The Eiffel Internship Experience

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The Eiffel Internship Experience

• Christakis A. Roushias
• cr265_at_columbia.edu

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Why being an intern?

• The main reason I choose to work as an intern in
  the Eiffel project was to gain experience in the
  fields of developing, testing, and implementing
  effective teaching methods to the use of media
  and technologies.
• I wanted to work with teachers, educators, and
  administrators towards the above goal (especially
  in the Internet-related fields), which will
  finally enhance the process of learning in our
  schools.

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The Schools

• During this semester I have been working closely
  with elementary school teachers from three
  different schools in Manhattan
• Sister Clara Mohammed School
• Manhattan School for Children,and
• Public School 11
• Most of the 6 teachers I have been working with
  had little experience with new media
  technologies. However, they do have many
  technology resources in their schools.

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The Teachers

• Khaleelah Ziyad-Islam (S.C.M.)
• Lynda Abdul Ali (S.C.M.)
• Wendy Smith (M.S.C.)
• Heidi Paisner (M.S.C.)
• Kate Abell (P.S.11)
• Betty White (P.S.11)

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Teacher Projects (a few examples)

• The Silk Road by Kate Abell
• Asia Quest by Kate Abell
• Weather Wise by Khaleelah Ziyad
• Grant Information by Khaleelah Ziyad
• Writing Resources by Khaleelah Ziyad
• Literature Lesson by Khaleelah Ziyad
• Story Time for Tots by Lynda Abdul Ali
• Native Americans by Wendy Smith
• Our Classroom Model by Heidi Paisner
• Animals around the world by Betty White

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Reflect

• The teachers I work with, have started realizing
  the essence of technology.
• They acknowledge that technology is very much our
  own response to overcoming obstacles that stand
  in the way of a better, more productive way of
  life.
• I believe, I helped them see that technology is
  us - our tools, our methods, and our own creative
  attempts to solve problems in our environments.