Education Intern
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.MUST have Fingerprint Clearance card cleared through the Arizona Department of Public Safety BEFORE starting at school site.
Your fingerprint card needs to be taken to the district office along with a state issued ID (example: drivers license) before you can begin working with students.
No fingerprint clearance card will be accepted one year past the issue date. Once you have been cleared by district office you can begin your hours at Desert Spirit. Our front desk can determine authorization before you sign in.
This process can take time so please make sure to bring in your fingerprint clearance card ASAP to our district office.
Glendale Elementary School District
7301 N. 58th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85301
623-237-7100
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Service hours
MorningAfternoon
Available days/hours
Your hours of service will be determined by the grade level you are placed with. Our school hours are 8:45 - 3:45. Many of our teachers will want to have you working with students in the AM or PM sessions of their room. The day and times will need to be consistant and can be worked out with your teacher.
Amanda Nossett - Kinder
Amy Bettes - 2nd grade
Lindsay Nornhold - 6th Grade
Jane Zinn - Physical Education
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
This position requires the ability to work in whole group and small group settings with children. We currently have Kindergarten, 2nd grade, 6th grade and Physical Education volunteering/interning positions available. Each teacher would like to involve you with individual students are a small group and work on reading and/or math skills. PE would involve a volunteer/intern in small group skill lessons. Our teachers work extremely hard for our students can would love others to come in and share the successes of their students. We need positive, persistent, compassionate, and consistant individuals willing to be an example to others.
CATEGORIES
EducationEnglish as a Second Language
Sports / Fitness
Youth II: 5-11 years (K-6th grades)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Desert Spirit Elementary School
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
- Working in small group setting in Reading and Math
- Possible whole group lessons with teacher support
- Reading with students
- Reading and/or Math support for teachers during intervention block
- Mini Lessons with students
- (If PE) Supporting teacher with small group isolated skills
- (If PE) Supporting whole group lessons - specific students and skills
- Kinder, 2nd grade, 6th Grade or Physical Education spots available
Population served
Desert Spirit Elementary is one of 17 schools in the Glendale Elementary School District. All schools are Title I. 89.6% of students are free/reduced lunch. We serve a large majority of students that are English Language Learners. Many of our students begin school with no literacy or math skills. Over 83% of our gifted students are classified as non-verbally gifted. This means that our students are visual learners that require structure.
Community need/impact
Our students are focused on increasing their reading and math abilities. Our school recently began daily intervention blocks in Kinder-8th grade classrooms to increase small group and one-on-one teacher/student interactions in order to differentiate by student need. Our school has few volunteers and could use every hand we can get to support our students in their path to being college and career ready. Volunteers/Interns reading with students to and/or being actively involved in math and reading workstations would help to increase our student success.
Our students crave positive interactions with adults. The more positive interactions our students can have with the community and working with increasing their ability the better. We pride ourselves on putting our students first and doing what is best for their academic success. Involving others in this process will only increase their chances of success in reading and math. Our teachers are eager to have others involved in their classrooms working with students and driving them towards their goals.
