Community+Engagement


 * Internships:**

1. I had the opportunity to work at SIlver Sage Elementary this semester, where my student colleagues and I ran a Homework Club for at- risk 5th graders. This was a challenging yet rewarding time and I really feel that it was both nesessary and successful. I grew to love and enjoy the kids in my group, and found ways to engage them in learning, encourage them with their school work and devepop friendships. It was so very important to these kids to have adult mentors who could spend one on one time with them and make them feel important. Studies have shown that these types of encounters raise the chance of at- risk students being successful in school and work towards graduating. I entered a poster portfolio of my experiences in the program in a Service Learning Presentation Competition and was selected to present at an awards ceremony at BSU. I have placed a link here for you to view this project.

2. I was an intern for the Arbiter, the BSU campus newspaper last year. I really enjoyed getting to know the operations of the paper and working with the other staff writers. I learned a lot oabout journalism, interviewing and reporting and how it is different the other forms of writing. I have included a link to a few of my articles published in the paper last year.

3. I have done a one semester of Intership at Mountain View High School with Susan Ochoa in her 9th grade English class. This class was great and I learned so much. Susan was generous enough to put me right to work, each day I taught some part of the lesson. She was a great teacher to learn from and gave me a clear picture of my wanting to teach high school students. I also spent time with Katie Rotchford her English and her ELL class. This helped me understand how to work with second language learners and the challenges they have.

4. I am taking a Lingusitics course this summer where I will be doing some intern work at The Language Center in Boise, where refugees learn English.