Explore University of Iowa: An Opportunity for You

1. An opportunity for you? Lynell Chvala LUI - GFU English Department

2. Agenda • What is theUniversityof Iowa? Where is it? • What is student life like? • What do they have to offer in terms of studies? • How do I seach/findwhat I want to study?

3. Universityof Iowa • One oftwolarge, publicstateresearchuniversities • One of 60 colleges and universities in Iowa From Spring 2014 • Ca. 20,500 undergraduate students • Ca. 9,500 graduate students (education, business, liberal arts, law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and publichealth) Total – roughly 30,000 students Exchange agreementwith HIOA – FacultyofEducation and International Studies: No tuitionfeeis requiredto UI in the Exchange agreement NOTE: theuniversity must eachyearagree to accept students from HIOA.

4. Iowa

5. Iowa City, Iowa Sources: https://www.supersproxusa.com/supersprox-dealers-in-usa.html, http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7398, http://www.city-data.com/city/Iowa-City-Iowa.html

6. Iowa City • Populationca.70,000 • Student populationca. 30,000 • Median resident age 25,6 yearsold • Population • White alone - 79.7%, • Ancestries: German (28.2%), Irish (14.6%), English (7.8%), Italian (3.3%), Swedish (3.3%), Norwegian (3.1%). • Asian alone - 6.9%, • Black alone - 5.6%, • Hispanic - 5.3%, • Two or more races - 2.1%, • American Indian alone - 0.2%, • Other race alone - 0.6%

7. Universityof Iowa • College of Education • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • College of Engineering • Graduate College • College of Law • Carver College of Medicine • College of Nursing • College of Pharmacy • Tippie College of Business • College of Dentistry • College of Public Health

8. Universityof Iowa Campus

9. Student life @ U of I • University of Iowa on Facebook • River Run (Iowa River) • Riverfest (Iowa River) • Lake McBride State Park • Intramural Sports • UniversityAthletics • RAGBRI (July) – AnnualBike Ride Across Iowa • Spring Break – March 15 – 22 • 3 ½ hours from Iowa City to Chicago’s Union Station (Megabus)(ca. $70 – ca. 450 NOK) • Greater Chicago area – ca. 9.5 million people

10. Chicago

11. Teachereducation @ U of I

12. Some Basics • Important Terms: • Elementary School (Kindergarten – 6th grade), • Middle / Junior High School (6th/7th – 8th/9th grade) • (9th/10th – 12th grade) High School • Kindergarten -12th grade (endorsements) • Basic principles: • Corerequirements • Selectionofelectives • For HIOA-students full-time studies meansa minimum of15 credits normally5 different courses • Eachcourse has itsownteacher, own syllabus and ownrequirements • Can be different students in different courses • ADVANTAGE – youget to meetlotsof different people!

13. How to search….. • Start here (College ofEducation) • Go to program links (right side) • Look for Program guides • Searchcourses in theGeneral Cataloguebasedoncoursecode

14. Examples Elementary Education (K-6) • 7E:170 Classroom Management • 7E:164 Literacy Learning and Teaching II • 7E:154 Teaching and Learning: Earth, Biological (158) or Chem/Physical Sciences (159) Science Education (Secondary 1-7) • EDTL:4752 Methods of Teaching Science (Prerequisite: EDTL:4751) (Spring only) 3 s.h. • EDTL:4757 Assessment in the Science Classroom (Corequisite: EDTL:4752)(Spring only) 2 s.h. • EDTL:4753 Instructional Issues in Teaching Science (Prerequisite: EDTL:4752; 3 s.h. HistoryEducation (Secondary7-12) • From College ofLiberabl Arts – Department ofHistory - Course descriptions

15. Thankyou and Good Luck!