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Contact Us
Website http://OFE.wcu.edu
Campus Address
Office of Field Experiences
Western Carolina University
201 P Killian Building
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone 828-227-7314
Email ofe@email.wcu.edu
Fax 828-227-7610
Brian Lawrence
blawrence@wcu.edu
Administrative Support
Linda Raxter
NEW! Spring 2012 Internship and Student Teaching Orientation
- Interns / Student Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, and University Supervisors should make every effort to attend ONE of these sessions. (Academic Supervisors are also welcome to attend)
- Most logistical information (basic requirements, forms, etc.) can be found at http://ofe.wcu.edu/.
- These site-based orientation sessions will primarily be a conversation about what the internship experience is supposed to be and HOW to supervise an intern, and it will focus on issues like professional expectations, meaningful feedback, and consistent assessment (including the Teacher Work Sample and the Certification of Teaching Capacity).
Orientation sessions will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM at the locations below.
Monday, January 9, 2012, Andrews High School (Cherokee County)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, McDowell County Central Office (Marion)
Thursday, January 12, 2012, Buncombe County
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Education Center at Central Haywood HS
Monday, January 23, 2012, Blue Ridge Conference Room at WCU
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Franklin High School (Macon County)
Spring 2012 Internship and Student Teaching Applications are no longer being accepted.
Spring 2012 Placements are recieve approximately 1-3 months after the Application Deadline, depending on the school.
Fall 2012 Internship and Student Teaching Applications are due the last Friday in February. Please Note: The Application Process will be changing for Fall 2012 Applications, please check back for more information.
Fall 2012 Interns and Student Teachers must attend the Internship and Student Teaching Application Workshop. Note that Killian 102A was previously numbered as Killian 104.- Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM in Killian 102A
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 5:30 - 6:30 PM in Killian 102A
- Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5:30 - 6:30 PM in Killian 102A
- Friday, Janury 20, 2012, 8:30 - 9:30 AM in Killian 102A









