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 blog rubric for best results. NO LATE GRADES!
7. How did you feel when you first walked into your site school classroom?
