Course Info
What is SIDC?
The SummerTech Internship and Development Course
(SIDC) is a school year-long internship and development program designed to advance computer science students by accelerating their coding or new media skills and become SummerTech and Coditum instructors. SIDC participants will experience the following outcomes:
- Advancement of Skills
- Choose your focus
- Python, Java, Animation, or 3D Modeling
- 45 hours of continuing education
- Communication Skills
- Hours of time working with others and explaining computer science concepts promotes instant feedback
- Time Management Skills
- Responsibility and commitment to your students promotes time management skills
- Confidence
- Success in guiding students through curriculum promotes confidence in your craft and communication skills
- Crystallization of Knowledge through Teaching
- Teaching a subject opens your awareness from How to Why
- Explaining concepts many times to different students formalizes what you have learned
About SIDC
Components of SIDC
SIDC students will receive the following:
- Advanced Skills Classes in your desired focus (Python, Java, Animation, or 3D Modeling). Students will continue their studies in weekly group classes taught by our expert instructors.
- Teaching Skills Sessions. Students will observe and assist with their mentors in weekly sessions until they are assigned their own students.
- Monthly Teaching Skills Classes. Once a month, all SIDC participants will attend a Teaching Skills class provided by our expert instructors and alumni.
- Mentorship and Written Feedback. SIDC participants will receive written feedback from their mentors, providing them with areas to improve and highlighting successes.
- Certificate of Completion. SIDC participants will receive a Certificate of Completion to indicate they are ready for employment and to meet the challenges of being a SummerTech and/or Coditum instructor.
Time Commitment
SIDC Participant Time Commitment Breakdown
- Thirty (30) Teacher Development Sessions 1.5 hours per week
- Observation and assisting
- Teaching your own students
- Thirty (30) Advanced Skills Classes 1.5 hour per week
- Continue your studies in Python, Java, Animation or 3D Modeling
- One 2-hour Teaching Skills Class per month
- Lecture-style class
- Provided by current and alumni expert SummerTech/Coditum instructors
- Total time commitment: Approximately 110 Hours between September ‘22 and June ‘23
Timeline
September through December
- Weekly advanced skills classes in Python, Java, Animation, or 3D Modeling
- Weekly Mentor and Observation assignments
- Monthly Teaching Instruction Class
- Monthly written reports from mentor
January through May
- Outreach program teaching assignment begins (solo teaching)
- Weekly advanced skills classes in Python, Java, Animation, or 3D Modeling
- Monthly Teaching Instruction Class
- Monthly written reports from mentor
- Applying for SummerTech
June
- Weekly advanced skills classes in Python, Java, Animation, or 3D Modeling
- Monthly Teaching Instruction Class
- Monthly written reports from mentor
- Year end written report for your students
- Preparing for SummerTech
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