This program is offered to those students who are interested in entering the field of education in university. All students in the program will need to create a schedule that gives them the flexibility to work at the Lower Primary every other day. This means that a student will only have classes on campus on an Odd Day or an Even Day. The other day can be spent in the internship. Students will need to work with their counselor to see how this might be possible while still maintaining graduation credits and eligibility for university.
All students must complete an application form and submit it to the Associate Principal for Academics. All approved applications will then be interviewed by the principal in the Lower Primary.
Elementary Teaching Assistant Application Form
The Teaching Internship Program offers high school students, interested in pursuing an Elementary Education degree, an opportunity to gain teaching experience in the Lower Primary as an assistant to the classroom teacher.
Teaching Assistant Expectations
- Teaching assistants are expected to be in class all day every other day from 7:50- 2:50. (If High school has a special day, such as Dragon Day or an Interim preparation day, then students will work with their supervising teacher to to attend HS on these days.)
- Prepare formative learning opportunities for the students
- Design a learning experience for a class or small group
- Serve as a mentor for individual students
- Give individual feedback to students
- Create classroom bulletin boards
- Grade level meetings
- Supervisory duties as assigned
- Assist with other teaching duties as required
- Assist with classroom preparation and cleanup
- Meet with the supervising teacher on a regular basis
Supervising Teacher Expectations
- Give feedback to the intern one time each quarter
- Provide opportunities for teaching experience
- Report to the HS Associate Principal with any concerns
- Read the student reflection journal and provide feedback as necessary
- Reflection: Every teacher assistant will make arrangements to reflect on their experience a minimum of once a week, either through a blog, shared document, or other suitable means. The audience of these reflections will be the sponsoring teacher and the Associate Principal of Academics.
- Final assessment: Reflective paper/ video that highlights personal experience, development, and assessment of teaching culture in their experience as a teaching assistant.