6 Summer Teaching Internships for Undergraduates
- Stephen Turban
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Summer teaching internships are a great way for undergraduates to explore a career in education and make professional connections in the field. Teaching internships can help you develop skills in teaching, student mentoring, and managing a classroom. You will also learn about educator roles and responsibilities.
We have compiled a list of 6 summer teaching internships for undergraduates that provide experience in diverse educational settings and help you gain instructional skills through classroom teaching. These selective internships offer rigorous experiences that can enhance your resume for a future teaching career. If you're looking for more prestigious internships, check out this set of blogs!
6 Summer Teaching Internships for Undergraduates
Location: Multiple locations across the U.S.A. (check here)
Cost/Stipend: Paid summer teaching residency
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: The information is not available
Dates: TBA (summer residency is 9 weeks)
Application Deadline: TBA (applications typically open in October)
Eligibility: Undergraduates of any major
The Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Fellowship is a teacher pathway program offering valuable experience for a career as an educator. You will be mentored by program officials and professional instructional coaches. You will learn diverse aspects of teaching, including planning a lesson, implementing curriculum modules, managing student behavior, and more. In this summer teaching internship, you will participate in a summer teaching residency with a stipend to gain classroom experience and enhance leadership abilities. You will teach academic and enrichment classes and develop key skills such as collaboration, public speaking, and presentation.
Location: Multiple locations across FL
Cost/Stipend: $14-$15/hour
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: The information is not available
Dates: June (dates to be determined)
Application Deadline: TBA
Eligibility: High school/teacher prep college students; should be at least 16 years of age
The UCP Charter Schools Summer Future Teacher Academy offers students enrolled in a teacher prep program opportunities to explore a teaching career in depth during the summer. You will gain hands-on experience in a classroom through this mentored, paid internship, learning about creating lesson plans and developing classroom management and behavior management strategies. You may be required to attend professional meetings and participate in school activities. You will acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are required for the teaching profession. Check details and the application form here.
Location: Virtual
Cost/Stipend: Free to join; paid internships
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: The information is not available
Dates: Ongoing
Application Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: Undergraduate students; should be ages 16+
ELC's Aspire Teacher Training Institute offers undergraduate students opportunities to explore careers as skilled early learning educators through a pre-apprenticeship program. You will attend virtual classes with a customized curriculum in early childhood education. You will receive hands-on, in-depth training and intern under the mentorship of ELC early childhood specialists. You will also participate in workshops to develop professional skills and job interview skills, with a career guidance session led by professionals. At the end of the internship, you will get assistance with potential employment opportunities and are eligible for the Level I Apprenticeship course and subsequently the Director course.
Location: Virtual
Cost/Stipend: Unpaid
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: The information is not available
Dates: Rolling
Application Deadline: Rolling
Eligibility: Currently enrolled in an education degree program, which requires an instructional internship for graduation/for completion of an EPI program/working toward earning a Florida Teacher Certification; must be a Florida resident. Check the website for additional qualifications.
The Florida Virtual School (FLVS) internship, led by certified educator instructors, provides virtual studying and learning opportunities through course lessons and content in an assigned subject. You will participate in a mandatory intern training before starting this summer teaching internship. You will interact one-on-one with students and parents to offer a personalized educational experience. Tasks include submitting graded assignments with individualized feedback to the students and parents. Through the internship, you will enhance communication, time management, and presentation skills.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Cost/Stipend: Unpaid
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: The information is not available
Dates: Vary, with summer, fall, and/or spring cohorts available
Application Deadline: TBD
Eligibility: Currently enrolled college juniors and seniors or first-year graduate students
The U.S. Department of Education's International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office offers college students full and part-time internships. Through this non-teaching teaching internship, you gain insight into the programs and policies of promoting foreign languages at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels in the U.S. You will work on a diverse range of tasks, including gathering data on international and foreign language education, making creative infographics, assisting in video production, and more which may be beneficial for a future career as an educator. You will enhance research, communication and team collaboration skills.
Location: In NY (exact location based on the host organization; typically hybrid)
Cost/Stipend: $19/hour
Acceptance rate/Cohort size: Up to a total of 10 are selected across various types of internships
Dates: Vary as per host organization (8 weeks in summer)
Application Deadline: Varies as per host organization
Eligibility: PACE University undergraduate students graduating in December or later
PACE University's summer teaching internship for undergraduates offers internships across a diverse range of fields, including teaching and educational projects. Potential internships include taking on the role of a summer program associate to support entrepreneurship education teachers and their prep for instructional sessions, or as a teaching intern to collaborate with public school teachers in developing lesson plans, group activities, classroom management strategies, and more. You will enhance communication and public speaking skills and gain networking experience with professionals. At the end of the internship, you may receive recommendations and/or letters of reference from the host organization. Check for internship opportunities here.
Bonus - Ladder's University Internships
Location: Remote! You can work from anywhere in the world.
Application deadline: Deadlines vary depending on the cohort. Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September), and Winter (November).
Program dates: Multiple cohorts throughout the year, including Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Eligibility: Students who can work for 10-20 hours/week for 8-12 weeks. Open to undergraduates and gap year students!
Ladder University Internship Program is a selective, virtual internship program where you work with startups and nonprofits from around the world! The startups range across a variety of industries. As part of their internship, each student will work on a real-world project that is of genuine need to the startup they are working with, and present their work at the end of their internship. Interns work closely with their manager at the startup. Apply now!
One other option—the Lumiere Research Scholar Program
If you’re interested in pursuing independent research, consider applying to one of the Lumiere Research Scholar Programs, selective online high school programs for students founded with researchers at Harvard and Oxford. Last year, we had over 4,000 students apply for 500 spots in the program! You can find the application form here, check out students’ reviews of the program here and here.
Also check out the Lumiere Research Inclusion Foundation, a non-profit research program for talented, low-income students. Last year, we had 150 students on full need-based financial aid!
Stephen is one of the founders of Lumiere and a Harvard College graduate. He founded Lumiere as a Ph.D. student at Harvard Business School. Lumiere is a selective research program where students work 1-1 with a research mentor to develop an independent research paper.
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