Internship Contract

STUDENT INTERN CONTRACT SUMMER 2010 MA IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, CCNY

PRE COLLEGE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING (PCAP), LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (LAGCC)

The requirements listed here comprise a contractual agreement for the Summer Term

2010 between the student intern, PCAP instructors and administrators, and the Language

and Literacy Program Director, Prof. Barbara Gleason.

STUDENT NAME:__MAHLA SALAMAT ________CONTACT:______917-889-5293_________________________

CO-TEACHER NAME: __LINDA CHIN_________ CONTACT:____718 482 5469_____________________

CLASS NAME: _TUITION BASED CAREER AND COLLEGE GED__ DATES OF INSTRUCTION: 07/06/2010-

09/16/2010

Internship Schedule

The intern will attend all meetings and classes scheduled on __Tuesdays and Thursdays _

between the hours of _6pm______and ___9pm___ commencing on ___7/6/2010 and ending on

____08/24/2010.

The dates that Mahla will attend class are:

July 6, 8, 13, 15,20, 22,27,29,August 3,5,10,12,17,19 and 24.

She will attend the class hours from 6pm to 9pm. She will also attend meetings and provide

tutoring hours for students with the instructor starting at 5 pm everyday that she attends

classes.

Grading: Due to differences in class schedules between CCNY and LAGCC, Mahla will

receive the final grade for her internship on her transcript at the end of fall semester, 2010.

In order to receive a satisfactory grade for the internship, she must complete all assigned

coursework described in this contract by September 1, 2010.

Deadlines

The first two sections of portfolio essay must be posted on the intern blog received by mail

at Prof. Gleason’s home address no later than July 30, 2010.

The three lessons must be taught in class no later than August 19, 2010. The lesson

plans and reflections about the lessons must also be posted on the blog by this date.

The final contents of the portfolio are due by mail no later than September 1, 2010.

All class materials must be submitted by mail, email, and posted on the intern blog by the

dates listed above. No late submissions will be accepted: the materials must arrive by the

date listed above to the following address:

Prof. Barbara Gleason

336 81st. St.

Brooklyn, NY 11209

Grading Policy and Percent Distribution

1. The percent distribution for the final grade includes:

A. Portfolio: 40%

Intern self-assessment: At the end of the internship, the intern must

complete a self assessment to be submitted with the portfolio.

The grade for the portfolio will be based on the submission of the first two

sections of the portfolio essay, the final submission of the complete

portfolio and the submission of the intern self-assessment.

B. Blog: 20%

C. Classroom Presence, Participation and Teaching: 40%

1. Lesson planning and delivery: After each lesson is delivered, the

intern must post a reflection about the lesson on her course blog.

2. Attendance and punctuality

3. Participation

4. Active email communication

2. The faculty advisor, Prof. Barbara Gleason, will assign the final course grade upon

review of the intern portfolio and course blog, and with input about the intern’s classroom

presence, participation and teaching from the co-instructor named above in the PCAP

department at LAGCC. The faculty advisor is additionally welcome to observe class time or

participate in meetings that the intern also attends.

Intern Role and Responsibilities

1.The intern will prepare a final portfolio that will include a reflection essay, a set of at least

three lesson plans developed by the intern, a set of documents used in the class that

supplement the intern’s own work, and a self-assessment. The final portfolio is worth 40%

of the final grade.

2. The intern will engage in active weekly reflection about the classes she attends via a self-

generated blog that is visible to all parties involved in the PCAP internship program. The

blog is worth 20% of the final grade for the internship.

3. The intern will be an active and eager participant in the classroom, and will maintain and

develop a spirit of collaboration with her peers and advisors. Classroom presence,

participation and teaching are worth 40% of the final grade. To meet these requirements:

3a.The intern will prepare three lessons to be administered during regular class

time. She will submit these lessons at least one week in advance for review by the

instructor. The instructor and intern will determine the dates these lessons will be

administered at the beginning of the term.

3b.The intern will attend and be on time to all class meetings. Missing one or more

classes or lack of punctuality will result in the reduction of the course grade by one

letter. Continued absence will result in dismissal from the internship and failure to

earn any graduate credit for the program. Options to make up any missed days will

be discussed on a case to case basis with the instructor.

3c. The intern will submit all work on time, as stipulated in the deadlines above.

Failure to submit the coursework on time will result in dismissal from the

internship and failure to earn credit for the program.

3d. The intern will read and respond to all email communication from instructors,

administrators or advisors regarding the program within 24 hours. All

administrative contact should be conducted via the internship site coordinator.

3d. The intern will complete a set of required readings distributed by PCAP.

Outcomes

Students enrolled in the independent study “team teaching” option in the Language and

Literacy program will earn three credits towards their graduate degree and valuable

experience working in PCAP’s adult education courses.

With the signatures below, all parties involved in this internship agree to uphold the terms

of this contract to the best of their ability, and with the best interests of the students they

serve always in mind.

Intern: ___________________________________________________________ Date:__________________

Instructor:________________________________________________________ Date:_________________

PCAP Director:___________________________________________________ Date:__________________

Faculty Advisor: _________________________________________________ Date:__________________

DOCUMENT CONFIDENTIALITY FORM

The interns participating in PCAP classes and all other program participants, including

faculty advisors, program administrators and other members of the CUNY community

agree by signing below that:

Any and all documents developed by PCAP instructors or administrators and can be

included for the purposes of the final portfolio only with the permission of the

instructors and PCAP department. All these documents are the intellectual property

of the PCAP department of the Division of Adult and Continuing Education at

LaGuardia Community College. None of the course materials collected by any

participant in this program may be published or otherwise distributed or put to

practice without the consent and acknowledgement of all authors and parties

involved.

Name:________________________________________________(please print)

Signature:_____________________________________________

Date:______________________________________________

DOCUMENT RELEASE FORM

I, _________________________________, participated in the PCAP/CCNY Internship Program in

summer 2010. Copies of the materials and writing I compiled and prepared to fulfill the

requirements of the internship may be kept as a record by PCAP staff and Prof. Barbara

Gleason. These documents will be stored in the PCAP offices at LaGuardia Community

College for twenty years. My consent is voluntary and may be canceled at any time during

or after the internship period.

I also give my consent for PCAP or Prof. Gleason to use these materials in future

presentations or papers that explore professional development, teacher training for Adult

Education, graduate study in English, or any other topics that might require

acknowledgement of my work. The use of any materials is with the condition of anonymity:

my name and any other student names will be changed to protect identities and avoid harm

to me or other students.

Two potential benefits of my consent are: 1) the receipt of publications containing my

work and 2)indirect benefits for other intern participants. When publications or

presentations are developed that use my work or cite my experiences in the internship

program, I can receive a copy of the book, a link to online publications, or a copy of the

journal article that contain these citations. In order to receive a copy of any potential

publications, I must keep my contact information current with Prof. Gleason and PCAP staff.

The use of my materials by Prf. Gleason and PCAP staff to evaluate the program may also

reap indirect benefits for future student participants.

I may contact any or all of the individuals named here to resolve any questions or concerns

that arise about signing this form or the use of my work:

Wynne Ferdinand

Pre-College Academic Programming,

LAGCC

C-225 D

29-10 Thomson Ave.

Long Island City, NY 11101

wferdinand@lagcc.cuny.edu

Amy Dalsimer

Pre-College Academic Programming,

LAGCC

C-223 B

29-10 Thomson Ave.

Long Island City, NY 11101

adalsimer@lagcc.cuny.edu

Dr. Barbara Gleason

English Dept. NAC/219

160 Convent Ave.

New York, NY 10031

bgleason@ccny.cuny.edu

Signature________________________________________ Date_______________________________