Fall 2021 Research Brown Bag Series | UF Education Policy Research Center
The Education Policy Research Center is excited to announce the fall 2021 Research Brown Bag Series. Please mark your calendars to join for the upcoming talks! The Brown Bag will meet in-person in Norman 2707 and will also be accessible in a hy-flex format via Zoom at: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92985397126?pwd=NndneUZYUHc3Q1ZYNEJobFJKMWtQUT09
Middle School Math Support Teacher - P.K. Yonge
Description: P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School (DRS) is seeking to hire an experienced Middle School Math Support teacher. Instructor responsibilities include:
Application: For a full job description and to apply, please visit: https://facultyjobs.hr.ufl.edu/posting/91315
Website: For more information about P.K. Yonge, please visit https://pkyonge.ufl.edu
Substitute Teacher - P.K. Yonge
Description: PK Yonge is hiring for an OPS position-substitute teacher. Substitute teachers report to the PK Yonge Developmental Research School Principal and are employed on an as needed basis with no guaranteed number of hours per week during the regular school year (August-May).
Specific responsibilities and obligations are as follows:
Application: If interested please apply on the UF website (https://jobs.ufl.edu), search Sub requisition number 517391.
Changemakers’ Dialogues
Description: The David and Wanda Brown Center for Leadership and Service invite you to Changemakers’ Dialogues. Come share your own experiences and listen to others in order to put into practice leadership and social change concepts & build understanding for everyone through exercises, reflection and dialogue. This FREE weekend-long leadership program seeks to brings together students from diverse backgrounds to share about their life & campus experiences around particular identities & topics and train on how to create these spaces for more students.
In dialogue, students are partnered to be co-facilitators, and this is your opportunity to be trained in Intergroup Dialogue, a national model, through a new UF program: Changemakers’ Dialogue. You will leave the weekend as a fully certified Intergroup Dialogue Facilitator. Undergraduates and Graduate students invited to apply!
Annual Intergroup Facilitator Training Weekend: October 2 – October 3. *MUST ATTEND the entire weekend. Food Provided & Training On-Campus.
Application: To apply and for more details, please visit: https://bit.ly/3kpcoJb. *Application closes September 19th, 11:59 PM
Website: https://leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/changemakers-dialogue/
GNV4ALL Chapter at UF
Description: GNV4ALL Chapter is the UF branch of the local non-profit organization Gainesville For All, where we fight together to tackle issues of economic and racial inequality in Gainesville, Florida. We are currently seeking a Team Chair for our Education team! In the past, the Education team has examined issues including achievement gaps in Gainesville schools, access to early learning opportunities, and a need to improve college and career readiness. As a Team Chair, you will be in direct communication with the Head of the Education team at our parent non-profit, be involved with community discussions and projects, and will oversee the initiatives of the UF Education team.
Website: More information about GNV4ALL can be found at this link: http://gnv4all.org/ Application: More information about the chapter and our application can be found here: https://forms.gle/SCWSfMGmoKyGWeCj8.
LAP-2 Graduate Coordinator Volunteers
Description: The Office of Academic Support is seeking graduate-level students who would like to volunteer as Graduate Coordinators and support second-year undergraduate students for a leadership program, LAP-2.
About: LAP-2 is a year-long enrichment program designed to help 2nd-year students develop leadership while finding their identity and purpose. Through monthly meetings, service learning and more, students gain all the tools needed to lead. The LAP-2 Graduate Coordinators play an integral role in the development of both students and programming.
Eligibility:
Time Commitment:
Roles and Responsibilities:
To Apply: Please send your resume and a short paragraph on your interest to Megan MacKenzie (mmackenzie@aa.ufl.edu), LAP-2 coordinator by September 9th, 2021. No cover letter is required.
Balance 180 Volunteers
Description: Balance 180 is a local non-profit organization that focuses on integrating children with varying abilities through sports. Our volunteers work 1 on 1 or 2 on 1 with our athletes who have disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, ADD/ADHD, and cerebral palsy, among others. This fall we have an opportunity for students to work with our athletes in the Adaptive Gymnastics Program on Saturdays from 12:45-1:45pm. This is a gymnastics class that is specifically designed for children with varying abilities. We set up the gym in rotations that include vault, bars, beam, floor, and a tumble track, so our athletes can work on a variety of motor skills. The athletes have a range of disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, ADD/ADHD, and cerebral palsy. Information on this program can be found in the flyer below.
Application: If you are interested in being a part of the Adaptive Gymnastics volunteer team, please contact Elizabeth Figg at AGvolunteers@balance180.org. No gymnastics experience is required to volunteer.
Kappa Delta Pi Applications
Elementary School Online Tutor
Description: Elementary School Tutor needed to supplement existing coursework in 3rd and 5th grade reading and mathematics and homework complexities. Work will be done via Zoom 4 times per week (M-Th) for 1 hour per day for each of my two children in the late afternoon on weekdays. Need creative exercises focusing on reading comprehension including point of view and main idea assessment. Mathematics focus should use common core math including algebra. Willing to hire 1 tutor for each grade level if necessary.
Start Date: As soon as available, work will continue throughout the school year excluding holidays and semester breaks.
How to Apply: Please send a summary of relevant experience and proposed hourly rate to andrea.gauntlett@gmail.com. Feel free to also call me directly at 954-559-8027 if there are any questions.
BrightPath Tutors
Description: BrightPath is looking for college students to virtually tutor K-12 students from low-income backgrounds during Fall of 2021. From early September up until Thanksgiving, tutors will meet virtually and one-on-one with a K-12 student on a recurring basis. As a trained volunteer, you have the opportunity to serve as a role model and help a student make real academic gains in a time of need in our education system – right from your dorm!
BrightPath Tutors is a student-led 501(c)(3) originally founded on Vanderbilt’s campus with the mission of closing K-12 achievement gaps that were widened due to the pandemic through high-dosage tutoring. We are looking to build upon our current tutor base of 500 college tutors, and we could use your help!
Application: If you’re interested in joining the movement and serving as a volunteer tutor for this program, you can sign up at http://brightpath.tutorfly.org/apply.
Contact: Reach out to BrightPath co-founder, Sam, in order to chat and/or ask questions at samantha@brightpathtutors.org
Childcare for Children’s Ministry
Description: Childcare for children’s ministry at CityLight Church including ages nursery, preschool and elementary. Join an awesome team working with kids in a safe, fun and energetic environment for kids to enjoy. Learn more about the vision and mission of CityLight Church (citylightgnv.com).
Hours: 5-10 hours/week
Schedule: Sunday, 10am – 12:30pm. Other hours are flexible during the week.
Pay Rate: $10 per hour.
Contact: Allison Wicker at allisonwicker03@gmail.com
Date: September 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Norman 2707 and Zoom
Date: September 17, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom
All of this can be found in the 2021 UF COE Research Symposium’s website, found here: https://sites.google.com/view/2021coesymposium/home. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Max Sommer (msommer15@ufl.edu). We look forward to seeing you!
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Faculty and staff devote their time, talents and resources to make our university and the College of Education the best it can be – and this Giving Day they showed they are “All for the Gators” by donating to support scholarships, research, programs and more. Help us share gratitude for these incredible members of the Gator Nation, and in return we’ll mail you a limited-edition Giving Day decal. Saying thanks is easy! Follow these steps to participate:
UF Presidential Service Award Applications NOW OPEN
The Brown Center for Leadership & Service would like to announce the Presidential Service Award application is open, and closes March 7th. To apply for the general Presidential Service Awards, click here!
The Presidential Service Award recognizes graduating undergraduate and graduate students who dedicate themselves to promoting social justice, community awareness, and civic engagement on campus and in the community. This award gives the University a chance to acknowledge students who made outstanding efforts in the areas mentioned above, many of which often go unrecognized and unrewarded. Additionally, the Faculty and Staff Advocate of the Year is a special Presidential Service Award that recognizes UF faculty or staff who have gone above and beyond in promoting UF students to pursue Service and leadership opportunities in the community. To learn more about the requirements for each award, please visit our website at https://leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/psa/.
UF Survey | Exploring the Perceptions of Campus Police Outreach Events Among College Students
Dr. Erika Brooke from the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida:
Each semester, my undergraduate research methods students undertake an original data collection research project focused on improving the justice system. This semester, we are examining police—community interactions by exploring perceptions of undergraduate students on campus police sponsored outreach events. The study has been approved by the UF IRB (IRB202100354) and my students plan to present their findings to UF police at the end of the semester. Survey link: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MLKUatBa6TKEpo. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Brooke at ejbrooke@ufl.edu.
JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund)
JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) provides interest-free, last dollar loans for Jewish undergrad, graduate and vocational students in need. Applicants should visit JELF.org/loans/app to start the process. The application is open on March 1 – April 30 for the full academic year and September 1 – 30 for spring and/or summer semester only.
Royal Palm School ESE Positions
Description: Royal Palm School is a great place to work! We are an ESE Center that services students PreK-Transition (ages 3 to 22). We have the following ESE programs at our school for K-12: Physically Impaired, PMH, TMH, ASD, Dual, and Transition. Our class size for K-12 averages 4 to 8 students. All of our rooms have two paraprofessionals that assist the teacher and students throughout the day.
Application: To apply, please send an email to Director Jennifer Corcoran jennifer.corcoran.2@palmbeachschools.org, or can be reached at (561) 357-1903.
Website: https://rpec.palmbeachschools.org
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
Description: The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative is a two-year conservation training program for undergraduates who are interested in careers in conservation and in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. Scholars take part in applied field research projects (1st Summer – 2021), professional internships (2nd Summer – 2022), mentoring, and form strong professional networks that span the country (and beyond). The application deadline has been extended to March 8, 2021 for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative https://ddcsp-collaborative.org/
Eligibility: Please visit https://ddcsp-collaborative.org/eligibility to see if you are eligible (must graduate in or after Fall 2022).
Pay Rate: Scholars receive a weekly stipend of $550 dollars for 9 weeks in the 1st summer, and 8 weeks in the 2nd summer. This stipend amount does not include the stipend you may receive for food and housing during your second summer.
Application: For more info on the program and how to apply see the attached flyer, visit https://ddcsp-collaborative.org/.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships
Description: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula.
Program Features: Students may request funding to support overseas research for a period of no less than six months and no more than 12 months. Funds support travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research; maintenance and dependent allowances based on the location of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s); an allowance for research-related expenses overseas; and health and accident insurance premiums. Projects may focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States are eligible to apply for grants under this program. As part of the application process, eligible students submit their individual research narratives and application forms to their home IHE. The IHE compiles all eligible individual student applications for inclusion in the institutional application that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. A student is eligible to receive a DDRA fellowship from their IHE if he or she
Application: The FY 2021 application is available online through the U.S. Department of Education’s G5 system between Feb. 4 and April 5, 2021
Contact: If you have questions about the program or application process, please send them by email to DDRA@ed.gov. Please refer to the official Federal Register notice for detailed information about the FY 2021 competition.
American Council on Education Graduate Research Associates
Description: The American Council on Education (ACE) is hiring their new cohort of Graduate Research Associates for the 2021-2021 academic year. The American Council on Education’s Graduate Research Associate Program provides graduate students and recent graduate students with an opportunity to conduct research within a leading national higher education association in Washington, DC.
Key areas of research include: 1) equity-minded leadership; 2) globally engaged and effective institutions; and 3) successful and mobile students. Applicants must be currently enrolled in or recently completed an accredited master’s or doctoral degree program.
Application: Apply by March 5, 2021 for priority consideration.For more information and to apply visit: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1073/JobBoard/05d55e39-4648-d8d6-f8cd-e3a5f6eb35f4/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=a26819ec-5a5a-40c6-b49e-ae6499adb05c
ESOL Achievers Internships
Description: ESOL Achievers is an organization based in Gainesville, Florida. ESOL Achievers’ mission is to ensure immigrant high school students, specifically those in the ESOL Program, graduate high school and forge their unique path to achieve their dreams. The organization works with and supports over 100 ESOL (ESL) students at Gainesville High School. ESOL Achievers is seeking passionate student interns to support their mission.
Internships Available:
Job Type: Unpaid Internship, remote
Application: To apply, please email Verónica Paz Gonzalez at veropaz@ufl.edu
UF IFAS Summer Internship with Cedar Key School K-12 Education
Description: This internship is intended to give undergraduate students at UF an opportunity for real-world experience in education and/or extension activities. Selected students will work alongside local K-12 youth from Cedar Key School. The hosts include UF/IFAS faculty as well as Cedar Key K-12 educators. Interns will participate in a summer wrap- up workshop where interns will summarize their experiences. This is a great opportunity for students to enhance their skill sets and explore career options in educational natural resource fields. This internship is open to current undergraduates from the College of Education, University of Florida.
Pay Rate: This internship is 240 paid work hours for a total of six weeks, and interns are paid $12.00 per hour for up to 40 hours a week.
Website: To see more information on our previous interns and their experiences, please visit (http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/ncbs/tag/ncbs-interns/)
Application: Please send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references in a single PDF file to Emily Colson at emilycolson@ufl.edu. The CV should include GPA and transcript as well as details of experience and skills relevant to the position. Applications are due by March 20, 2021.
Camp Laurel South Summer Camp
About Camp Laurel South: Camp Laurel South is located near Portland, Maine in the heart of the Sebago Lakes Region. Its 150 unspoiled acres include woodlands, sports fields and open lawns. It’s location in the southern part of Maine makes Laurel South a most inviting summer retreat for campers and counselors alike. Each summer, Laurel South operates two four-week programs with 400 boys and girls, ages 7 to 15 in each session. They come from all over the U.S. as well as several foreign countries. The return rate for both campers and staff is very high.
Description: Camp Laurel South is a residential summer camp in Maine seeking college athletes to be activity instructors and camp counselors for the summer of 2021. This is a great summer experience that can fulfill many internship requirements. We look for people with personality, character, maturity, professional training, experience and most importantly, a sincere desire to work with children. Our counselor to camper ratio is better than 1:3.
Application: This is a two month experience June 14 – August 15. To apply, please visit: https://www.camplaurelsouth.com/summer-camp-counselors-staff/
Florida Elks Summer Camp
Description: Florida Elks Youth Summer Camp is hiring staff members and camp counselors! This summer program will go from June 13th 2021 to August 7th 2021. By working here at camp, students become eligible to apply for the Van Duren scholarship. Students must continue working here to receive the scholarship. Awards are between $1,000 and $5,000 a year. We are a residential camp and staff stay here on property while campers are here. Campers are 9-13.
Pay Rate: Starts at $300 a week.
Application: feyc.org
Contact: For questions, please contact Elliott Gilbert at elliott@feyc.org or 352-552-0786
Check back next week for more opportunities!
Tenth Grade Tutor
STEPs for Success Tutors
Description: STEPs for Success is looking for tutors for elementary, middle, and high school students. Experience is preferred, but not required. Must be able to commit for the entirety of the 2020-2021 school year.
Pay: $15 per hour
Hours: Tutors-at least 4 hours a week (more hours are available upon request)
Schedule: Flexible (afternoon/evenings 3-4 days a week Monday through Friday are highly preferred)
Contact: Interested? Questions? Please send an email with your resume to Stephanie (Tutor Director) at STEPsforSuccess352@gmail.com
Date: March 3, 2021
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Virtual
*Appointment Required*
Date: March 4, 2021
Time: 8:30 AM- 6:00 PM
Location: Virtual
Date: March 4, 2021
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 9, 2021
Time: 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 16, 2021
Time: 11:45 AM – 12:35 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 21-22, 2021
Time: —
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 23, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 25, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 27, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*
Date: March 30, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual
*Registration Required*