First Education Experience Program (FEEP)
The First Education Experience Program (FEEP) allows undergraduate and graduate students to explore education as a possible career path through real-world experiences and seminars. As a FEEP student you will learn first-hand about the education field by spending time in local PreK-12 schools or other education settings.
FEEP helps you gain and apply academic knowledge through civic engagement with communities and requires you to complete a service learning project. This course is a required prerequisite for several undergraduate licensure programs in education and is open for students who want to explore non-classroom education settings.
FEEP student stories
Video transcript for Ana's video, (on focus pressing Enter will reveal the transcript text).
Anna Alvarez: Hi Buckeye nation.
My name is Ana Alvarez.
I am currently a junior here at The Ohio State University majoring in Special Education. While there are many reasons that education wa s one of my first choices to choose as a major, I decided on Special Education because teaching is not only about teaching students what is in a book and what isn't.
It's about letting students grow and being that guide to helping them grow physically, academically and emotionally.
One of the many things that I love about OSUs educational program is the FEEP program.
FEEP is the First Educational Experience Program where students are allowed to go into classrooms and take on real life scenarios inside of a classroom basically just co-teaching along the way.
I believe FEEP was incredibly valuable to my learning experience, because I decided from then what I wanted to see in my own classroom and how I wanted to be as an educator and my future career.
Something that helped me grow along the way while doing FEEP was definitely understanding that not everything is going to go by the book, you're going to encounter different scenarios where you're going to have to learn to tackle social injustices and equity.
This I learned a lot from the seminars we had in FEEP.
Every week we go through different seminars with different types of topics that are going to build on to that future career
experience.
The number one thing that I will remember from my FEEP experience is that it confirmed that I wanted to be an education major and that I wanted to be the best teacher that I could be in my future career.
So I am incredibly grateful for going through this process and understanding everything that needs to happen in my classroom and how I need to be as a future teacher.
Video transcript for Anukriti's video, (on focus pressing Enter will reveal the transcript text).
Speaker 1:
Hi, my name is Anukriti Tayal and I am a fourth year student double majoring in English and economics at The Ohio State University, I actually first took FEEP because it was required.
That was one of the best things I've gotten to do in the last four years.
I've always loved learning. And I've always been really passionate about education, and FEEP was a really great way to learn how to use that and implement that by learning how to create an engaging classroom, working on class activities, understanding lesson planning, connecting with students, and also learning about the educational system from a greater standpoint, through seminars.
And within the classroom, I was able to visit other schools and recognize some of the disparities that exist within the educational system. And we talked about that in our lectures as well.
All of this experience was in a way, life changing for me because it set me on the path to where I am now about to graduate and teach in a different city, which is crazy to think about right now.
And so I I highly recommend FEEP to anyone who's interested because even if you walk away, not wanting to teach, you will always always remember the connections you have with your students and what you've learned about the education system and the way it impacts people, and how to work with people and leadership skills.
And so I'll never forget my FEEP experience. And I think if you have the chance to enroll in feed, you should absolutely take it especially if you are passionate about education.
It will change your life in some way or another.
Course Details
FEEP is offered as either a three- or five-credit hour course. You should confirm with your academic advisor to determine which course is required for your program prior to completing the online application.
Three-credit hour course
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to noon
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Two to three days per week spent in the field, for approximately 72 hours
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Eight seminar sessions during the term (one on a topic of your choosing)
Five-credit hour course
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7AM - Noon
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Three to four days per week spent in the field, totaling 110 hours
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Thirteen seminar sessions during the term (one almost every week)
Partner Schools/Districts
When you are accepted into the program, you will be assigned to a classroom in one of our partner schools/districts or in other education settings. You may not request the schools/district to which you will be assigned. Following are the FEEP partner schools/districts:
- Columbus City Schools
- Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus
- Focus Learning Academy of North Columbus
- The Graham Family of Schools
- New Story Schools Columbus
- Hilliard City Schools
- Kichwa Institute of Science Technology and Humanities
- KIPP Columbus
- Metro Early College Middle and High School
- Southwestern City School District
- United Schools Network
- Upper Arlington Schools
- Whitehall City Schools
Application and Registration
Please complete the Fall 2024 FEEP Application by Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
After completing the application, you will receive an information packet sent to your Buckeyemail. This information packet outlines all the requirements you need to fulfill before starting FEEP including registration, scheduling, background checks and other compliance documents. Please review the information packet carefully.
Note: All of our communications are sent to Ohio State/Buckeyemail addresses so be sure your Ohio State address is active and that you include that email in your application. We ask that you regularly check your e-mail, even during semester breaks, to ensure you do not miss important messages regarding the FEEP program.
Contact
FEEP Director
Dr. Alana Telesman
telesman.3@osu.edu