This is a great time to promote summer program offerings with AFS! AFS is well into the recruitment season for our 2019 Summer & Global Prep Programs. Students who are new to study abroad or have busy summer plans might enjoy the shorter Global Prep programs that range from 1 to 4 weeks over the summer. Students interested in longer opportunities this summer might be interested in our summer programs ranging from 4 to 8 weeks in length!
Summer and Global Prep Deadlines
We have recently extended the deadlines for our 4-8 Week Summer programs until March/April. You can find updated deadline information in the Sending Programs Report: select 2019 and NH. Once you pull the report refer to the Submission Deadline column.
The early action deadline for our Global Prep programs is March 1, 2019. Interested students should apply by this date for the best chance of getting their top choice destination!
Summer Program Highlights
New Zealand Global Prep: Sustainability & the Environment
Cost: $6,725
Duration: July 11-14, 2019 → Aug 4-7, 2019
Scholarship Available: Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand)
In New Zealand's indigenous language of Maori, the word Kaitiaki means environmental guardian, which will be the focus of the New Zealand Global Prep Program. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn about sustainability while experiencing the beautiful ecosystems of New Zealand. This 3-week program will include volunteer opportunities, interactive workshops, and seminars run by Department of Conservation and Indigenous experts who are passionate about environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism. The program culminates with the Festival for the Future, New Zealand's largest youth forum which brings students from around the world to exchange and develop ideas that can positively shape our future. Students will return home a kaitaki, a true guardian of the earth.
Summer Chinese Language and Culture Program
Cost: $8,650
Duration: July 9-12, 2019 → Aug 9-12, 2019
Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 2.0
Do you know a student who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese? With nearly a billion speakers around the globe, Mandarin is becoming quite a popular language to learn! This exciting month-long program to China offers participants the opportunity to learn Mandarin through daily language lessons while soaking up the culture through a local host family experience. After attending language lessons each day, AFSers will be able to practice their skills over dinner with their host families and participate in cultural activities like calligraphy, martial arts, and cooking classes. What a fantastic way to spend the summer!
Scholarships Available for Summer Programs
Vaya a America Latina Scholarship (Up to $2,000)
Pride Scholarship (Up to $4,000)
Global Leaders Need-Based Scholarship (Up to $1,250 for 4-8 wGreat International Opportunities for Our Scouts
This is a great time to promote summer program offerings with AFS! AFS is well into the recruitment season for our 2019 Summer & Global Prep Programs. Students who are new to study abroad or have busy summer plans might enjoy the shorter Global Prep programs that range from 1 to 4 weeks over the summer. Students interested in longer opportunities this summer might be interested in our summer programs ranging from 4 to 8 weeks in length!
Summer and Global Prep Deadlines
We have recently extended the deadlines for our 4-8 Week Summer programs until March/April. You can find updated deadline information in the Sending Programs Report: select 2019 and NH. Once you pull the report refer to the Submission Deadline column.
The early action deadline for our Global Prep programs is March 1, 2019. Interested students should apply by this date for the best chance of getting their top choice destination!
Summer Program Highlights
New Zealand Global Prep: Sustainability & the Environment
Cost: $6,725
Duration: July 11-14, 2019 → Aug 4-7, 2019
Scholarship Available: Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand)
In New Zealand's indigenous language of Maori, the word Kaitiaki means environmental guardian, which will be the focus of the New Zealand Global Prep Program. Students will have the unique opportunity to learn about sustainability while experiencing the beautiful ecosystems of New Zealand. This 3-week program will include volunteer opportunities, interactive workshops, and seminars run by Department of Conservation and Indigenous experts who are passionate about environmental stewardship and sustainable tourism. The program culminates with the Festival for the Future, New Zealand's largest youth forum which brings students from around the world to exchange and develop ideas that can positively shape our future. Students will return home a kaitaki, a true guardian of the earth.
Summer Chinese Language and Culture Program
Cost: $8,650
Duration: July 9-12, 2019 → Aug 9-12, 2019
Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 2.0
Do you know a student who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese? With nearly a billion speakers around the globe, Mandarin is becoming quite a popular language to learn! This exciting month-long program to China offers participants the opportunity to learn Mandarin through daily language lessons while soaking up the culture through a local host family experience. After attending language lessons each day, AFSers will be able to practice their skills over dinner with their host families and participate in cultural activities like calligraphy, martial arts, and cooking classes. What a fantastic way to spend the summer!
Scholarships Available for Summer Programs
Vaya a America Latina Scholarship (Up to $2,000)
Pride Scholarship (Up to $4,000)
Global Leaders Need-Based Scholarship (Up to $1,250 for 4-8 weeks Up to $500 for Global Prep)
Aussie Kiwi Haere Scholarship (Up to $2,000 for a 2019 program to New Zealand or Australia)
Just a friendly reminder that many of our Year and Semester programs are still open. Please encourage interested students to get started right away and contact us to fast track their application!
I need to find someone who is currently working as a general education teacher with at least three years experiences. The interview will be 10 questions in text and it is for my class.
Thank you!
Here are the 10 questions in case you are wondering what the questions looked like.
1. how long have you been teaching?
2. what is the key to being a good teacher?
3. what are most common accommodations and modifications have you used?
4. what are some of the more uncommon accommodations and modifications have you used?
5. Did you ever have co-teacher in your classroom?
6. If you have co-teacher then how do you work or get along with that person?
7. How do you prepare to write IEP for a student or have you?
8. What types of assessments have you used?
9. What are the biggest challenges you have faced in a classroom?
10. What are biggest successes you had in the classroom?
If you are a principal or administrator, guidance counselor, mental health worker, student health services worker, teacher, or special education professional at a public high school in the United States, we could use your help in this project. Please note that your involvement is completely voluntary. Should you choose to participate, we would kindly ask that you complete the survey by clicking here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FKYX8N3. It should take no more than thirty minutes, and your responses will be kept anonymous.
Any questions may be directed to myself by sending an email to smithd198@potsdam.edu. Dr. Crow can also be reached for correspondence via email to crowbm@potsdam.edu or by phone at (315) 267-2124. Thank you very much for your time and your consideration.
Yeah, in a perfect world, you'd call the kid aside privately -- but you just can't always do the ideal thing. Shutting the conversation down was the best option at the time ... but if you're in a similar situation in the future, I'd say follow up the next day. Talk to the kid as he's entering the classroom and say, "Hey, yesterday wasn't a perfect situation. You weren't working, but it would've been better if I'd called you aside. How about this? You don't give me a reason to call you out, and I'll have no reason to reprimand you -- either in public or private."