UNCW Teaching Fellows utilizes a seminar foundation to provide students with opportunities to develop their skills to become the best future educators. Each semester students will explore different topics vital to the educational field.
Freshman Year is designed to orient students to college and teaching. Each freshman is assigned a sophomore mentor at the beginning of the year. The mentor acts as a role model and friend and helps the student adjust to college throughout the year. The freshman seminar (only available to freshmen Teaching Fellows) focuses on helping students successfully transition to college life. Students begin working in public schools through specialized field experiences.
Sophomore and Junior Years provides the students the opportunity to sign up for many of the Teaching Fellows Program (TFP) classes offered each semester. Some of the topics include Race and Education, Intergrating the Arts in the Classroom, Leadership, Ethics and Civility in Education, Compartaive International Education, and many others. Upperclassmen will take one seminar each semester that suits their interests.
Senior Year allows our students to collaborate in their Senior Seminar in which they prepare for the student internship and beyond. The seminar focuses on leadership and professional development, so that our Teaching Fellows become great teachers!