Intern: PHS Physical Education Internship

Intern: PHS Physical Education Internship (JobID: 461)

• Position Type: Intern
• Date Posted: 9/15/2023
• Location: Portsmouth High School

Overview

PSD offers numerous internship opportunities to give your education career the best start!

Description of PHS PE Intern

This intern will spend a total of at least 60 hours on site observing, assisting, and teaching during high school physical education classes over the course of the semester. Each week interns are required to spend at least 6 hours on site during which they will complete targeted, sequential socializing tasks related to various seminar topics and effective teaching. Students will track the days/times/classes they spend onsite and obtain the signature of their cooperating teacher.

Interns will collaborate with their cooperating teacher to develop a useful skill performance assessment for implementation during actual instruction. The assessment will be directly related to student learning outcome(s) and include multiple criteria related to the performance of a skill.

Interns will work with their cooperating teacher to identify an appropriate full class period lesson to teach during a pre approved time. Interns will design a 5 lesson unit plan of appropriate instruction around the full class period lesson they will teach.

PSD Commitment

PSD is dedicated to contributing excellence to future educators by offering quality internship experiences annually. Internship is considered to be the single most important experience in a teacher preparation program. By working together, we hope to nurture the professional growth of education career seeking interns, support the continued professional development of cooperating faculty, provide for quality learning experiences for the children in our school, and strengthen our partnerships with higher education institutions.

Application Process

All arrangements to accept interns begin by completing the application. Once submitted, your application will be reviewed by the Assistant Superintendent. If approved for internship, you will need to complete a background check and fingerprinting.

Thank You

Thank you for considering the Portsmouth School Department as part of your career growth journey!