emily smith

Shortly after graduating from Macalester, I had the wonderful opportunity to teach English through Teaching Assistant Program in France. In two primary schools in Angers, France, I led and assisted English language and cultural lessons for more than 150 elementary school students. I reinforced lessons by way of creative and amusing enrichment activities, and assisted full-time teachers in improving English curriculum.

At Nova, my responsibilities ranged from 1:1 student support to supervision of 150+ students at a time. I developed trusting, friendly relationships with my students, my colleagues, and parents in the school community. Day to day, I provided classroom inclusion support for K-8th grade IEP and 504 students, which included tutoring students in core subject matter and Latin and administering modified testing. I supported classroom teachers with organization and management projects. I supervised groups of 150+ students at recess, determined safety concerns, and collaborated with teachers and administrators to ensure safety. I also supervised logistics of daily pick up and drop off, responding to weather and traffic patterns and communicating with school administration and families.

* Coordinated educational and social programming for audio documentary fellowship program. * Facilitated weeklong retreat and seminar-style class discussions. * Planned closing event for 50 professional journalists, policy makers, and members of local community.

* Supervised Features, Arts, Sports, and Opinion sections * edited stories and layout * led weekly staff meetings and layout sessions. --Features Editor: Reviewed and proofread submissions * wrote articles * designed section layout * recruited writers.

Completed daily administrative tasks including data entry, filing, answering and directing phone calls, and managing e-mail correspondence. --Established database to monitor college's energy consumption.

At the Loft, my responsibilities included assisted teaching artists in youth classrooms, observing technique, and recommending improvements. I revitalized and maintained the Young Writers Program blog, where I published young writers' work to foster a sense of community. In the office, I implemented improvements of the youth class evaluation system to increase efficiency. Finally, I took phone calls and addressed walk-ins to recommend classes based on writers’ backgrounds and interests.

During this summer fellowship, I acquired radio and video documentary production skills. In a team of two, I produced a radio story on an environmental topic. In a team of three, I produced a short form video documentary about local labor safety issues. In addition to documentary production, the program focused media activism and how to use our documentaries to effectively advocate for positive social change."]