INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TEACHING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
The Missouri Baptist University Education Division is partnering with EducatorsAbroad Student Teaching (EAST) to offer prospective teachers the opportunity to develop their teaching abilities and expand their cultural awareness by completing part of their student teaching requirements in a cultural setting different from their own. EAST is open to students, who are fluent in English, from all teacher education institutions.
Students planning to student teach in the Spring semester (January, February, and March) must be fully admitted to the Teacher Education Program and have completed their student teaching interview by no later than August (prior to the start of the preceding Fall semester). Applications are due by October 15th. Students planning to student teach in the Fall semester (August, September, and October) must be fully admitted and have completed their student teaching interview by no later than December (prior to the start of the preceding Spring semester). Applications are due by March 15th. Students must have successfully completed EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II in order to be considered for international placement for student teaching.
Students planning on completing EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II in the Summer (May, June, July), must also be fully admitted to the Teacher Education Program by no later than December (prior to the start of the preceding Spring semester). Applications are due March 15. Students must have successfully completed EDCL 211 Teaching Field Experience I, or transferred in an equivalent course, in order to be considered for international placement for Field Experience II.
Student teachers will complete ten weeks abroad and then return for the remaining eight weeks in a local placement. The field experience placements range from three to four weeks.
Only admitted students may begin the application process for international student teaching or field experience placement. Completed applications must include criminal background check, autobiography, transcript, letters of recommendation, placement fee, and other required materials. Applications received after the above dates will be accepted if host schools are available in the country requested. Early applications are welcomed. In general the placement process will not begin until three to four months prior to the proposed start date. Reminder: Travel arrangements should NOT be made until placement and start and end dates are confirmed by a host school.
For additional information, or to begin the application process, contact the Office of Study Abroad at 314-392-3112. Application materials may be downloaded from the EducatorsAbroad website at educatorsabroad.org/.
