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Description: The Instructional Resource Center (IRC) will provide Extended Learning opportunities for participants to assist with instructional design, technology, and multimedia projects. They will be mentored by IRC staff and collaborate on actual projects or conduct research to support future projects. The IRC is developing courses primarily for the AAP's master's degree programs and other non-doctoral programs that support adult learners.

The ITGL EL student will have the opportunity to complete the Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) workshop and receive QM certification at no charge.  

Possible projects include:

• GIS Tutorial Creator – Explore GIS Open-Source Technologies and AI. Some Python programming might be needed to perform the tasks and write the tutorial. Create a tutorial in Canvas and test the resources. Technical and programming skills preferred.

• Artificial Intelligence and Agentic (AI) – Explore and test Generative AI and help develop other AI-related educational resources to implement in education. Technical skills preferred.

• Multimedia Support – Research and implement AI MM tools for interactive learning objects (ILOs) production and agentic AI. Multimedia skills preferred.

• Course Checklist Reviewer - Explore technologies that assist in reviewing courses using a checklist. Investigating the new agent released by QM (if we get permission to test it in our instance of Canvas). Updating our checklist annotations to include advice and/or examples (especially for challenging ones like determining diversity in instructional materials). Breaking up the checklist review between the CDM phase and the final course phase (to accommodate the two-tier payment system whenever that comes about). Instructional skills preferred.

• Agentic AI - Explore Agentic AI by creating a dedicated agent to review the CDM and give meaningful feedback to course creation. Familiarity with coding or willing to learn. This one might require light programming skills.

• Humanizing Quality in Course Design - As AI reshapes how students access, generate, and apply information, faculty are increasingly asking: What should students know, do, and become in an AI-enabled world? Explore the instructional options for instructors.  Instructional skills preferred.

Note: In general, we offer practical research, exploration, testing, and implementation of technology and AI tools to increase the efficiency of video production workflows in the development of instructional content.

Use the following link to apply to these opportunities: IRC Extended Learning Research Associate Position Application Form

Mentor Name: Dr. Elba M. Sepúlveda  

Mentor Email:  elba@jhu.edu   

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Description:  Assist with the development of Blogging, podcasting, book writing/editing, classroom curriculum writing, social media image design, etc. 

Mentor Name: Gretchen Bridgers

Mentor Email: gretchen@alwaysalesson.com    

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description:  This is one of the top schools in Baltimore to teach at, offering an outstanding opportunity for professional growth. You will be able to co-plan instruction, guest teach lessons connected to the assigned classroom, mentor high school students across academic subjects, and support the lead teacher with a variety of instructional activities. The teachers listed below are recognized as some of the most accomplished educators in their respective fields.

Mentor Name: Catherine VanNetta

Mentor Email: cmvannetta@bhsec.bard.edu 

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Description:  Through Blue Hatchlings, Inc.'s Early Advantage initiative, childcare centers can request and reserve Johns Hopkins University Graduate and Undergraduate students to deliver age-appropriate academic programming and services such as reading services and basic language tutoring via Blue Hatchlings Inc's., "reservation match" service.

1. Early Advantage Program – Students will have the opportunity to provide educational programming at childcare centers, as well as develop some of the curriculum. This will be a valuable opportunity for students to work onsite and directly engage with children.

2. Online Resource Hub – Students will assist Blue Hatchlings in maintaining its online resource hub by conducting research and monitoring news related to childcare in Baltimore.

3. Grant Writing – Students will support Blue Hatchlings in identifying funding opportunities, preparing proposals, and drafting grant applications.

Mentor Name: Michael Baturin

Mentor Email:  mbaturi1@jhu.edu  

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description: As part of this extended learning opportunity, students may assist with a variety of tasks aimed at supporting data collection, data analysis, and report writing activities with CRRE faculty and staff. These include assisting with interviews with teachers and school leaders, assisting with descriptive data analysis and data entry tasks, and assisting with quality control oriented tasks involving line-editing reports and data checking tasks, among others. Students may also assist with reviewing and cataloging research studies and curriculum evaluations as part of the Evidence for ESSA website. 

Mentor Name: Dr. Joseph Reilly

Mentor Email:  jreill16@jhu.edu 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description: ITGL students can assist with current research projects, with analyzing interview transcripts, systematic review, and literature review, and descriptive stats.

I am a third-year PhD student at the School of Education. My research interests are around: (1) English learners and bilingual education, and (2) learning motivation and school belonging.

It would be appreciated if the students have skills in basic stats knowledge, thematic analysis, or systematic review. If not, it's okay that I can help them build these skills as long as they have learning and research motivation. Also, students who have K-12 teaching experience or steadfastly want to apply for a PhD program in the future are welcome.

Mentor Name: Yan Wu (Mike)

Mentor Email:  ywu290@jhu.edu 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description:  In this position, you will gain hands-on experience with core principles of instructional design through scaffolded training and guided activities. As you progress, you will create a variety of deliverables.  You will formally review an active Bloomberg School of Public Health course using a course review scorecard and present these recommendations to the course faculty.  You will then design an interactive e-learning lesson that aligns with microlearning principles and course objectives. You will meet weekly on Zoom with the instructional design team to review assignments, discuss progress, and receive feedback. While most team members work virtually, our offices are located on the East Baltimore Campus.

Mentor Names: 

• Emily Haagenson

• Keri McAvoy

• Lauren Dana

Mentor Emails: 

• ehaagenson@jhu.edu 

• kmcavoy1.ctl@jhu.edu

• ldana1@jhu.edu     

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description: The EduNavigator AI Project invites Maryland educators into a collaborative design process to develop an AI-powered tool that supports the educators of students with significant cognitive disabilities. The AI model will be trained to recommend tailored evidence-based practices that promote meaningful engagement within general education settings. Through a co-creation process, educators will partner with JHU CTE to design resources, build leadership, share ownership, and champion its use throughout the state while deepening their understanding of AI. The EduNavigator AI tool holds promise for expansion, with the potential to incorporate additional resources and reach broader audiences over time.

Mentor Names: 

• Dr. Jennifer Kouo

• Jeannie Chipps 

Mentor Emails:

•  jennifer.kouo@jhu.edu

•  jchipps3@jhu.edu 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description:  ITGL students will collaborate with City Springs Elementary/Middle School to support the implementation and evaluation of restorative practices aimed at improving classroom culture, student relationships, and conflict resolution. This project is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting, while contributing to the school's ongoing efforts to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.

Mentor Name: Rhonda Richetta 

Mentor Email: rrichetta@bcps.k12.md.us 

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Description:  Gain direct knowledge as to how an early childhood center operates. Your mentor for this opportunity directs the everyday operations for a Network of Early Childhood centers in Baltimore city.

Mentor Name: Hilary Roberts-King

Mentor Email: hilaryrk@dbcckids.org   

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Description:  

The Extended Learning Project will be based off of this journal article:

https://pressbooks.com/success-stories/montgomery-college-powers-growth-and-inclusion-with-z-degrees-and-z-courses/

and Document:

JHU_Author_Studio_One_Page_2026.08.12.pdf 

ITGL students will have the opportunity to create two pilot-ready open learning books, one focused on critical thinking and one focused on teamwork, along with competency-based assessments. Students who complete the project and make substantive original contributions will receive co-author or named contributor credit.

Dr. Christine Crefton, Ed.D., is a higher education strategist, librarian, educator, and learning systems builder with more than 20 years of experience in education. Her work focuses on open education, micro credentials, information and AI literacy, accessible learning design, and competency-based assessment. She leads development of The Proactive Thinker learning series and has guest-lectured to JHU ITGL students on critical thinking, information literacy, and the history of technology.

Mentor Name:  Dr. Christine Crefton

Mentor Email: Christine.Crefton@montgomerycollege.edu

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Description:  Understanding How Engineers Learn and Develop

What shapes how students learn to think, design, and see themselves as engineers? In this Extended Learning experience, students will work alongside a faculty researcher on ongoing engineering education research exploring questions related to engineering design, empathic development, and learning analytics.

Students will participate in different stages of the research process and learn how researchers move from a question to evidence, analysis, and ultimately new insights about engineering education. Depending on the projects underway, students may:

• Explore existing research and conduct literature reviews

• Assist with qualitative data collection, including interviews

• Analyze interviews and other qualitative data through coding and thematic analysis

• Work with learning analytics and educational data

• Identify patterns, questions, and connections across different sources of evidence

• Discuss what findings might mean for how engineering courses and learning experiences are designed

• Contribute to research presentations, papers, or other scholarly products

Through this experience, students will develop practical skills in educational research, qualitative research methods, critical analysis, and scholarly communication while gaining insight into how research can inform the design of more effective engineering learning experiences.

This experience is especially well suited for students who are curious about how people learn, how engineers are educated, and how research can be used to improve engineering education.

Mentor Name:  Dr. Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh

Mentor Email:  nusaybah@jhu.edu

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Description:  

Project Question

How can educators design learning experiences that make student thinking, decision-making, revision, and learning visible when generative AI is part of the learning environment?

Project Overview

Generative AI is changing how students approach academic work. When AI can help students brainstorm, analyze, draft, revise, and solve problems, a student's final product may no longer tell educators everything they need to know about what the student understands or how learning occurred. At the same time, this shift creates an opportunity to think differently about how we design learning. What if educators paid greater attention to the learning process itself: the questions students ask, the decisions they make, the feedback they evaluate, the ideas they reconsider, and the ways their thinking changes over time?

In this mentored project, students will work collaboratively with a higher education teaching and learning leader to investigate this emerging challenge. Together, we will examine research and current practices related to generative AI, learning, assessment, and instructional design and consider how educators can design learning experiences that provide meaningful evidence of student thinking and learning.

Mentor Name:  Dr. Paul Miller

Mentor Email: paul.miller@jhu.edu   

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description:  Assist with data collection and literature search following PRISMA guidelines, gain hands-on experience in conducting educational research under supervision, and receive instruction in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Mentor Name: Dr. Qiusu Wang (ITGL Alumni)

Mentor Email:  qiusuagatha@gmail.com   

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Description:  Be at the forefront of educational innovation by contributing to the creation and upkeep of a Digital Learning Game Database (DLGD) for the forthcoming book, The Learning Arcade: Empowering Education with Gaming. This unique opportunity allows graduate students to actively participate in the development of a groundbreaking resource that will shape the future of education. As a team member, you will delve into the exciting world of educational gaming, researching, analyzing, and playtesting a wide range of games. Your expertise will be instrumental in curating a high-quality database of games aligned with diverse curriculum standards and learning objectives. Through this immersive experience, you will refine your skills in resource evaluation, curriculum mapping, and collaborative project management.

Mentor Name: Dr. Ryan Schaaf

Mentor Email: rschaaf1@jhu.edu 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

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Description:  Edifying Teachers is a mission-driven venture based here in Baltimore. We have developed and implemented an evidence-based framework to help support, retain, and upskill teachers. We utilize a hybrid model to provide personalized, culturally sustaining mentorship, with the most diverse, highly qualified, scalable network of mentors in education.

Student will be afforded opportunities to help with educational research and assist on a project team             

Mentor Name: Dr. Rudy Ruiz  (JHU Alumi)

Mentor Email: rudy@edifyingteachers.com 

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Description:  Students will gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge in areas such as business planning, marketing strategies, and legal considerations. Additionally, the program offers various experiences in entrepreneurship, enabling students to cultivate innovative thinking, leadership abilities, and the entrepreneurial mindset necessary for success in the mental health field.

Mentor Names: 

• Dr. Eric Gutgarts (JHU Alumi)

• Dr. Mark Louie

Mentor Emails: 

• drg@eqtherapy.co 

• drl@eqtherapy.co 

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Opportunity Details

Description: Expanding Boundaries International (EBI) offers ITGL graduate students an opportunity to engage in meaningful experiential learning at the intersection of international education, STEAM education, technology, youth development, and cross-cultural exchange. For more than 12 years, EBI has worked to bridge the digital and cultural divide by connecting young people in Maryland and Ghana through STEAM education, mentorship, technology, and global learning experiences. Through its seven after-school STEAM centers across Ghana, as well as its work in Maryland, EBI provides students with opportunities to participate in hands-on projects, technology education, mentorship, and cultural exchange. 

Our opportunities will focus on technology in nonprofit organizations, STEAM curriculum and workshop development, youth mentoring, program evaluation, research, community projects, and support for our Global Young Innovators STEAM Fest in Ghana.

 **Please note that Teaching English as a Foreign Language is not one of EBI’s focus areas.

Mentor Name: Leticia Nortey

Mentor Email: lnortey@expandingboundaries.org

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Description: The ITGL Extended Learning experience with Great Kids Farm and Baltimore City Public Schools provides International Teaching & Global Leadership (ITGL) graduate students with an opportunity to connect educational theory and leadership practice with authentic community-based learning. Through engagement with Great Kids Farm, an initiative of Baltimore City Public Schools, students explore innovative approaches to experiential education, environmental learning, food systems, sustainability, and student development. The experience encourages students to examine how schools can create meaningful learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom while considering the social, cultural, and community contexts that shape student learning.

As part of their Extended Learning experience, ITGL students will engage with educators and community partners to learn about the purposes, design, and implementation of Great Kids Farm programming and its relationship to Baltimore City Public Schools. Students will have opportunities to observe and reflect on experiential learning practices, consider how hands-on experiences support academic and social-emotional development, and explore connections to their own educational interests and leadership goals. The experience is designed to help international graduate students develop a deeper understanding of Baltimore's educational landscape while examining how innovative school-community partnerships can promote authentic, interdisciplinary, and place-based learning

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Description: Assist Early Childhood teachers in the classroom. Assisting with supervision of students in a classroom setting and outside on the playground, helping teachers gather and organize materials for activities, reading and singing to children, assisting with facilitating play-based learning, and assisting with technology as needed.

• Infants (12 weeks to 12 months)

• Toddlers (12 – 24 months)

• Two’s (24 – 36 months)

• Preschool (3 and 4 years old)

Mentor Name: Saudah Parker

Mentor Email: sparker@jhu.edu    

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Description: We are offering immersive roles centered around our AI-Powered Career Co-pilot (ACC) platform. The ACC ecosystem is designed to "translate" pedagogical expertise into high-demand corporate roles like Instructional Design, EdTech Product Management, and AI Learning Solutions.

Selected participants will work on high-impact projects, including AI-driven skill gap analysis, designing adaptive learning simulations, and building AI-prompted career toolkits. It’s a unique chance to work at the intersection of human-centric education and generative AI, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in the EdTech space.

A resume and a brief interview are preferred. Mentees will also have the opportunity to formally join the company after graduation.

Mentor Name: Jianing (Paul) Liu  (ITGL Alumni)

Mentor Email: jliu367@jh.alumni.edu   

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Description: Students who participate in this Extended Learning Program can expect to participate in curriculum development, research, program design, and prompt engineering. Helicon Institute believes in the responsible use of modern tools to accelerate and enhance program development. ITGL students will be expected to use Generative AI, Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheet, Drive, etc.), and gmail. Licenses and subscriptions will be provided by Helicon Institute.

Mentor Name: Quinton Covington

Mentor Email: qcoving2@jhu.edu  

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Description:  Assist Early Childhood teachers in the classroom.

• Room 8 (Three Opportunities): Classroom help with readings, music, dance, counting, and art, three days a week if possible. 

• Room 9 (Three Opportunities): Classroom help with dancing, art, cooking, or reading would be ideal.

Mentor Name: Annie Reyes

Mentor Email: annier@dbcckids.org 

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Description:  

Online Projects and Online Courses: ITGL students can participate in virtual projects in conjunction with our Saturday online courses. Afterward, they will complete reflections or e-portfolios as part of their learning experience. These e-portfolios will focus on students' reflections, where they will respond to 10+ questions about their learning and experiences in either written or video form. The insights gained from this classroom feedback will directly impact the work being done at Howard County Chinese School. 

In-Person Visits: ITGL students will have the opportunity to make two visits each semester or year. During these visits, they can meet the same teachers from their Saturday online classes, who also hold in-person sessions on Sundays, or connect with other teachers who teach exclusively in-person on Sundays. These visits can include discussions on teaching methodologies, classroom activities, and student outcomes. 

Major Events: Another opportunity for in-person engagement could be during major events, such as our annual New Year Gala, which offers a rich cultural experience.

Mentor Name: Yingzhe Tao

Mentor Email: dean@hccs-md.org 

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Opportunity Details

Description:  Assisting in writing essays and research papers, classroom curriculum writing, exploring innovative and creative teaching strategies, assisting with EdTech in the classroom, and conducting literature reviews. 

Mentor Name: Dr. Nurtas Abdimomynov  (ITGL Alumni)  

Mentor Email:  nurtas.amirbay@gmail.com

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Description:  Assist with the continued development, enhancement, and sustainability of the ITGL Cohort Site. Students will work collaboratively to strengthen site content, improve user experience, expand alumni engagement, and develop strategies that support the site's long-term growth and maintenance. Projects may include alumni outreach and profile development, content updates, site organization, process improvement, and exploration of automation tools to support ongoing site management.

This opportunity provides experience in leadership, project management, digital communications, community engagement, educational technology, and website development.

Mentor Name: Veronique C. Gugliucciello

Mentor Email: vgugliucciello@jhu.edu 

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Opportunity Details

Description:  Assisting with Research; Assisting in Classrooms; Creating Curriculum; Product Development; Community Development; Sales and Customer Service

Mentor Name: Lee Kaltman  

Mentor Email: lee@ithacatoys.com   

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Description:  The JHU China Education Forum was initiated in 2022 by alumni of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education (SOE) in China. The founding team is a voluntary, nonprofit, and unofficial alumni network dedicated to strengthening connections among alumni and with the School, while building a bridge between the JHU education community and educational practice in China. Today, the alumni communityincludes more than 1,000 members.

The alumni team has organized education events in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing. In 2025 alone, the event series received 300+ registrations and 100+ in-person participants, while the alumni WeChat platformreached 451 followers and 100,000+ cumulative views. Past events have featured SOE former Dean Chris Morphew, JHU faculty, alumni, and education practitioners in China through lectures, workshops, debates, and interdisciplinary exchanges.

Building on this foundation, the 2027 JHU China Education Forum will invite five ITGL students to join the core project team, working alongside SOE alumni, scholars, and partners to design and implement an international education forum from concept to execution.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Forum Proposal & Program Design - Research education trends in China and globally; define the Forum theme, key questions, and target audience; co-develop the Forum Proposal; and design keynotes, panels, and the overall agenda.

• Speaker Outreach & Engagement - Identify and engage JHU faculty and researchers, SOE alumni, Chinese scholars, education leaders, entrepreneurs, and interdisciplinary experts; develop speaker shortlists and participate in outreach, relationship building, and coordination.

• Forum Operations - Support venue research and selection, project timelines, registration, speaker and vendor coordination, run-of-show development, volunteer management, and on-site implementation.

• Communications & Community Building - Develop key messaging, bilingual communications, social media and speaker promotion, audience outreach, and alumni engagement while helping strengthen the JHU China professional education community.

• Fundraising & Partnership Development - Support budget planning; identify potential corporate, foundation, and institutional partners; develop sponsor prospect lists and sponsorship packages; draft proposals; and participate in partnership outreach.

Student Outcomes: Students will experience the full lifecycle of a real international education initiative—from research and proposal development to networking, fundraising, communications, operations, and implementation. Portfolio outcomes may include the 2027 Forum Proposal, Program & Agenda, Speaker Outreach Plan, Operations Plan, Communications Strategy, Sponsorship Proposal, and Forum Impact

Mentor Name: Lixin Du (ITGL Alumni)

Mentor Email: ldu3448@gmail.com

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Opportunity Details

Description: This initiative is organized by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education (SOE) Alumni Network in China, a voluntary, nonprofit, and unofficial alumni network with a community of more than 1,000members. The network connects SOE students and alumni with professional and educational resources in China.

The initiative aims to build a sustainable career development platform connecting students, alumni, leading employers in China, and real career opportunities. It will help internationally educated students better understand the Chinese job market, engage directly with employers, and develop pathways to internships and employment. The initiative includes two core projects:

• Project 1: Virtual Career Fairs For Jobs In China

Plan and organize virtual career fairs in the fall, spring, and summer, bringing leading companies and organizations in China into direct conversation with JHU students and alumni.

ITGL students will conduct job-market and student-needs research, identify and engage prospective employers, coordinate recruiters, support event design and operations, recruit student participants, develop employer presentations and networking sessions, and manage communications and follow-up. Thelong-term goal is to build a sustainable employer network and career opportunity pipeline.

• Project 2: Company Visits in China

In August 2027, the initiative plans to bring approximately 50 -100 international students studying in North America to China for a two-day career learning and company immersion experience with leading Chinese companies.

ITGL students will help identify and engage participating companies, build relationships with HR, talent development, and business leaders, co-design company visits, recruit students, develop the itinerary, and support on-site implementation. Through conversations with business leaders, exposure to organizational culture and talent strategies, real business cases, and career pathway discussions, the program aims to create direct pathways to internships, employment, and long-term employer partnerships.

Student Experience & Outcomes: Students will gain hands-on experience in career-market research, employer outreach, virtual career fair operations, company immersion design, student community building, recruitment and communications, and partnership management.

Portfolio outcomes may include a Career Market & Student Needs Report, Virtual Career Fair Plan, Employer Partnership Portfolio, Company Immersion Program Plan, Employer Engagement Strategy, Student Career Community Plan, and China Career Development Resource Database.

Through this Extended Learning opportunity, students will help build a long-term career ecosystem connecting university → students → alumni → employers → career opportunities, while developing practical skills in career development, employer engagement, project management, community building ,cross-cultural communication, and professional networking.

Preferred Experience: Priority will be given to students with experience in career development, recruiting, human resources, employer partnerships, large-scale event planning, community engagement, or professional networking, and who are motivated to actively connect employers, students, and alumni.

Mentor Name: Lixin Du (ITGL Alumni)

Mentor Email: ldu3448@gmail.com

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Description:  This extended learning program offers the position of Educational Research Specialist. This opportunity will allow students to learn about method to conduct original questions and gain access to newly assembled content from the company’s other products. Then, students will be asked to create original content for the company’s product using new curricula, question types, exam methods, materials, and contexts. Students will design practice exercises (e.g., lesson drills, topic-specific drills, unit/term assessments) aligned with regional exam structures, incorporating past papers, mock questions, and new content.

Monitoring market trends for new products across selected academic stages and subjects and producing research reports on educational content for smart hardware will be optional.

Mentor Name: Qiyuan (Daniel) Yan (ITGL Alumni)

Mentor Email: qyan14@jh.edu 

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Opportunity Details

Description:  

• Teaching Assistant

• Assist teachers during lessons and provide support to students

• Track and document student performance to identify strengths and areas for improvement

• Curriculum Engagement

• Engage in collaborative meetings with teachers to discuss and refine course content.

• Provide innovative ideas and recommendations to enhance lesson plans and teaching strategies.

• Promotion Support

• Assist with content creation, and write posts

• Collaborate with the team to develop social media strategies for platforms like Xiaohongshu and WeChat Official Accounts.

• Preparation for the Shanghai Offline Education Summit

• Assist in developing a detailed schedule for the event

• Reach out to potential attendees via email or WeChat to provide event details and answer inquiries

Mentor Name: Carol Tian (ITGL Alumni)  

Mentor Email: joyprac@gmail.com   

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Opportunity Details

Description:  Students will engage in activities and research within the educational leadership track, working closely with an experienced school leader. This relationship will provide students with individualized guidance, opportunities to observe and reflect on leadership practices, and space to apply theory to real-world educational challenges. Students will be expected to assist with modeling instructional scenarios that support creativity and data analytics within educational systems, while receiving constructive feedback and coaching to refine their skills.

Mentor Name: Beth Coyne

Mentor Email: bcoyne@lauraltonhall.org 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description:  Dr. Xuan Weng is responsible for developing her own curriculum to teach middle school American students Mandarin at a private school in Baltimore. She is looking for students to engage with helping to design curriculum, assisting in her classroom, helping with research/conference presentations, and helping with cultural/outreach projects, etc. 

Mentor Name: Dr. Xuan Weng

Mentor Email:  xweng@mcdonogh.org 

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Description: The MiNT Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, directed by Dr. Ye Shen, has positions for motivated research students to support ongoing projects focused on the early development of multilingual children. Our interdisciplinary research examines children’s language, literacy, and academic skills through quantitative and neuroimaging techniques, with particular attention to bilingual learners and the role of families, schools, and technology in supporting learning and development.

Responsibilities may include:

• Recruiting participants and coordinating study logistics

• Assisting with data collection in schools, community settings, and online environments

• Conducting assessments with children and/or families

• Data entry, management, and preliminary analysis

• Screening, reviewing, and coding relevant literature on a systematic review and meta-analysis project

• Supporting dissemination efforts (e.g., conference presentations, manuscripts)

Students will gain hands-on experience with all phases of the research process, mentorship and opportunities for professional development, and potential for involvement in data analysis and co-authorship depending on contribution.

Mentor Name: Dr. Ye Shen

Mentor Email: yeshen@jhu.edu 

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Opportunity Details

Description:  Research opportunities in the following areas: Learning Processes, Entrepreneur in Education, STEM, Teacher Training, Global Teaching

Mentor Name: Amit Gupta

Mentor Email:  mit@ncreduservices.com   

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Opportunity Details

Description:  New Generation Myanmar (NGM) Virtual School offers ITGL students a unique opportunity to apply graduate learning within an international nonprofit K–12 virtual school serving students across Myanmar, including learners affected by conflict, displacement, and educational disruption. Serving more than 2,300 students with over 100 educators and staff, NGM provides an authentic setting where future education leaders can contribute to meaningful educational innovation and organizational growth.

Founded and led by a Johns Hopkins University School of Education alumnus, NGM intentionally designs its Extended Learning Opportunities to align with the ITGL program's learning outcomes. Students receive individualized mentorship from experienced educational leaders while applying graduate coursework in real-world educational settings.

Students are matched with a department based on their interests, expertise, and career goals. Opportunities are available across Teaching & Learning, Educational Leadership, Research & Program Evaluation, Educational Technology & AI, Student Affairs, Communications, and School Operations, enabling students to contribute to strategic initiatives while developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions expected of global education leaders.

Depending on their placement, students may engage in one or more of the following:

• Plan and facilitate virtual learning experiences for K–12 students.

• Design curriculum, assessments, instructional resources, and project-based learning experiences.

• Develop English language learning materials and innovative instructional programs.

• Conduct educational research, needs assessments, program evaluations, and data analysis to inform evidence-based decision-making.

• Design and implement AI-enhanced learning experiences while evaluating emerging educational technologies.

• Create professional learning resources and capacity-building initiatives for educators.

• Develop student leadership, well-being, and community engagement programs.

• Collaborate on strategic planning, quality assurance, communications, nonprofit management, and cross-functional organizational initiatives.

Throughout the placement, students become valued members of interdisciplinary teams and contribute to projects with meaningful educational and organizational impact. More than a traditional field placement, this experience integrates leadership, research, innovation, instructional design, and technology to bridge theory and practice. Students leave with a professional portfolio, expanded global perspective, and practical experience leading initiatives that advance equitable and transformative education in diverse learning communities.

Mentor Names:

• Wai Yan Aung (ITGL Alumni) 

• Han Zaw Latt

• Aung Khant Pyae

• Quinton Covington

Mentor Emails:   

• president@ngmedu.org 

• vp@ngmedu.org

•  alvin@ngmedu.org

•  qcovington@ngmedu.org 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description:  Students have the unique opportunity to collaborate with the Perfectly Me team, focusing on the entrepreneurial aspects of launching and growing social-emotional learning programs. This includes assisting with the marketing and promotion of the Perfectly Me Superhero Club and Perfectly Me Girls Club, which serve early elementary through middle school students. Additionally, students will work closely with the CEO to develop and expand community service initiatives across the region, learning vital skills in community outreach, business development, and program implementation.

Mentor Name: Raquel Whiting Gilmer 

Mentor Email: aquelwhiting@gmail.com 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description: Sistas by Nature, Inc. is a Baltimore-based community hub and education organization that develops innovative experiences for children, youth, and families. SBN programming integrates arts, STEM, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, leadership development, and youth agency to create meaningful learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom. Students will have the opportunity to apply their graduate learning to authentic opportunities encounter by a growing community-based education organization. Students will work alongside SBN leadership on meaningful, organization-driven projects that address current priorities, generate new knowledge, and help shape the continued growth and direction of SBN’s programs.

Extended Learning Projects

• Research, Data & Program Evaluation— 2026 Summer Impact Project

Students will work with SBN to examine available data and artifacts from its 2026 Summer Arts & STEM Camp and related programming. Students may help organize and analyze available enrollment, participation, program, family feedback, and other data to identify patterns related to program reach, engagement, access, youth experiences, and outcomes. The project may result in the development of an SBN 2026 Summer Impact Report that translates program data into meaningful findings, visualizations, stories, and recommendations. Students may also assist SBN in strengthening its future evaluation strategy by identifying measures and data-collection practices that can better document areas such as student agency, belonging, engagement, skill development, and program impact. Depending on student interest and available data, this work may also contribute to future research projects, conference proposals, presentations, grant applications, or scholarly publications.

• Curriculum Review & Redesign

Students will review selected SBN curricula and learning experiences across areas such as arts, STEM, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, leadership, and youth development. Using research and principles from ITGL coursework, students may help SBN:

• • Evaluate existing curriculum and instructional materials.

  • Identify opportunities to strengthen student agency.

  • Integrate research-based instructional practices.

  • Develop or redesign lessons, activities, and project-based learning experiences.

  • Create reusable curriculum templates and facilitator resources.

  • Explore ways technology and AI can enhance learning without replacing meaningful human interaction.

• Out-of-School-Time Ecosystem Research & Innovation

Students interested in research, systems thinking, and community-based education will have the opportunity to contribute to SBN’s emerging research on the out-of-school-time (OST) learning ecosystem and the ways young people experience, navigate, and benefit from learning opportunities across schools, families, community organizations, and other spaces. This project will explore how OST learning can be understood as an interconnected ecosystem rather than as a collection of separate programs. Students will help examine how relationships among young people, families, schools, community-based organizations, educators, peers, funders, and broader community systems influence young people’s access to and experiences within OST learning opportunities.

• Grant Research & Program Development

Students interested in organizational leadership, entrepreneurship, or education program development will gain experience connecting innovative educational ideas with sustainable funding opportunities.

Students may:

• Research local, state, federal, corporate, and foundation funding opportunities.

• Identify grants aligned with SBN’s mission and programs.

• Assist with needs assessments and background research.

• Develop program concepts and logic models.

• Support proposal narratives.

• Research evidence supporting proposed interventions.

• Help develop outcomes and evaluation measures.

• Assist with creating reusable grant-development resources.

• Marketing & Community Engagement

Students interested can help SBN explore new ways to tell the story of its program and impact. Students may examine how SBN currently communicates with youth, families, community partners, and funders and identify opportunities to strengthen engagement across these audiences. Projects may include developing strategies for sharing youth and family experiences, transforming program data into compelling impact stories, exploring approaches for reaching new families and communities, and creating innovative ways to showcase SBN’s educational programs and outcomes. Students may also investigate how digital platforms, emerging technologies, and generative AI can be used to expand SBN’s reach, strengthen community connections, and communicate the impact of out-of-school-time learning.

• Mentorship Experience

ITGL students will work directly with Sistas by Nature leadership and may interact with SBN staff, educators, teaching artists, families, community partners, and other stakeholders. Mentorship meetings may take place virtually or in person. Students will participate in project planning, receive ongoing feedback, and have opportunities to present their findings or final products to SBN leadership.

Mentor Name: Dr. Aisha Austin,

Mentor Email: acarr13@jhu.edu

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description:  The SPiEE Lab, led by Dr. Hunter Gehlbach, brings together research in social psychology, education, and environmental education. Our work explores how understanding others and building meaningful social connections can improve educational experiences and help address broader challenges, including climate change and environmental sustainability.

ITGL mentees will primarily work with Lili Hwangpo, a fourth-year PhD student at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. Lili’s research focuses on how psychological processes can promote positive social interactions and relationships, as well as the factors that support students’ social connectedness and well-being in educational settings. Her work primarily uses quantitative and experimental methods.

Mentees will have opportunities to join weekly lab meetings (Mondays, 3:30–5:00 PM), learn about educational psychology research and the publication process, and contribute to ongoing projects. Students interested in developing their own research questions can also meet separately with Lili to explore their ideas.

Students with a strong interest in social psychology in education and/or long-term plans to pursue doctoral study are especially encouraged to sign up. Statistical experience is preferred but not required. Please reach out with any questions about the scope of work or fit.

Mentor Name: Lili Hwangpo

Mentor Email: lli147@jhu.edu

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description: Synthesis is an education technology company exploring new ways for young people to learn through games, collaboration, discussion, experimentation, and consequential decision-making. Synthesis Teams creates live, multiplayer learning experiences in which students practice skills such as communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, leadership, problem-solving, and reflection by actively using them rather than studying them in isolation. This Extended Learning placement offers ITGL students inside access to the workings of a small educational startup and an opportunity to examine a model of education that differs significantly from traditional classroom instruction.

The experience will begin with a period of immersion and observation. Students may attend one or two approximately 30-minute Synthesis team standup meetings each week and, with mentor approval, observe one or two live Synthesis Teams sessions. During this initial phase, students will be encouraged to watch closely, take notes, identify patterns, compile questions, and develop an understanding of Synthesis’s learning philosophy, product-development process, and approach to designing experiences for young people. Aaron Sitze, Head of Learning Experience, will meet with the Extended Learning students as a small group each week to discuss what they are observing, explore questions about learning and design, and help students identify areas they may want to investigate more deeply.

As students gain context, the emphasis will shift from observation toward independent building, inquiry, and experimentation. Students will have substantial autonomy within broad project constraints and may pursue different paths based on their interests. Possible work could include developing concepts for Synthesis Discussion sessions or Game session themes; prototyping or “vibe-coding” standalone games inspired by the Synthesis learning philosophy; studying patterns of collaboration, communication, or decision-making; conducting educational research; designing small-scale experiments; or developing other learning experiences and tools. Students interested in research will have access to a particularly rich and relatively under-studied educational environment and will have opportunities to develop research questions, analyze available data or observations as appropriate, and share findings internally with the Synthesis team.

Mentor Name: Aaron Sitze

Mentor Email: aaron@synthesis.is

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Opportunity Details

Description: Assisting in the Classroom:

• Helping with lesson preparation and delivery, ensuring materials are ready and organized.

• Providing individual attention to students who need extra help with understanding concepts.

• Facilitating classroom activities and discussions, ensuring all students are engaged.

• Assisting with the management of classroom behavior and maintaining a positive learning environment.

• Supporting students with special needs or learning difficulties, offering tailored assistance as required.

Mentor Name: Bonita L. Lea

Mentor Email: bonita.l@greenmountschool.org      

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description: TREK AI provides ITGL students with an opportunity to engage directly with an emerging educational technology organization focused on the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Through this Extended Learning experience, students will work alongside TREK AI mentors to explore how AI can support personalized learning, curriculum development, instructional design, student engagement, and educator effectiveness. TREK AI’s platform is designed specifically for educational environments, providing students with opportunities to examine how AI can guide learning through personalized support, questioning, feedback, and other learning-centered approaches rather than simply providing answers. This experience will allow ITGL students to connect concepts from their coursework to real-world applications of AI in education.

ITGL students will participate in professional mentoring, collaborative problem-solving, and applied projects that connect educational theory with emerging AI technologies. ITGL students will engage with professionals working at the intersection of education and technology while developing a deeper understanding of how responsible AI can enhance, not replace, the role of educators and support meaningful student learning. 

Mentor Names: 

• Josh Thomason

• Derek Wilson

Mentor Emails:  

• JThomason@TrekAI.org 

• DWilson@TrekAI.org 

Extended Learning Mentee(s): 

Opportunity Details

Description: My research focuses on two areas: the role of generative AI in providing emotional support for adolescents, and the use of generative AI to help ESL students overcome language barriers in mathematics learning.

I hope to work with individuals whose research interests align with exploring generative AI in education, so that I can provide targeted feedback and meaningful guidance.

I look forward to supporting them in refining research questions, strengthening methodological approaches, and connecting their work to current scholarship in educational technology.

Mentor Name: Xiaohan Yang (JHU Alumni)

Mentor Email: xyang103@alumni.jh.edu 

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Opportunity Details

Description: Beijing Runzeyuan Education Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing. It is an innovative educational institution serving primarily entrepreneurs, business owners and managers, management teams, and adult learners. The group currently has a team of approximately 800 people and has served over 170,000 enterprises and 1.9 million learners to date.

Runzeyuan is dedicated to exploring the integration of the philosophical wisdom of outstanding traditional Chinese culture with modern business management practice, and applying it to leadership development, organizational learning, personal growth, and corporate strategic innovation. Its main educational programs currently include the "Strategic Leadership" course for entrepreneurs and the "Strategic Co-Creation Forum" for corporate management teams. At the same time, Runzeyuan is further expanding into higher education, offering students authentic educational practice opportunities spanning adult learning, leadership development, and university education innovation.

Runzeyuan will soon launch an I Ching (Book of Changes) course for entrepreneurs and business managers, exploring the integration of I Ching wisdom with modern business management practice. Based on their individual interests, professional background, and career development goals, ITGL students will be deeply involved in the full operational process of the I Ching course, from preparation through launch. 

Students may participate in:

● Interviewing entrepreneur participants to gain in-depth understanding of their learning needs, management challenges, and operational practice cases, providing first-hand insights for the course design and operational strategy of the I Ching course;

● Collecting and organizing materials on the theme of the I Ching and corporate philosophy, including literature interpreting the classics, case studies of entrepreneurial application, and related research, to help build a library of course content materials;

● Participating in the planning and execution of innovative operating models for the I Ching course, including community operations for participants, the design of learning activities that blend online and offline formats, and the overall refinement of class pacing and the learning experience;

● Organizing and participating in a series of seminars on "The I Ching and Corporate Philosophy," helping to plan discussion topics, conduct interview dialogues with entrepreneurs, and compile and distill seminar minutes and intellectual outcomes;

● Participating in the planning and execution of distinctive class mechanisms, such as designing and iterating on collaborative and small-group study mechanisms, participant-sharing and class co-construction mechanisms, and cross-class exchange and other distinctive learning methods;

● Participating in the collection and analysis of class operations data and participant feedback, evaluating operational effectiveness, and proposing improvement recommendations for the continued optimization of the operating model and learning experience.

During the Extended Learning experience, students will work under the guidance of Runzeyuan mentors on real educational and organizational development issues, and will produce professional outputs that can be included in their personal Professional Portfolio, including entrepreneur interview notes and insight reports, operational planning proposals, activity execution reviews, seminar output compilations, and operational improvement recommendations.

Mentor Names/Emails: 

Han Wang

Email: wanghan@runzeyuan.com

Yuedi Qin

Email: qinyuedi@runzeyuan.com

Lixin Du

Email: durunxin@runzeyuan.com

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