Information for Students

Prospective & Current Students

• Teacher Education Programs offered at Purdue
  
  
• Why Purdue University?
  With 22 programs in teacher education to choose from at Purdue, students experience quality small classroom instruction for many of the core education courses despite the Big Ten size of our campus.  In addition, students have the opportunity, as early as their second semester of their first year, to visit local schools and observe student/teacher engagement. Having early "field experiences" such as this foster the ambition to continue with teacher education as their major. More facts >>
  
  
• Why become a teacher?
  Schools in the U.S. are experiencing a shortage of teachers, and the growth of ethnic and racially diverse student enrollment is creating a critical need for teachers who reflect the diversity in the classrooms. Furthermore, having more diverse teachers gives students positive role models in the community and inspires students to consider pursuing a career as a teacher. For more information please visit Recruiting New Teachers (RNT) website.
  
• Multicultural Student Organizations  
  
• STUDENTS IN EDUCATION ENHANCING DIVERSITY (S.E.E.D.)                            
• GLBT organizations
  
• Black Cultural Center
  
• Latino Cultural Center
  

Chicago Public Schools (CPS)- Block I Urban Field Experience - 2008 Dates - October 13, 14 & 15

• Partnership with Chicago Public Schools and the Office of Field Experience
• Students are enrolled in Block I during the fall semester are able to complete their field experience in Chicago Public Schools over fall break.
• Students will one day of cultural immersion and spend two full days in the classroom gaining experience with students in very diverse settings.
• Students will work with students from racial, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and will have the opportunity to become familiarized with urban education.

To view the 2007 CPS Block I Field Experience powerpoint click  Powerpoint Presentation.

For more information regarding partnerships with Chicago Public Schools including student teaching; visit the Office of Field Experience Website at http://www.education.purdue.edu/fieldexp/students/index.html

• Study Abroad
  • The College of Education provides opportunities for students to experience "global" teaching through our Block courses.  In Block I, II, and III, teacher candidates can choose to earn course credit for their required Block courses while in Honduras (BI), South Africa (BII) and Russia (BIII) during the summer session.  Enrollment is limited. For more information please visit COE studyabroad web site.
  • Many other Study Abroad experiences are offered through the International Programs Office of main campus