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The University of North Carolina
Teaching Fellows
Striving to be the Best and the Brightest
for Teaching Tomorrow's Generations
 The following information should give you a better idea of how
our Teaching Fellows program here at UNC Asheville works, as well as how it
compares to other existing programs for Fellows in Universities throughout North
Carolina.
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Why UNCA is Unique |
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UNCA is North Carolina's only designated public liberal arts
university.
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Small by choice, UNCA brings together faculty, students, and
staff of diverse cultural backgrounds to interact closely in a supportive
community.
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Click to view The UNCA Fact Books on how we compare.
UNCA Teaching Fellows Program
Goals
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To develop Teaching Fellows as leaders, community volunteers,
and models in teacher education for other students and faculty at UNCA and in
the public schools.
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To provide Teaching Fellows with unique learning experiences
through seminars and structured internships/mentorships in the public schools
and various agencies and institutions in the Asheville area.
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To enrich the development of the total student in the Teaching
Fellows Program by providing challenging intellectual and cultural experiences
through travel and study both nationally and internationally.
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To provide broader training to the Fellows in psychology, human
and professional development, diversity awareness, classroom organization and
management, ethics and pride in teaching.
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To involve Teaching Fellows/alumni in activities to assist in
program evaluation and revision, to aid in recruitment of new Fellows, and to
serve as mentors and workshop presenters for the program.
To Promote the Goals
UNC-A Teaching Fellows participate in numerous study and
travel enrichment opportunities. Beginning in the freshman year, they
participate in a two-hour seminar designed to better understand teaching
and learning, and gain field experience by working with master teachers in
area schools.
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Year |
Field Experience |
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Freshman |
In the
Classroom...
Fall Semester: Education
179: Freeing the Natural Teacher--Honors
and LSIC course (all UNCA freshmen must take a LSIC course)
Observation in elementary schools, national
school visits
Education Coalition
Mentoring Program |
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Sophomore |
Participating in the Schools...
National and international school visits
Education Coalition
Tutoring Program
AVID Tutoring
Program at Asheville Middle and Asheville High Schools |
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Junior |
Mentoring Future Teachers...
National school visits
Education Coalition
Tutoring Program
AVID Tutoring
Program at Asheville Middle and Asheville High Schools
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Senior |
Directed Research in Education...
Practices in N.C. schools, Classroom-based research
project
Student Teaching |
Mentoring and Advising for
Teaching Fellows
| Teaching Fellows receive a START/academic advisor, an
advisor from the Education Department and a Teaching Fellow Big
Brother/Sister. They also receive mentoring from the Teaching Fellows
Program Director and from area public-school educators. Freshman Fellows
participate in early fall orientation, which allows them to move in one
day early to get better acquainted with both the Teaching Fellows Program
and the campus. |
Related Programs Available to Teaching Fellows
| Teaching Fellows may qualify for the Honors Program,
which provides additional cultural and academic opportunities. They also
have the opportunity to conduct field-based research through UNCA's
nationally recognized Undergraduate Research Program. |
Required State Summer Experiences
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State Orientation--Meeting in Raleigh for incoming freshmen
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Discovery Trip--One-week bus trip across North Carolina for
rising sophomores
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State Conference for rising juniors and choice of Junior
Enrichment Activity; UNCA sponsors the Cambridge Experience, a four-week
cultural and academic study tour in England
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State Conference for rising seniors and one-week orientation in
the central office of a North Carolina public school system, with opportunities
for additional internships
Specialized Enrichment Programs
and Cultural Activities for UNCA Teaching Fellows
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National travel -- U.S. Cross-Cultural Adventure. One-week
cultural and educational study trip to schools outside North Carolina with
innovative programs in diverse settings.
Participation is required for sophomores and juniors and strongly encouraged for all.
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Previous cities visited include New York, Miami, Washington, New
Orleans, Atlanta, Savannah, and Montgomery. This yearly trip is funded primarily
by the UNCA Teaching Fellows Program.
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International travel -- Cambridge Experience, Junior Enrichment
Program. Students study Arts 310, Multidisciplinary Arts course (three semester
hours), and Humanities 324, the Modern World (four semester hours), at
Cambridge, England, and travel in Great Britain and on the Continent during the
summer following the sophomore year. $1,500 per student is funded by the UNCA
Foundation.
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Early public-school experience -- Tutoring at-risk middle-school
students twice weekly throughout the school year (Education Coalition);
mentoring and tutoring elementary students (Education Coalition); tutoring high school and middle
school students (AVID)
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Cultural and social events -- Broadway plays, musicals,
symphonies, lectures, picnics, holiday celebrations and travel to culturally
rich cities.
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Campus and community leadership and service
opportunities--Fellows direct and/or participate in a variety of campus, state
and national workshops, make presentations to educators and community leaders,
and present their research at local and national symposiums.
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Participation in regional, state and national professional
meetings.
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Participation in multicultural and leadership conferences
--across the curriculum.
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Leadership and membership in departmental and student
organizations -- Teaching Fellows Student Council, Teaching Fellows Advisory
Council, Student National Education Association and other professional clubs and
committees.
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Participation in community service learning projects.
| For more information, contact: |
Teaching Fellows
Brenda Hopper
Teaching Fellows Program Director
Teaching Fellows
Program
146 Zagier Hall, CPO#
1950
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-8508
828 251-6901
bhopper@unca.edu |
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