SSB Instructor Yale

Welcome to Team Yale

We are thrilled to have you on our Team Yale this summer! Thank you in advance for your hard work and participation!

Please use this Instructor Portal for information you need to know prior to and during the program. You can start by reviewing the checklist below to make sure all of your paperwork is submitted in time for the program start.  There are also resources and tools noted below. Be sure to spend some time downloading, reading, and preparing for this incredible summer experience. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Megan McKinley (mmckinley@terraeducation.com). 

Team Yale Instructor Checklist

1. Instructor Forms Checklist

The following documents should be uploaded by June 1st via this link:

• Instructor Manual  (Acknowledgement of reading doc - Document 1)

• Emergency Contact Form (download fillable form - Document 2)

• Mandated Reporter Training (see Section 2 below - Document 3)

• W9 (download fillable form - Document 4) - if you haven't already submitted one to us

• BCIS Background Check Certificate

2. Mandated Reporter Training

Complete the following Mandated Reporter Training (free video training) and upload your Certificate of Completion to the following link by June 1st. If you are already considered a Mandated Reporter due to another professional capacity or you've already completed the training, please upload documentation showing proof. 

3.  Instructor Briefing 

Please arrive at the In-Person briefing @ 9:15 am on June 17 in front of the Watson Center (60 Sachem St, New Haven, CT 06511). 

We will have a brief meeting on the first morning of each session to review key information. This will be a chance to meet the team. Any other details that we feel you need before the program starts will be sent via email. 

The students have a program orientation from 9:00 am - 9:45 am on the first Monday of their session and the first class session will begin at 10:00 am. 

4. Parking & Campus Arrival Information

All classes will be held on campus. Parking can be requested and approved by Yale University conference services. Please email mmckinley@summerspringboard.com prior to the start of the program to make your request. One week before your session starts, you will receive an email with more information about how to pick up your pass. 

Instruction time begins promptly at 9:00 am daily, Monday-Friday. Please plan to arrive ahead of the start time in order to get settled. The Mentor POC will be ensuring that you can enter the building and the classroom. You will be provided with the name and location and a visual aide for your classroom location in an email in advance. 

If you are teaching more than one session, it is possible the location of your classroom will change - if necessary, your Mentor assigned to be your liaison can also assist with moving supplies. 

5. Supplies

All classrooms are equipped with projectors, Wi-Fi, and a whiteboard. We advise you to use your own laptop since the classrooms do not contain these. Students will come with their own laptop and most likely a smartphone. 

As part of your prep work ahead of the program starting, please make a list of any general classroom supplies you may need (markers, dry-erase, flipcharts, etc.), as well as walk through any class activities you'll be doing to account for any activity-specific supplies. Please have supplies requests at your earliest convenience. As soon as possible for any "specialty", or harder-to-come-by, items that may take longer to ship or come in stock.

Should you require any specialized supplies or materials, please submit your request to Megan (mmckinley@summerspringboard.com) prior to June 1st. If you purchase your own supplies without pre-approval Summer Springboard will not provide reimbursement.

It's strongly encouraged that you make your own arrangements for photocopies and printing needs ahead of time. If you are unable to print ahead of time, please reach out to mmckinley@summerspringboard.com in advance for it to be arranged. 

6. Curriculum Content

In advance of the program, the course curriculum and all supporting documents will be shared with you via Dropbox or a Google Drive folder. If you are creating your own curriculum, please remember to use this template (you will need to make a copy) for your daily slides. 

We highly recommend you download any materials to your commuter or flash drive/USB stick to mitigate any unforeseen technology glitches that may occur. We also recommend that you have a backup plan (virtual guest speaker, short one-day assignment) for one day should for some unforeseen reason you are not able to teach for one of the days.

Please use the below invoice template (download first, then modify and save) and send it to mmckinley@terraeducation.com 

• Invoice Template - to be completed upon the end of your summer teaching. You will need to make a copy as this is a template.

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