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Jumpstart Summer Internship in Washington D.C. - Learn While You Earn
Application Deadline is April 15, 2009
Jumpstart Operations
A site manager manages Jumpstart-Howard University with support from a faculty member and staff. BYU student volunteers who will become corps members work directly with children in one-on-one and small group instructional interactions in the classroom
Location
Elementary school near Howard University
Dates
May 19 through August 22
Purpose
The joint BYU/HU project will permit BYU and Howard University students to engage in joint planning and interventions for preschool children. The goal is to ensure that children will develop skills that will permit them to succeed in kindergarten.
The interchange will provide students from BYU and HU with training and experience in teaching and stimulating language/literacy skills.
BYU undergraduate students who are early childhood education, elementary education, or communication disorders majors are invited to participate.
Benefits to BYU Students
Training
The university students (aka Jumpstart corps members) will receive onsite training from experts in various aspects of early childhood education.
Practicum or field-based credits
The students may arrange to receive practicum or field-based directed scholarship credits for tuition costs from BYU for their participation.
Stipend
Jumpstart corps members will receive $1,000 Education Award from AmeriCorps after successfully completing 300 hours of service.
Training and experience
The summer program begins with one week of intensive Pre-Service Training, typically 6-8 hours each day. Afterwards, there are bi-weekly seminars addressing various topics on advocacy, ECE, and citizenship. Guest trainers/presenters are included. Participating BYU students will also receive specialized training from faculty members (Ovetta Harris from HU, and Barbara Culatta and Kendra Hall from BYU).
Supervision
All corps members receive direct supervision from Kyieda Rogers, site manager of the program, and Dr. Ovetta Harris, faculty member in communication disorders at Howard University. (Dr. Harris could provide supervision for ComD graduate students who wish to count internship hours toward those needed for certification).
In the classroom, corps members receive direct instructional support from teachers. The McKay school also has a local DC area education supervisor who will be involved in the program.
Costs and Obligations
Complete 300 hours of service
Students must complete 300 hours of AmeriCorps Service during their stay in the DC area. All training and planning meetings count toward the 300 hours that students must complete.
Cover Personal Expenses
Students will need to pay for transportation to and from Washington, D.C., meals, local travel for special service projects and off-campus training, and housing*.
Housing
Housing will cost $350 per month with a refundable deposit of $200 if the student completes the experience. Students will share an apartment with other BYU students in Arlington, Virginia. This apartment would be the one used by MSE student teachers during the academic year.
Information
Information about the program can be obtained from the following faculty participants:
Program Directors
Dr. Barbara Culatta
Brigham Young University
Communication Disorders
801-422-6262
Barbara_Culatta@byu.edu
Dr. Kendra Hall
Brigham Young University
Early Childhood Education
801-422-4439
Kendra_hall@byu.edu
Kyieda Rogers
Howard University
Jumpstart Site Manager
202-806-7748
krogers@howard.edu
Dr. Merrell and Mary Hansen
Brigham Young University
National/International Field Services Coordinators
801-422-8117
NISTP@byu.edu