Before walking into this internship I outlined my learning that I planned to accomplish while working at the Franklin Institute. My learning objectives for this internship were based on the theme of being a museum educator. I established these goals as if I were an education major. I wanted to see if this was a possible career choice for me. I had no clue what I wanted to do after college when I started this class. My three learning objectives were; to learn about how the Discovery camp and museum works, gain experience working with supervisors and other volunteers to strengthen my teamwork and communication skills, and to gain exposure working in a museum setting and gain experience using props and hands on activities to education children …show more content…
During my interview she asked me “Why do you want to intern here?” she was interested in why a non-education major wanted to be an intern here. I told her that I don’t know what I want to do when I graduaye and that working at the Franklin Institute as a camp counselor will give me the opportunity to get firsthand experience as an educator, to see if this one of the career choices for me. I also told Jess during my interview what my learning objectives were so she knew what my goals were. It is visible that I have demonstrated these goals and have gained stronger skills with my progression from being quite working one on one to taking charge of a classroom of sixty obnoxious first graders with Legos, and trying to get them to listen to me without touching the Legos in front of …show more content…
I entered this internship in panic mode and scaared of the future. I am now happy and love my internship. Everryday is different and I have not had one bad experience. I love the kids, camp, and staff at the Franklin Institute. It is a lot of fun teaching children science and seeing the look on their faces when you’re blowing stuff up, playing with liquid nitrogen or just doing an activity.l I will utilize this experience to network myself within the museum community. The museum educators community is small and everyone knows each other or has worked at the Franklin and moved on to other museums in Philadelphia. The Franklin Institute is also a prestigious and wwell known museum across the United States. It will definitely have me stand out on my resume, espicaally my job title as a Sppecial Needs Camp Counselor. I worked one on one with kids with different disabilities and modified the lesson plans for their needs so then can get the full experience at camp. My favorite memory of making a difference with a child of special needs was a boy named Jacob. He had several learning disabilities, socially awkward but he was genius his health notes said. He loved to play with the imagination playground blocks and make obstacle courses and have the younger kids try it out. Jacob asked if he could play with blocks during camp, I was asked to stay late and play with Jacob. It was so much fun building an
It was a steep learning curve over the next thirteen years as I gained experience and eventually taught in Taiwan’s most prestigious elementary schools. My teaching experience, combined with my understanding of the culture led to my first management position in an educational role as I became the Head Teacher of a public elementary school in Taiwan. I felt a real sense of commitment to the community in this role and I set ambitious goals when I started this position. My ability to work within the framework of the Taiwanese culture helped me accomplish these goals.
Being given the opportunity to intern with the staff at the Family Resource Center in the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) has been a tremendous learning experience thus far. The opportunity has truly surpassed my expectation of what I imagined the journey of internship would be like and how it would help me to evolve into the professional arena as a social worker. I see myself transforming and viewing the community in which I live, the clients served, those deprived, and the tremendous job that we as social workers are tasked with to advocate for those in need from a more open-minded perspective. By enhancing and developing my personal and professional skills, such as active listening, observation, and professional comportment, I will be
For my co-op assignment I worked for the Clark College Foundation as a Prospect Research/Database Intern. When I first entered the foundation I was unsure of how I would fit into the organization. This would be the first time I had ever worked in an office environment and I had no idea what would be expected of me and if I would be able to perform the job that I had been hired for.
During my first week doing my internship at Department of labor of Veterans employment service (VETS), I was super excited to start because I know it was going to be an incredible experience working at a Federal government setting. In my first week being in the office I had to get all the paper work ready in order to be able start working for the government. For example, they will have to do a background check and copies of two of my personal documents. Furthermore, I had to do online questioners that is called E-Quip of which I had to create a password and username and also answer multiple questions about my background information and all the jobs activities that I had worked before. Furthermore, I also had to include three people that I know
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Imagine yourself in a museum. You are standing in front of a masterpiece and it draws you ever close until your nose is almost touching it. When you’re too near the painting and you’re too focused, you don’t see the overall beauty of the painting itself. In fact, it becomes blurry when your eyes get too near. Life is the same way. You can’t get too focused on any one detail because your vision becomes impaired and everything else around you becomes blurry.
I wanted an internship that would be an out of the box experience. When I turned to the Indianapolis Zoo for that experience I was not disappointed. In my first two weeks, the zoo has begun to assist with my personal and professional growth while also teaching me about the world around me. I have had different tasks for each day. This internship will be a personal challenge for being, but a great place to grow and develop my professional skills. I appreciate that my supervisor never had unrealistic expectations. The public relations team was always available to answer my questions.
When I began the internship, my motive was to do something worthwhile, learn and have fun. Those jobs made me feel grown up; gave me a semblance of control over my life. But I ended up getting so much more that I
...s. I am thankful for all those I got to meet through this internship, and I am especially thankful to have had Bethany as a boss. I have an even greater deal of respect for the hospitality industry and I cannot wait to learn more about the sports world as a whole. This experience has served me well in my senior year and the lessons I learned here will serve me well in my career. I hope to one day possibly be an Athletic Director or a General Manager. I will probably have to interact with people in the hospitality industry and it will be much easier to understand what they require to be successful and how I can help them. Now my mission is to continue on with my experience and to learn as much as possible about the different careers within sport and how it all intertwines. I will continue to strive for greatness and to be the best possible friend and worker I can be.
One of my favorite things to do when traveling in a new city is to visit the museums. I
My internship experience this semester was interesting. I interned at ESH/MESH with Bridgeway. My Supervisor was Emilie Banz. I didn’t do much but I did learn a lot from this experience. I met a lot of great people and watch PsyR in action. I met a couple of individuals who were really cool. My experience this semester has prepared me for the next.
It has been a while since I started at the internship and I am really glad I decided to work here. I think the experience in this area is a good preview of my career and future. I am learning some important skills and finding out some things about myself and the tough skin I will need in order to stay in the area of juvenile support.
I was given the internship only being 20 years of age when in reality it was required that the intern be of 21 years or older. I learned the value of appreciating the opportunities I get in life and making a good first impression. For instance, in the beginning I was afraid to conduct a therapeutic group, but after the help of my two Youth Behavioral Specialists, who supervised me throughout my internship experience, I came into my "comfort" zone if I may say. As an intern, I understood that my internship experience helped cultivate my understanding of the differences in age, mentality, and the environment each child is exposed to that leads them to develop these moderate to profound acute psychiatric disorders. I also established that working in a school setting like the Children’s Home of Reading-Acute Partial Hospitalization Program was not the place for me. The reason for this was because I felt it was unfair to each child to not be able to get the clear, cut attention they deserve. For my next internship, what I’ve decided to do differently is to engage and interact more with my next Supervisor. In this internship, I did not have the opportunity to get to personally know my Supervisor because she was in meetings and/or intakes on existing or new clients etc. All I can do now is look forward to new experiences, new
It was not at all what I thought it would be and I honestly realized along the way this is not a department I would want to work in. The desk work and the constant time on the computer really turns me off from working in any department that entails sitting in one spot for six hours. To counter that I did go out to shoot promotional videos and I had the opportunity to go to some events that I would never be able to go to without 6abc, but the time spent at the desk really makes those events less intriguing. I was hoping to do a lot more on camera projects when starting this internship, but I spent a lot of time behind the camera which I was not used to. I do think that having this internship was very important because it taught me a lot about how much goes into promoting a news station. I now appreciate all of the people that aren’t on television because they do most of the dirty work. Our talent do write some of their stories, but their job seems a lot more relaxing than some of the other employees. I loved interacting with the talent more than anything because I hope one day to be in their shoes. Adam Joseph is such a sweetheart and I am honored to have worked closely with him on projects along with all of the 6abc talent. Watching them with fans at events make me even more driven to be the best I can be and get a fan base like they all have
What is Museum Education? Museum Education is about educating the public about History, Science, Math, or English etc., but in an informal setting (not in a classroom or school). Museum Education is about immersing the students in the topic at hand. For example, a walking tour guide in downtown Frederick, MD places their tour group literally in front of the history they are teaching them. Similarly, a museum education intern reads the students a book like the Ox Cart Man then places them in a market that will teach them too how to trade and barter. Although, a museum educator does not get to be in the classroom with the students, like a general education teacher, they teach students meaningful lessons that they often remember. Lauren Allen