WHAT’S
IT ALL ABOUT?
This is
an immersion experience in a rural education
environment. Participants will spend four
weeks working directly with students.
They will have extensive opportunities to assist
skilled educators and to plan and deliver their
own lessons. Each participant will
work directly with students all day long.
WHO MAY PARTICIPATE?
This class is open to all students
who have completed Educational Psychology (ED 220/221) by the
end of Spring Semester, 2011. Some
students choose to take this course early in their program to get
a better feel for what it is like to be responsible for planning
and delivering lessons to students and to understand the many facets
of being a professional educator. Others choose to take it shortly
before their student teaching experience to have a chance to apply
the methods they have learned and to build confidence for their
upcoming placement.
HOW DOES IT HELP ME GRADUATE ON TIME?
While a few students use the Rural Education program simply as
an elective for the classroom experience it offers, most choose
to also use it as a substitution for a General Education major
or minor requrirement. See Professor Yelding to explore how you
might use the Rural Eduation Program to meet your graduation requirements.
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WHERE?
The program will be held in
the Covert Public Schools. Covert is a small rural community
located about 35 miles southwest of Holland, Michigan. The total
enrollment in the district is approximately 750 students. While
it is a community of very modest economic resources, the school
district enjoys outstanding financial support. It is rich in
racial and ethnic diversity and has a long history of a spirit
of self-reliance
and pride in its traditions.
LODGING?
Program participants may choose to make arrangements
to stay on-campus/in cottages during May Term or opt to make other
arrangements to stay in the Greater Holland Area.
COST?
The cost of the course:
(excluding tuition)
$150 + personal expenses
IMPORTANT
DATES
Informational Meeting
TBA
See Professor Yelding (VZN 286) prior to the meeting, if you are unable to
attend.
Deposits and Tuition
The Registrar's Office will establish the official schedule of
due dates.
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