Are you interested in working with children, learning about other cultures, and building online education curriculum and tools? Participate in a virtual study abroad paid internship for credit (EDUC 199) teaching middle school students from all over the world, online in English.
Undergraduates from the College of Education have the opportunity to co-lead the virtual IGlobal club sessions hosted in countries around the world to teach middle school students about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Gain experience in intercultural engagement, online teaching, and global citizenship education. Training is provided as a part of the internship credit. No previous experience is necessary.
Meet Cara! She been working with IGlobal for the past year. Cara is a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Middle Grades Math & Science Education major. After graduating in the spring of 2024, her plans are to return to the Chicago suburbs, where she grew up, and become a middle school teacher. She hopes to attend a master’s program shortly after graduating IGlobal: Teaching Middle-Schoolers About World Hunger.