[CW-Grad] FW: Center for Talented Youth Summer Teaching Opportunities

[Adrienne Thomas]

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Adrienne L. Thomas

MFA Coordinator

Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts

University of California, Riverside

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From: cwhitney [mailto:chuck.whitney at ucr.edu] 
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:09 PM
To: Adrienne Thomas
Subject: Fwd: Center for Talented Youth Summer Teaching Opportunities

 

Pls forward to grad listserv. 

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From: cty-summer <cty-summer at jhu.edu>
Date: January 8, 2010 11:20:47 AM PST
Subject: Center for Talented Youth Summer Teaching Opportunities

Dear Department Chair, Program Director, and/or Coordinator:

I am writing to let you know about an excellent summer employment opportunity for your graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in teaching writing as a career. The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth seeks exceptional instructional staff for its summer programs. CTY provides intensive course work in the liberal arts for talented pre-collegiate students ages 8 to 18 in grades 2 to 12. We have a strong writing program that includes both critical and creative writing courses.

Details of our instructor and teaching assistant positions are below. I hope you will take the time to forward this information to graduate and undergraduate students in your department. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via email at ctysummer at jhu.edu or by calling (410) 735-6185.

Sincerely,

Boyd White
Senior Program Manager, Academic Programs


WRITING TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMER 2010
Who:
Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented Youth
We seek enthusiastic writing instructors and teaching assistants to work in our summer programs for gifted elementary, middle, and high school students. CTY offers intense, 3-week academic programs for highly talented students from across the country and around the world.

Where:
We have residential sites located in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. We have day sites for commuters located in the Baltimore, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and San Diego areas.

When:
Session 1: June 24 – July 17
Session 2: July 17 – August 7
Instructors and teaching assistants can work one or two sessions.
Note: Our site at Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California, has different dates. Session 1 runs from June 17 – July 9, and session 2 runs from July 10 – July 30.

Why:
CTY staff work with exceptional students, make contacts and friendships with dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable teaching experience in a rigorous academic setting.

Courses:
CTY offers critical and creative writing courses ranging from Explorations in Writing: Stories and Poems (2nd and 3rd grades) to The Critical Essay: Popular Culture (7th grade and above) to The Crafting of Fiction (7th grade and above). For a complete list of writing courses, including course descriptions and sample syllabi, please visit www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment/writing.html<http://www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment/writing.html>.
Salary:
Instructors start at $2,100 to $3,000 per 3-week session.
Teaching assistants start at $1,100 per 3-week session.
Room and board is provided at our residential sites.
Lunch is provided at our day sites.
TO DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SITES:
Please visit www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment<http://www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment>, or contact us at (410) 735-6185 or ctysummer at jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.




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