Teaching summer school By Danielle

What I did was e-mail ALL the principals for any school I would be interested in teaching at for the summer and explained to them my situation and that I would be very interested in getting teaching experience at their school if they have a summer school program. I would suggest doing this in early March, as some of the schools I e-mailed had even already hired all of their summer school teachers. Amazingly, the school I am now working at agreed to hire me as a "teaching assistant" though in actuality I am no different from the three "teachers." I have my own classroom and plan all of my lessons. I have a feeling that this is rather unusual, but I am sure that with a little persistance and effort you could at least find a position at as an assistant in a teacher's room. The key is to keep sending lots of e-mails -- if the principals are not responsive, e-mail superintendents, if they are not responsive, e-mail any teachers you may know. And when you go to your interview, have clear ideas about what you want to do over the summer. I had a full unit planned with clear activities. After the principal saw that, he knew I could handle my own classroom and agreed to hire me.

(I am also a camp counselor in the afternoons. Good experience, but nothing like actually being in the classroom!)

Hope this helps! Good luck!