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Thirty Years and 2,000 Student Teachers Later: An Overseas Student Teaching Project that Is Popular, Successful, and Replicable
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Sparks, Tyler – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this manuscript is to report on a successful model for overseas student teaching--one that has withstood the test of time, remains highly popular among teacher education candidates, can be replicated on other campuses, and includes a support network of an international education foundation, collaborating U.S. colleges and…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Study Abroad, Student Teacher Attitudes, Global Approach
Positive and Negative Influences of Prerequisite Stateside Student Teaching on Overseas Student Teaching Candidates.
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Mahan, James M.; Stachowski, Laura L. – Action in Teacher Education, 1989
Presented is data amassed from 200 participants in a successful overseas student teaching program run by Indiana University. The data addresses how stateside student teaching helps or hinders subsequent teaching practicum experiences in overseas nations. Suggested are steps which can eliminate or minimize difficulties encountered by student…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Cross-Cultural Field Placements: Student Teachers Learning from Schools and Communities.
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Mahan, James M. – Theory into Practice, 1998
Presents two cultural immersion projects where student teaching and community involvement interact synergistically. Also discusses learning outcomes of the projects, examines the importance of service learning, and explains how traditional student teaching assignments can incorporate many of the design principles that characterize cultural…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Service Learning in Overseas Nations: U.S. Student Teachers Give, Grow, and Gain Outside the Classroom.
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Visconti, Virginia A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1998
Examines data from service-learning projects planned and performed by U.S. student teachers in several English-speaking countries. Students received teaching and service-learning assignments in the various countries. They wrote reports documenting their activities from conception to conclusion. The paper describes the various assignments and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Understanding Self through the Other: Changes in Student Teacher Perceptions of Home Culture from Immersion in Navajoland and Overseas.
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Brantmeier, Edward J. – 2002
Student teachers from Indiana University's Cultural Immersion Projects, who had been placed in K-12 schools on the Navajo reservation and in seven foreign countries, critically reflected on their home cultures, identifying key elements that defined who they were and shifts in their perceptions about home based on their experiences in culturally…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Attitude Change, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness
Lessons Learned in Navajoland: Student Teachers Reflect on Professional and Cultural Learning in Reservation Schools and Communities.
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Frey, Christopher J. – 2003
Indiana University's American Indian Reservation Project places student teachers in 16-week teaching assignments in schools across the Navajo Nation, emphasizing cultural and community involvement. Prior to student teaching, participants undergo extensive preparation to enhance their cultural values, beliefs, lifestyles, and education practices. A…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education