NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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The education department at NSC has several volunteer opportunities. Please click on the following to get a more detailed description.
If you would like to volunteer with the
Education Department, please email
esl@nationalitiesservice.org
Volunteer Teachers
- Attend the training and orientation session at least once while volunteering with the Education Dept.
- Attend workshops each session (whenever possible).
- Observe at least one other teacher every session. Fill out the Peer Observation Form. Discuss it with the teacher and the Director of Education or the Education Coordinator afterwards. File the Peer Observation Form in the Education Department.
- Keep records and folders in order, according to standards of education department.
Volunteer Teaching Assistants
- Attend teacher training and orientation workshops before the beginning of the session.
- Attend workshops each session (whenever possible).
- Observe at least 1 teacher outside of your own class. Fill out a Peer Observation Form. Discuss the observation with the teacher and the Director of Education or the Education Coordinator afterwards, and file the Peer Observation Form in the Education Department.
- Teach at least 5 hours of class during the session. Have the teacher fill out Peer Observation Forms, and discuss the comments with the teacher afterwards. File the Peer Observation Form in the Education Department.
- Fill out the self-reflection form.
Examples of Non-Teaching Volunteer Opportunities in The Education Department
- Help organize the curriculum notebooks.
- Help organize the ESL resource library.
- Help administer and grade the ESL placement test.
- Help register students for their courses.
- Help with preparation of academic sessions and/or present workshops.
- Help keep teacher folders in order.
- Help organize special workshops and special events.
There are currently no paid job opportunities with the Education Department at this time.