experience may be gained are described below. Each project
is open to students at Bloomington and IUPUI as well as to students from other institutions. The employment
success of students in these projects has been very high year after year.
Note: Noneducation majors (College of Arts and Sciences, etc.) may also participate in these cultural
immersion projects. They will be placed in schools as teaching assistants, and they will earn cultural course
credit at the 500 level.
The American Indian Reservation Student Teaching Project
This project features student teaching for students seeking elementary, secondary (almost every subject area),
all-grade, and special education teaching certificates on reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Placements will be made both semesters and will involve 16 weeks of student teaching and community involvement
on the Navajo Indian Reservations. Student teachers will be placed in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools,
in tribal-controlled schools, or in public schools serving American Indian youth.
Each participant registers for 10-16 credit hours of student teaching and cultural practicum and at least two
graduate-level courses focusing on American Indian education, culture, and historical and contemporary issues
and conditions. Nine (9) to 12 graduate credit hours are earned.
Student teachers are available to American Indian children not only for classroom instruction, but also for
after-school tutoring, athletics, and cross-cultural interaction. All student teachers participate in a culturally
oriented workshop held on campus in April to prepare them for the reservation setting. On-site seminars, readings,
films, presentations by American Indian consultants, and site reports extend the workshop experience. Community
involvement with American Indian adults and youth is also required. Living costs on the reservation are quite modest.
Overseas Student Teaching Project
This project offers elementary, secondary (almost every major), all-grade, and special education preservice teachers
the opportunity to teach in Australia, Costa Rica, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain,
Taiwan, and Wales. Participants must complete a 10-16 week student teaching assignment in Indiana before reporting
to the overseas site for eight additional weeks. Each participant registers for 10-16 credit hours of student teaching,
a cultural practicum, and 3 credit hours of T 550. Participants earn 9-12 hours of graduate credit. The project is
designed for preservice teachers interested in comparing and contrasting educational systems, learning through travel,
and learning more about current international issues. Preparatory instruction and practical information are provided
before participants go abroad. On-site assignments and community involvement complement the school experience.
To find out more about these unique student teaching opportunities, visit
www.indiana.edu/~cultural
e-mail: apocock indiana.edu or call (812) 856-8507
Students may also contact
Dr. Aija Pocock
Education 155CC
(812) 348-7325
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