Department & University-Based Internships
AS/CSUN Children’s Center
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8278
(site: 18343 Plummer Street)
Phone: 818-677-2012
Fax: 818-677-6796
Website: http://www.csun.edu/as/childrens-center
Contact: Elsa Lewis, Assistant Director, at 818-677-2012
Email: eslewis@csun.edu
Population Served: Toddlers and preschool children.
Program Mission:
Provide quality, developmentally appropriate childcare and early education services to children of CSUN student parents so they can graduate and attain their goals.
Learning Opportunities for Students:
- Interns work as a member of the teaching team in a classroom of two-year-old through 5 years old preschoolers.
- Interns will interact with children, assess informally through observation, plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities/curriculum, address CA Child Development Division standards, engage children in problem solving and conflict resolution, and incorporate health and safety practices.
- Interns will experience program administration by attending a Program Advisory Board meeting and will experience a different delivery system of care by visiting a licensed Family Childcare Home in our Family Childcare Network.
- Interns are encourages to participate in classroom team meetings and parent programs.
Student Learning Objectives:
Learning objectives will be individualized based on each intern’s prior experience and address the following common goal areas.
- Interns learn to observe and assess children’s development and to plan for individual children, small groups, and overall classroom experiences based on the results of observation/informal assessment, using the California Department of Education/Child Development Division’s Desired Results for Children and Families system.
- Interns also observe this system in practice in our Family Childcare Home Education Network by accompanying our Coordinator on a visit.
- Interns refine engagement skills through interactions with children and teaching skills through planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities.
- Interns practice techniques for supporting positive behavior in children and managing a toddler/preschool classroom, from conflict resolution to transitions and environment.
- Interns function as part of a classroom/teaching team and are invited to participate in professional development opportunities and program parent activities and an administrative experience.
Schedule:
- Monday through Friday, usually one day 7:30am to 1:30pm.
- With approval, it is possible to split, with at least one day’s schedule to include 9:00am to 12:30pm and additional hours to be arranged.
- Six hours per week total is to be scheduled; weekly schedule is consistent through the semester.
Additional Program Requirements for Students:
Interview Procedures:
- Attend a group tour/interview.
Orientation Process and Requirements:
Date(s) of Orientation: TBD
Orientation Description:
We begin with a full day mandatory orientation before the semester begins. In the morning interns join the classroom team in welcoming new children and families. The afternoon is for staff meetings and staff development activities.
Qualifications Needed To Apply must obtain TB and fingerprint clearance, want to interact with young children, be open to learning from them, and be dependable
A.S. Children's Center – 2 different intern positions being offered
1. Classroom Intern – UNPAID
Description: assigned mentor teacher, the intern will assist master teachers/teachers and other team members in providing the classroom program for the children.
2. Student Assistant Teacher Intern - 3 different paid positions (level 1, level 2, level 3)
Description: Designed for the CADV student interested in being an early childhood teacher, specifically preschool or early primary. The intern will be assigned to a preschool classroom and will be supervised by a mentor master teacher. As part of our teaching team, the intern will begin by assisting and progressively take on more responsibility through the year in the role of a teacher. The intern will observe children’s development and complete several children’s Desired Results Developmental Profile 2010 assessments. The intern will use the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-revised to assess classroom environment. Using information gained from these tools, the intern will prepare lesson plans and teaching strategies to implement developmentally appropriate curriculum activities in the classroom, taking an active role in planning as part of the classroom teaching team.
Requirements: 10 to 15 hours a week
- Level 1- some CD units preferred
- Level 2 - 12 core units completed (permit not required)
- Level 3 - Requires a permit (has its own educational requirements)
Serve as an undergraduate research assistant on a faculty member's research project. Learn valuable skills in conducting research while being mentored by faculty member. Research assistants often have opportunities to travel to national conferences to present research. Some of this year's current research assistants have attended the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting and the American Educational Research Association annual meeting.
The following faculty members are currently recruiting research assistants:
Dr. Kandice Grote
In the Orange Lab, we focus our research on bilingualism in development with particular focus on cognitive flexibility (e.g. executive functioning and growth mindset), social experiences (perceptions of bilingualism and bilingual experiences), and dual language learning environments (e.g. multilingual education). Many research assistants who have worked in the Orange Lab have gone onto master’s and doctoral programs to conduct or apply their own research training. Since its inception, Dr. Grote has mentored over 30 undergraduates and continues to include a broad variety of opportunities in the research process (e.g. developing research questions, running subjects, interpreting data, and presenting research at local and national conferences).
Peer Mentor Positions
Serve as a mentor to your peers in the CADV Peer Mentor Program. Peer mentors are paired with a faculty member and a specific CADV course for the Fall and Spring semesters. Peer mentors receive guidance, support, and training from multiple department faculty and gain valuable leadership and mentoring skills. Faculty course assignments sometimes change, contact faculty member listed below for more and most up to date information.
The following faculty members are currently recruiting peer mentors:
Dr. Camacho
Course: CADV 373
Requirements:
- Declared CADV or Psychology Major
- Completion of CADV 150 and/or completion of PSY 313 with at least a B
Expected Tasks:
- Preview student weekly assignments to ensure proper completion
- Meet with weekly discussion leaders to ensure proper assignment completion
- Locate and post weekly reading journal articles
- Create brief (3 to 5 minutes) tutorial videos
- Read required weekly readings
- Attend in-person class meetings (Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm to 1:45pm)
- Hold weekly office hours for students
- Meet weekly with the professor to lesson plan
Dr. Huynh
Courses: CADV 180 & CADV 352
Requirements:
- Organized
- Responsive to emails
Expected Tasks:
- Review and give feedback on syllabus & schedule before semester begins
- Go over weekly Canvas modules for errors
- Attend every class. Be the best student in the class by keeping up with the readings
- Check in with students
- Hold student hours/office hours
- Help to facilitate class discussion (where appropriate)
- Monitor Canvas forums
- Proctor exams
- Post PDFs of lectures
- Lead review sessions (and create a review sheet) or prepare a teaching demonstration on a topic of your choice
- Submit 2 reflections of your experiences: 1 in the middle of the semester, 1 at the end of the semester
Dr. Meyer
Course: CADV 180
Requirements:
- Completion of CADV 180 with an A
- Be available during class day(s) and time
Expected Tasks:
- Assist during in-class sessions and proctor exams
- Review weekly check-in questions to see which students need help and set up times to meet with them
- Hold peer mentor office hours once a week
- If desired, conduct a mini lecture/class activity
Dr. Taylor
Courses: CADV 394 (FALL) & CADV 494 (SPRING)
Requirements:
- have participated in an/the internship program in the past (preferred)
- be available during the scheduled internship meeting times (for Fall 2022, Friday morning/early afternoon).
- commit to the two-semester experience
Expected Tasks:
- Assist during in-class sessions
- Monitor some discussion posts
- Check in with students individually for 1-on-1 or small group follow-up
- Revise or create a lesson or workshop; present a lesson or workshop
- Contribute to the building of a new internship website
- If desired, there is an opportunity to learn how to build course content in Canvas.
Dr. Wakefield
Courses: CADV 250 & CADV 460
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled student at CSUN
- Cumulative GPA > 2.99
- Declared CADV Major or Minor
- Strong oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Self-starter and ability to work independently on assigned projects/tasks
- Experience in co-curricular activities/programs at the CSUN campus (preferred)
Expected Tasks:
- Regularly attend scheduled class sessions
- Maintain regular office hours and be available for appointments (1 to 2 hours per week in total) to meet with students
- Organize and hold review sessions/specialized sessions related to class activities and assignments
- Organizing co-curricular activities that support student learning and engagement with the CSUN campus
Peer Academic Leader Positions
Dr. Rika Meyer
Peer Academic Leaders
- Serve as an energetic & enthusiastic peer mentor as you help majors navigate their progress towards the CADV degree, apply for graduation, and explore post-BA opportunities.
- Participate in 1-on-1 peer advising, group workshops, and event tabling. Design advising tools and resources to assist CADV majors. Peer Advisors work closely with Drs. Meyer, Taylor, and Wakefield in developing department-level programs.
Child and Family Studies Center
18330 Halstead St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8292
Phone: 818-677-3131
Fax: 818-677-6004
Contact: Christa Dunlap, M.A., Program Coordinator at 818-677-3131
Email: christa.dunlap@csun.edu
Population served: Preschool
Program Mission:
The Child and Family Studies Center at CSUN is dedicated to fostering continued growth and development of the "whole" child as well as forming a partnership with the family.
Our preschool programs are accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, as a high quality instructional site for fieldwork, internships, and research. Well qualified Master Teachers provide academic guidance and professional mentoring for field students and interns working in the CFSC classrooms with young children.
Our active learning approach, based on developmentally appropriate practices, encourages children to explore and interact with their environment. Our classrooms appreciate the diversity of our modern society. We have been an inclusion program since 1965 and have worked in sensitive collaboration with the CHIME Institute since 1990.
Student Learning Opportunities:
Students will have the opportunity to work with preschool aged children. Preschool programs emphasize the child's active participation and opportunities to explore a wide variety of ideas and materials in a home-like atmosphere.
Periods of Service: Follows the CSUN Academic Calendar
Days and Hours of Service Available:
- 2 days each week for 3 hour shifts, no 2 consecutive days
- Monday through Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm or 3:00 to 6:00pm
- Tuesday through Friday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
- Additional hours available for CADV interns
Student Requirements: TB Clearance
Preschool Inclusion Program
Located at the CSUN Child and Family Studies Center
18330 Halsted St
Northridge, CA
Phone: 818-677-2922
Website: http://www.chimeinstitute.org
Contact: Annie Cox at 818.677.2922
Email: annie.r.cox@csun.edu
Population Served: Children ages 3 to 5 years
Program Mission:
The CHIME Institute develops and implements model programs that support all children to achieve their maximum potential and that provide dynamic research and training environments to disseminate best educational practices. The CHIME Institute provides model educational programs in family, school, and community centered environments that support all children including those who are typically developing, gifted, or have special needs to achieve their maximum intellectual, social, emotional, and physical potential. CHIME provides dynamic research and training environments for the development, implementation and dissemination of best practices for educating a diverse learning community from birth on.
Student Learning Opportunities:
- Learn more about preschool inclusion: how to plan and modify curriculum to support individualized education program
- Develop formal assessment skills
- Plan and implement lesson plans with specific objectives in a developmental area
Overview:
- Supports inclusion in early childhood classes at the CSUN Child and Family Studies Center.
- Serves children with disabilities, ages 3 to 5 years and their families.
- Credentialed Inclusion Specialist, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Physical Therapist collaborate with classroom teachers and parents.
- Paraprofessionals provide focused support and foster independence.
Approach:
- Developmentally appropriate interventions and therapies embedded within typical early childhood classroom settings and activities.
- Emphasis on natural social and communication skills practice with peers.
- Individualized approach to classroom modifications
Enrollment:
- Space is limited. Families enroll through the IEP process in their local public schools.
- Children from all cultural, linguistic, religious, and economic backgrounds are welcome.
Certified California State Department of Education Nonpublic Agency.
Approved as a vendor for the North Los Angeles County Regional Center.
Days/Hours of Service: Mondays through Fridays 9:00am to 12:00pm
Student Requirements: Fingerprinting clearance; TB Clearance; COVID vaccination
Jumpstart
California State University, Northridge
Department of Child and Adolescent Development
Sequoia Hall 280-E
Phone: 818-677-7249
Website: http://www.jstart.org
Contact: Osvaldo Cabadas at 818-677-4717
email: osvaldo.cabadas@jstart.org
FY20 AmeriCorps Member Position Description CSUN
Population Served:
Preschool children ages 3 to 5. We work with children who are most likely to enter kindergarten significantly less prepared than their peers.
Program Mission:
Jumpstart's work is simple yet significant: to engage caring, civic minded individuals in service to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. Through an innovative program that features intensive one-to-one adult child interaction, and which consistently produces demonstrable positive results, Jumpstart helps preschool children build language and literacy, social, and initiative skills- skills that provide the necessary groundwork for later academic and social success.
Student Learning Opportunities:
- Students will have the opportunity to learn about the mission, history, philosophy, and implementation of the Jumpstart program.
- Identify and discuss the foundations of child development through course assignments, observation, and participation at assigned program sites
- Increase knowledge of quality and responsive practices to children representing high-risk and diverse backgrounds
- Explore and expand upon planning practices as well as instructional and environmental approaches to supporting young children's development
- Recognize that families are powerfully influenced by and reflective of their families, cultural heritage, communities, and of society
- Learn and identify the psychological, physical, and emotional meanings of "community" through personal reflection and theoretical perspectives
- Build on leadership skills, as community service learners through critical reflections, analysis, evaluation, and collaborative problem-solving
- Positively impact the life of a child
Period of Service:
Students must complete 300 hours during the academic year.Students who are eligible for federal work study can be paid for their services.
- Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday: 8:00am to 12:00pm
- Tuesday/ Thursday/ Friday: 8:00am to 12:00pm
Student Requirements:
- Students must go through background clearance
- TB Test
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
NOTE: Jumpstart Members are eligible for a $1,252 AmeriCorps education award upon completion of 300 hours. Students who are work study eligible may earn $12 to $13 per hour.
TRIO is a set of federally funded college opportunity programs that motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in pursuit of a college degree. CSUN sponsors two of these programs, Educational Talent Search (ETS) and Upward Bound.
The Educational Talent Search (ETS, grades 6 through 12) and Upward Bound (grades 9 through 12) programs at CSUN assist students in completing high school and pursuing a college degree. Our mission is to change the lives of first generation or low-income families by equipping them with up-to-date postsecondary and financial aid opportunities, promoting access to higher education, and enabling students to attend the college or university of their choice.
Information and required supplemental applications are available at these links below: