The Interns selected will gain opportunities for teaching, career exploration and building genuine working relationships with faculty and staff at SMC.
Weekday and evening opportunities are available Monday through Friday (weekend assignments
are not available)
Faculty intern lead and class matching is at the sole discretion of SMC and is implemented
by Human Resources department.
It is expected that the intern will be open, communicative, respectful, and professional with their faculty intern lead, fellow interns, Program organizers and all members of the SMC community.
Prior to the Spring semester starting each intern will be assigned a faculty intern lead, who matches the intern’s subject area and once assigned will meet one-on-one to discuss the Spring semester internship.
The intern will be assigned to work with the faculty intern lead in one of their on ground 3-unit or 5-unit class (3 hours per week on consecutive weeks throughout the Spring semester).
The SMC Faculty Internship Program is comprised of mandatory elements. Failure to attend may result in exclusion from the program. These include the following:
- An Orientation/Welcome session is held in Fall prior to the Winter training program. Interns will receive valuable information to guide them through their internship and an opportunity to ask questions.
- The Winter training program, held between December and January, is designed to give the intern the foundation in pedagogy, techniques, skills, and best practices for the classroom, and information about Community Colleges. As well as the skills necessary to thrive in their community college internship. Winter training classes are scheduled during the week. This program prepares the intern for their Spring semester internship assignment.
- Two follow-up workshops in the Spring.
- The first follow-up workshop gives you a chance to share your classroom experiences with the other interns. Understanding academic opportunities at SMC is explained, and specific interview skills/techniques are discussed.
- The second follow-up workshop offers you the opportunity to participate in mock interviews to prepare you for the interview process when applying for a permanent position.
- The end of year graduation event is held at the end of the Spring Semester. The program culminates with a graduation to recognize your completion of your internship and to recognize the contributions of your faculty intern leads.
During the Spring semester interns will receive on-campus training from their faculty intern leads. Interns will gain techniques for course and lesson planning, student engagement, and classroom management. They will participate in training opportunities that provide insight into equitable and inclusive teaching strategies, data-informed decision making, technological tools, comprehensive student support, and countless other topics that will enhance their ongoing professional growth.
In the Spring semester interns will meet the department chair, other faculty members, attend meetings to better understand campus life, by doing so you will develop a sense of belonging to the community college faculty culture.
Applications are accepted starting July.
You must be:
- Authorized to work in the USA.
- No paid college (2 or 4-year) professional teaching experience prior to applying or during the internship.
- Meet minimum qualifications or equivalent for Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS), Design Technology, Health Sciences, History/Ethnic Studies, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Sciences or the equivalent.
The following types of paid teaching experience will not disqualify an applicant from consideration: Preschool, K-12, Adult Education, Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA), Community-Based Courses, College-Extension Courses, Non-College-Credit Courses and Corporate Education.
It is also advisable that applicants research general eligibility requirements for academic teaching.