International and Domestic Placements – Context and EA Strategy
- EA international student teaching and practicum placements depend on university and host country policies, student teacher interest/ability, and host school willingness to mentor a beginning teacher.
- It is now clear that some of our partner universities will not offer study abroad opportunities for their students until at least January 2021, and that potential host countries may set stricter entry requirements.
- EA strategy for 2020 placements is now as follows:
- Students seeking a practicum or student teaching placement and who have applied/received university approval/are admitted to these programs must re-verify with their university that they will be allowed to student teach through EA.
- Placements outside the USA will not proceed until August or September 2020 at the earliest when/if conditions allow. This means some start dates will probably need to be pushed back a week or more.
- Placements in the USA are expected to move forward as currently scheduled.
- Placement fees that have been paid will be refunded to those students who are no longer approved by their university to participate.
EA Perspective
EducatorsAbroad colleagues remain committed to ensuring prospective educators can explore life and education in different cultural settings through practicum and student teaching placements in locations around the world.
While recognizing that schools are closed in many locations, we know that international and domestic school placements for educator professional development are viable now and will remain so for many years to come and that schools will be looking to mentor student teachers as they reopen in coming months.
As such, EA colleagues are currently arranging school placements that will begin as schools open to the benefit of their students who can learn from carefully vetted and highly motivated future educators while having the opportunity to consider qualified educators for employment.
We look forward to helping you achieve your goals,
Diane Daniels, Director
EA School Placements
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