MACIE INTERNSHIPS

Internship Overview

This required internship serves as a culminating experience, enabling students to apply their academic knowledge to the practice of educational development in a cross-cultural or international placement.  The internship provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about and participate in a cultural and professional environment different from their own. 

This internship may take place in an international setting or in an under-served cultural population within the United States.  Potential internship sites include, but are not limited to: foreign schools or institutions of higher learning, overseas non-governmental organizations, non-formal educational extension work, American Indian reservations, migrant communities in the U.S, or social services institutions providing educational services. Professional internship activities may include any of the following: assisting in educational instruction such as tutoring and performing the duties associated with teaching assistantship, educational administrative duties, non-formal instruction or training in specialized programs, data collection and analysis, or the creation of public service educational programs.

Mentoring and Supervision of Interns: