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Student Teaching AbroadOffice of Professional Services Application for Student Teaching Teach in Spain Internship Program (for graduates only) Quick Facts about Student Teaching Abroad · Students who student teach abroad normally have their first placement in the U.S., and their second placement abroad. · There are currently several options for student teaching abroad: § Honduras § Spain § The Netherlands § Ireland § Germany · You will normally have a U.S.-based supervisor who will oversee your student teaching experience through e-mail correspondence, as well as an on-site supervisor who may be the school principal or other qualified school official. · Your placement abroad will normally be in a bilingual school or US- or British-run school in which English is the language used for instruction and for all school business. · You should still have at least a very basic knowledge of the language of the country of your placement, so that you can comfortably get around and communicate with the people outside of the school setting. A 201-level of Spanish, for example, is a good thing to have if you go to Honduras or Spain. · In some placements you will stay with a host family, possibly someone connected with the school where you will be placed, and who may or may not speak much English. · In some placements you will stay in a university residence hall and may need to do your own cooking. · There is a handy checklist and timeline you should use to make sure that you cover all of the application and pre-departure procedures. You can get this in either of the 2 offices mentioned below. · You will need to coordinate your application process with these TWO offices:
o The Office of Professional Services § Hull 256 / 434-395-2331
o The Office of International Affairs § Ruffner 146 / 434-395-2172
Student Teaching AbroadStudent Checklist and TimelineOffice of Professional Services Application for Student Teaching By October 1, one year before fall semester student teaching or by March 1, one year before spring semester student teaching: q Complete the required on-line application, and submit recommendations for Student Teaching as outlined on the Office of Professional Services Web Site at: (http://www.longwood.edu/cehs/Office of professional_services/Student Teaching Requirements.htm) and submit to the Office of Professional Services, Hull 141. Discuss the Student Teaching Abroad options with the Office of Professional Services. q Visit the Office of International Affairs to discuss the Student Teaching Abroad options and pick up these required forms and information: o Student Teaching Abroad Checklist and Timeline o Longwood University Study Abroad Application o Longwood University Faculty Commitment to Supervise Form o Faculty Recommendation Form o Health Report and Release o Study Abroad Scholarship Application, if you are interested in receiving a scholarship By March 1 before Fall Student Teaching; by October 1 for Spring Student Teaching: q Before completing the Longwood University Faculty Commitment to Supervise Form, on which we will submit to the Director of Professional Services the name and other contact information of your student teaching abroad supervisor, you must make arrangements for a Longwood University full-time faculty member (your advisor or other faculty in your program) who is willing to commit to supervising your student teaching placement abroad. This faculty member will not be the same supervisor you have during your first placement, unless you are in a PreK-12 or Secondary licensure program such as Art, Music, Theater, Modern Languages, English, Sciences, History, Social Studies, Math, Kinesiology. If you are unable to obtain a Longwood University faculty supervisor, the Chair of the Department of Education and Special Education (for Liberal Studies majors) or the Department Chair in your major area (for PreK-12 and Secondary licensure) shall appoint a faculty member to supervise your student teaching abroad. Submit this form along with the other forms listed above, to the Office of International Affairs. q Complete and submit to the Office of International Affairs all forms listed above, using neat, clear handwriting in black ink. Make sure to obtain parents’ signatures where indicated. q Apply for your passport if you do not have one; apply for your visa if your selected country requires it. Upon acceptance, the semester before you go abroad: q Purchase the required insurance card/student ID card (ISIC Card) directly online. Currently the cost is $22 and processing time is approximately 4 weeks. This card provides required medical insurance, including medical evacuation and repatriation. Make a photocopy of the card to turn in to the Office of International Affairs. Please see the ISIC website for details: http://www.myisic.com/MyISIC/GetYourCard/GetYourCard1.aspx o (Students going to Valencia, Spain, are exempt from the ISIC card requirement; their program will provide MAPFRE insurance.) q Use the Student International Program Deposit form to make the $250 Study Abroad Administration Fee payment in the Office of Cashiering, Lancaster 201A. q Attend the mandatory Study Abroad Orientation meetings. Dates are announced on flyers in the information racks outside the Office of International Affairs. At least one month before departure or as soon as you have it): q Turn in the following to the Office of Professional Services AND to the Office of International Affairs: o Flight Arrangements form o Photocopy of your ISIC card o Photocopy of your passport, (and visa if applicable) o Your detailed contact information abroad, including phone and e-mail (you may use your Longwood e-mail) o Confirmation or printout confirming your registration at the US Department of State Registration website (print before submitting): https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/index.aspx While abroad: q Stay in touch with the Office of Professional Services AND the Office of International Affairs; notify both offices if your contact information or flight information changes.
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