{"id":2273,"date":"2016-06-08T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/uganda-student-teaching-broadens-marymount-grads-perspective\/"},"modified":"2016-06-08T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:38:00","slug":"uganda-student-teaching-broadens-marymount-grads-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/uganda-student-teaching-broadens-marymount-grads-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Student Teaching Broadens Marymount Grad’s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 Bette Stobo, who recently earned her bachelor\u0092s degree in elementary education from Marymount University, knows everything won\u0092t always be perfect in the classroom \u0096and that it doesn\u0092t need to be. That\u0092s a lesson she learned while student teaching in a remote Ugandan village this past semester.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093I learned to cope with things like having no internet or smart board,\u0094 the Arlington resident said. \u0093Power outages were a regular occurrence. As a teacher you\u0092re not always going to have the tools you think you need, but you learn they\u0092re not always necessary.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stobo, who taught math to 57 students in what equates to fourth grade in the U.S., called the four weeks she spent at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda\u0092s Bududa District \u0093the best thing I\u0092ve ever done.\u0094 She\u0092s confident the experience will serve her well as a teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Arlington Academy of Hope was founded in 2004 by John and Joyce Wanda, natives of Uganda who immigrated to the U.S. to start a new life. The school grew from their determination to provide educational opportunity to the children of their home villages.\u00a0 An ardent advocate of educational opportunity, Marymount President Matthew D. Shank sits on the organization\u0092s advisory council.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Working with the Academy is an experience Marymount faculty and students have had since 2011, when Dr. Alice Young, a recently retired Marymount professor of education, traveled there to conduct teacher training. Now MU students and faculty go to Uganda annually to train local teachers, deliver supplies and conduct research, exemplifying a local partnership with a global impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Shannon Melideo<\/a>, associate dean of Marymount\u0092s School of Education and Human Services, made her third trip there in February and took along her 16-year-old daughter. They stayed for 12 days. Melideo was originally scheduled to lead two teacher workshops but ended up doing four.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093They are so appreciative of everything we do there to help them,\u0094 Melideo said. \u0093It makes me feel like my work is immediately worthwhile. You can\u0092t come back from Africa unchanged.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Melideo, who was Stobo\u0092s supervisor, said the time in Uganda fits perfectly with Marymount\u0092s Common Ground initiative, which fosters intellectual curiosity, service to others and a global perspective. It can also be a distinct career advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093When a teaching job comes down to two equally qualified applicants, a principal will choose the one who has the experience abroad,\u0094 Melideo said. \u0093They tend to have more self-awareness and a greater appreciation of their own culture, other cultures and people.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Stobo was one of seven Marymount education majors student teaching abroad during the spring 2016 semester.\u00a0 Two students taught in Italy and four in New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093Student teaching abroad provides students with an opportunity to develop global competence, better preparing them for success teaching in diverse classrooms,\u0094 said Sarah LaRosa, the university\u0092s assistant director for global engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In addition, students can study abroad for a semester, complete international internships for course credit, and participate in a variety of unique one-week embedded \u0093Global Classroom Series\u0094 programs developed by Marymount\u0092s Center for Global Education.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0These experiences are often life-changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0While in Uganda, each morning Stobo had to hike uphill for a mile to get to the school from the guesthouse where she stayed, which had electricity but no air conditioning. Some students live five miles from school.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093The roads aren\u0092t paved and there aren\u0092t a lot of them because it\u0092s so mountainous,\u0094 she said. \u0093Many children have to leave for school at 4 or 5 a.m. They were so grateful to get an education and so happy to be there and have guests bring them new ideas.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Marymount education majors who student teach abroad are also required to have local experience. Once she returned home, Stobo student taught at Arlington Traditional School, which has a partnership with the Uganda primary school.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093Going back into a classroom here I was in shock because we have so many tools at our fingertips,\u0094 Stobo said. \u0093Now I definitely don\u0092t take anything for granted.\u0094\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The global perspective Stobo gained continues to broaden. Last year she taught in Costa Rica. Now pursuing a master\u0092s degree in special education at Marymount, she\u0092s headed to Panama in July as part of a graduate course.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo 1<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent Marymount University graduate Bette Stobo, left, is pictured with Loy Butala, the mother of Joyce Wanda, a native of Uganda who co-founded Arlington Academy of Hope with her husband, John, while living in Arlington.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 2<\/span><\/p>\n

Bette Stobo teaches students who are making flip books of fractions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 3<\/span><\/p>\n

Bette Stobo is pictured at a welcome ceremony with a group from \u0093She\u0092s the First,\u0094 an organization that provides scholarships to girls in low-income countries with the goal of creating first-generation college graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 4<\/span><\/p>\n

Bette Stobo, who taught math to 57 students in what equates to fourth grade in the U.S., called the four weeks she spent at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda\u0092s Bududa District \u0093the best thing she\u0092s ever done.\u0094<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo 5<\/span><\/p>\n

Many students at Arlington Academy of Hope, located in a small village in Eastern Uganda, walk five miles through mountainous terrain to get to school.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 Bette Stobo, who recently earned her bachelor\u0092s degree in elementary education from Marymount University, knows everything won\u0092t always be perfect in the classroom \u0096and that it doesn\u0092t need to be. That\u0092s a lesson she learned while student teaching in a remote Ugandan village this past semester. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u0093I learned to cope with things […]<\/p>\n

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