Our summer program could not be what it is every year without the hard work and dedication of our Teaching Fellows. You won’t just be a teacher. You’ll be a mentor and a role model to your students. You will witness how your leadership helps your students grow personally and progress academically in just a few weeks.
Service Activities
Your summer starts with an orientation week where you will meet other Teaching Fellows, get trained on classroom and student management techniques and learn about current issues in the educational equity field. This leads into the heart of the internship: weeks of classroom instruction where you will lead your very own classroom of approximately 8-12 students. Each Teaching Fellow will teach at least two classes per day. Each Teaching Fellow will teach ONE core class PLUS an elective.
Throughout the summer, you will teach up to three classes per day, serve as a crew leader, plan and lead extra-curricular activities, attend coaching and staff meetings, and participate in weekly professional development sessions.
As a Teaching Fellow, you play a critical role both inside and outside of the classroom. You will teach, mentor, serve as a role model and crew leader, and help to cultivate and sustain a positive, welcoming community amongst your peers and the students.
You will work under the guidance of an Instructional Coach, who is an educational professional with years of classroom experience. The Instructional Coach reviews your lesson plans, provides daily feedback, and trains you in teaching techniques, classroom management, and student assessment
Community Need Addressed
The specific need that this position will address will be vital academic resources for young students within the community. Services will be provided through summer support, including academic learning, leading classrooms, out-of-school-time academic and enrichment programs. This will assist with summer learning lost.
Position Outcomes
The desired result will be to have BTSV Students increase math skills, also to increase the number of 7th-12th graders who meet grade-level academic and college-readiness milestones, and support low-income, first-generation college students to enroll into college immediately after high school. Another desired result would be to have BTSV students excel with resources such as tutoring, career exploration, and developing professional career navigational skills.
Benefits
Education award upon successful completion of service, Living allowance
Education Benefits
College Degree
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job, Consistently choose the best tool or technological solution for the problem at hand, Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment