EdF Hosts

Hosting Educational Foundations field study students

Following a series of courses aimed at understanding of the social, cultural, and political dimensions of teaching and learning. Ed Foundations majors are required to take two terms of a field study course and spend a minimum of 3-hours a week, in an educational setting. Students are instructed to use the COE sign up process and not contact teachers or buildings independently.

Placement types: educational learning communities including classrooms, after-school, and/or outdoor programs.

Field Study Volunteer Activities:

  • Pitch in, help out, and engage directly with student support and learning under hosts instruction. This can be whole group work, 1:1 with kids for math or reading, and helping support or redirect students with behavioral issues. This is a teacher pathway program designed to help students get excited about becoming at teacher, so your encouragement is very much appreciated.

Hosting Qualifications:

  • host have served at least one year as practicing professional
  • host be willing to provide field study student with engaging educational tasks
  • host interested in providing career guidance to a future educator

Let us Add you as a Host (use form below or follow this link)

Host Responsibilities:

  • Assist student(s) in developing a regular volunteer schedule.
  • Provide specific guidance about how to assist in the classroom.
  • Introduce UO field study student to the classroom and explain they are there as part of a teacher pathway program.
  • Facilitate a site orientation (classroom, building, and appropriate bathroom/break rooms). Should include schedule and activities expectations, and volunteer / assistant role in the classroom.
  • Provide opportunities for field study student to shadow and engage with students.
  • Verify student’s term time log with signature.

Program Terms:

  • Secondary: Fall, Winter, & Spring (1 or 2 ten-week terms)
  • Elementary: Winter (1/5 – 3/13/26) & Spring (3/30-6/5/26) (2 10-week terms)

To help students secure a field study site, we work with educational programs and teachers to curate specific volunteer intern opportunities. Then during course registration, students are provided with a list of field study hosts to pick from. Students typically make their selection based on site interest, location, hours, and availability. Once students have signed up, we provide hosts and students with contact information. Students are then instructed to send an introductory email and set up a next step conversation.

Our student sign up process aligns with term registration. To support students with changes to their schedule, field study sign up will remain open through the first week of the term.

Education Foundations Field Contacts / Resources

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updated: 12/1/25