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Family Science "Stronger Families Project" Internship Application

Application Instructions

  1. Review the FAMS Internship Info Sheet
  2. Meet with your academic advisor to ensure that you are eligible for the Stronger Families Project.
  3. Create a virtual interview. Detailed instructions are below.
  4. Complete the Stronger Families Project Internship Application. Detailed instructions below.
  5. Once accepted into the program, you will then need to complete Internship Orientation, and save your completion code. Your completion code will be displayed on your screen and emailed to you once you complete the orientation.
  6. Now that you have completed the prior steps, you are waiting for acceptance into the Stronger Families Project via email. If accepted, the link to apply for credit and further instructions will be provided in your acceptance email from the Stronger Families Project. Please have your complete orientation code available at that time.

Special Instructions

Application Deadlines

Fall Spring Summer
May 1st November 1st Not applicable*

Application Details

 

Students should apply well before the deadline.  Applications are accepted until the closing date (with few exceptions).

Applications are reviewed after the closing date and students will receive an email within 1-2 weeks.  For any questions contact and see the FAQs on the website https://www.uvu.edu/sfp/students.html

If you contact the program coordinator, , an alternative interview may be accepted to replace the virtual mock teaching video.

*SFP does not operate in the summer.

 

Virtual Teaching Demonstration

 

The purpose of this mock teaching video is for the SFP Administrative Team to get to know you while you offer a brief example of your teaching.

Record your virtual interview using a laptop, tablet, or phone and upload it to YouTube as an "unlisted" video (unsearchable, but accessible to those with the link).

Step 1: Dress professionally and, if possible, stand during the recording. Use a professional background free from distractions. Prepare a 5-minute (maximum) teaching presentation by choosing a short section with ONE main idea from the Survival Skills family life education curriculum from FAMS 4500. Learn the section well enough to present without reading or referring to it. If you are bilingual in Spanish and indicated on the placement form that you’d like to teach in Spanish, your teaching demonstration should be in Spanish.

For those without access to the Survival Skills curriculum, use this handout as content for your mini lesson. You do not need to teach everything in the handout, but present your chosen section in an engaging, memorable way using at least one teaching method such as an object lesson, visual aid, or role play.

Step 2: Record yourself as if presenting to an invisible audience. Begin with a 30-second introduction about yourself, including any parenting or formal teaching experience. Next, identify your intended audience for this mock teaching: children, teens, or parents. Finally, present your prepared section using pedagogical practices that engage learners in family life education.

Step 3: Upload your recorded video to YouTube. This video can assist with the upload process. Ensure the link works when you are logged out of YouTube.

Step 4: Add the video link to your Stronger Families Project Internship Application Form (see Step #4 above).