Blog Due on Friday, October 16. Year 1 Only
Read
the scenarios below. Choose ONE of the potential situations you could
encounter in your internship. Post an
entry on your blog that reframes the outcome by generating a solution that
would be an appropriate and professional way to handle the situation as an EAT
intern. Your response should have
clarity while avoiding vague recommendations. Be sure you state which Scenario you are writing about.
Scenario 1
You left campus for lunch
and when you returned to campus you missed the bus that transports EAT interns
to your field site campus. You don’t
have a car, but your boyfriend (girlfriend) said that he (she) could take you
to your field site. You took him (her)
up on the offer. When you boarded the
bus to return to your home campus, another intern asked why you weren’t on the
bus earlier. You asked the intern not to
point this out to your EAT teacher, Mrs. Crabapple, since no harm was done.
Scenario 2
You are at your EAT field
site. Although you know you are supposed
to have your phone put away at your field site, you check it and see that you
have a message from another intern in your class. He said that he had an early dismissal and
left the field site campus just a little early, but when he did, he forgot to
sign out. You think this is a bit
strange because you never saw him ride the bus to your field site in the first
place, but you agree to sign him in and out because you want to let him know he
can trust you. After all, Mrs. Meddlesome,
your EAT teacher, stressed that it is important to establish relationships with
your students and others with whom you work.
Scenario 3
You have just arrived at
your field site. Your teacher is absent
and you have a substitute. Previously, you
have been in charge of monitoring the reading groups each day, and even though
you were not aware that your mentor teacher would be gone, you know that you
need to follow the routine so the students will progress. The substitute tells
you that she has everything under control and you may leave because there is
nothing for you to do. You decide your field site mentor will have plenty of
time to get the reading groups caught up tomorrow so you go to the classroom
next door where your EAT friend is interning.
The two of you move to the corner of the room and work on homework the
rest of the period so you won’t disturb anyone.
Scenario 4
You are about to change
into your field site attire and realize you have forgotten your field site
shirt and name badge. The bus will be
leaving in three minutes. You have on
jeans with holes, and a low cut top. You
saw Mrs. Picky, your BCTAL EAT teacher, at your field site yesterday. Since you think she will not be stopping by
to visit interns at your field site, you hop on the bus without your EAT attire,
taking your chances that you will not be discovered. After all, if your field site mentor teacher
and principal don’t say anything, there is no harm done, right?
As always, follow the rubric for best results.
