A well-designed internship can be an opportunity for you to develop practical skills, explore various settings of family service, and a chance to apply theoretical knowledge. Students can shape their intern experiences to align with their academic degree plan and future career goals.

· Thoroughly explore positions that are specific to your professional interests.

· Compare and contrast two examples that might be appropriate for you given your professional interest.

· What are the potential learning opportunities for you in each (what might you learn)?

· How can they help you achieve their goals?

Assignment 2 – 3 pages

· Develop your own Internship Syllabus using the one attached.

· In the Course Description, discuss the placement (where the internship will take place) and why this is a good place for a human services intern to learn. The placement site can either be a creation of your own or based on an actual human service organization or company.

· Include in your description the target population and the services offered.

· For the (at least three) learning objectives, describe what you would expect interns to learn and the skills they will develop.

· For the learning activities, develop two assignments that will help interns achieve their learning objectives.

· Select 2-4 articles or books that students will read.

· Your syllabus will be graded based on the key elements in the Example Internship Course Syllabus.

Eat Fresh – Family Nutrition & Cooking Education Internship Purpose

To educate families on real food nutrition, and teach them how to properly prepare real food. This will encourage families to take control of the food they eat, and be responsible for their health.

Families will learn the cost/benefit of eating unprocessed, local, fresh, nutrient-dense foods. They will also learn about lifestyle and environmental factors that contribute to their health.

Families will participate in educational sessions that are followed by cooking sessions to help them learn how to prepare the nutrient dense foods they are learning about.

Topics include nutrition basics, specialty eating needs (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, etc), choosing real foods from markets, properly preparing meats, vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, time-constrained cooking, traveling while on a real food diet and more.

This 4-credit internship meets the college learning goals of active learning, breadth and depth of knowledge, social responsibility, communication, and critical thinking & problem solving. To be successful in this internship students will have needed to complete a nutritional certification, or nutrition degree, with some coursework in education and working with families.

The goal of the internship position is to provide experience to a recent graduate, or college student, who is preparing to enter into the field of nutrition and working with families in communities. Working with families in nutrition is important work to help the health and wellness of families and communities.

Learning Outcomes

Goal Statement: The goal of this internship is to provide students with the chance to educate families with nutrition education and cooking skills. Students will have the opportunity to put their education training to practice, to develop better communication skills while working with families in the field of nutrition. Students will be creating content on nutrition (relevant to any family type), how to handle special nutrition needs, how to properly prepare food for nutrient density.

Learning Outcome 1: Students will have an entire curriculum for nutrition education for families that can be replicated and adapted for future career use.

Learning Outcome 2: Students will have direct contact hours working directly with families in an educational setting.

Learning Outcome 3: Students will be able to develop their own course, or program, to build nutrition education for families in their own community upon completion of the internship.

Learning Outcome 4: Students will be prepared to enter a nutrition-based community professional position upon completing the internship.

Learning Activities

Learning activities include required readings, optional reading, written assignments, as well as lesson planning and teaching.

Required Materials

Ballantyne, Sarah (2017). Paleo Principles. (1st ed.) Victoria Belt Publishing.

Hyman, M.D., Mark. (2018). Food: What the heck should I eat? (1st ed.). Little, Brown Spark.

Teicholz, Nina (2014). The Big Fat Surprise: Why butter, meat, cheese belong in a healthy diet. (1st ed.). Simon & Schuster.

Optional educational resources

Campbell-McBride, Natasha. (2016). Put Your Heart in Your Mouth. (1st ed.). Medinform Publishing.

Sisson, Mark. (2013). The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Genetic Health and Happiness. (1st ed.). Primal Blueprint Publishing.

Wolf, Robb (2017). Wired to Eat: Turning Off Cravings, Rewire Your Appetite for Weight Loss and Determine the Food That Works for You. (1st ed.) Harmony.

Computer and Software Requirements

You will need a PC or Mac computer with ample hard disk space and processing speed, a reliable Internet connection and an up-to-date browser. Review the Minimum Hardware and Software Recommendations page and information about operating system and browser compatibility to check your system. Your browser will also need to rely on various plug-ins or software to process special types of web content such as patented formats for video, audio, online games, presentations, and more. You can visit the Firefox Popular Plugins and/or Chrome’s Plugins pages to download the free plug-in software. Feel free to call the Technology Help Desk at (800)847-3000, extension 2420 or submit an incident ticket if you still have a technical question or need to report a problem.

Basic Computer Skills

You will need some basic computer skills to be successful in your internship. You will need to create slideshows, through any platform such as Google slides, Powerpoint, or Keynote. You will need to have basic word processing skills and documents for lesson plans and more. Programs include Word, Docs, or Pages.

Disability Services and Accommodations

If you have been injured, have a medical condition or a diagnosed disability, you may be eligible for accommodations in this course. To request accommodations, please contact the Office of Collegewide Disability Services via email at Disability.Services@esc.edu or by phone at (800) 847-3000 extension 2201. Disability Services will inform your instructor(s) of your need for accommodations once your request has been processed and approved. For more information, please visit the Disability Services’ website .

See also the accessibility statement for the learning management system , including the Voluntary Product Evaluation Template (VPAT).

Methods and Criteria for Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on written assignments related to required readings. Students will be evaluated on submitted lesson plans and two evaluations of lessons taught. The final evaluation will be on the completion of the program curriculum portfolio created by the student.

Your final grade will be based on the % weight of each of the following categories of learning activities:

Written Assignments from Readings 10%

Lesson Plans 40%

Observations 20%

Final Curriculum Portfolio 30%

Total 100%

The numerical average will determine your final course letter grade:

93 – 100 = A 90 – 92 = A- 86 – 89 = B+ 83 – 85 = B 80 – 82 = B- 76 – 79 = C+ 73 – 75 = C 70 – 72 = C- 66 – 69 = D+ 63 – 65 = D

60 – 62 = D- 59 and under = F

Late Submission Policy

Each assignment has a due date. If you cannot make that due date, please let me know. It is essential that lesson plans are turned in on time. There is feedback given with those to incorporate into a lesson.

Plan for Formative Assessment

All coursework will be returned or graded within 7-10, lesson plan review will be returned within 24 hours of submission with comments. Student will receive a numerical grade, which reflects the extent of activity and assignment criteria met. There will also be formative feedback on lesson plans, as well as a numerical grade. The same will be true for the finished portfolio.

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