Looking for an opportunity to try out teaching?
Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) is looking for teachers for the 2024-2025 school year!
We are looking for San Francisco State University and neighboring Bay Area upper division undergraduate & graduate students or those who have already graduated from college who are interested in teaching
Filipina/o/x American Studies to elementary, middle, and high school students!
Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) is looking for teachers for the 2024-2025 school year!
We are looking for San Francisco State University and neighboring Bay Area upper division undergraduate & graduate students or those who have already graduated from college who are interested in teaching
Filipina/o/x American Studies to elementary, middle, and high school students!
Click the Application Link Below:
PEP 2024-2025 - Apply Here
APPLICATION DEADLINE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2024
All applications must include the following:
- Cover letter stating your reasons for wanting to participate in PEP. Please include your preference in teaching either high school, middle school, or elementary school students.
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Include a 1-page teaching philosophy that focuses on your values, beliefs, and approaches to teaching and learning.
- List of courses in the areas of Filipino American Studies, Asian American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Education. *You can include an unofficial transcript.
- List of two references (at least one professor). Include their names, titles, phone numbers, and email addresses.
PEP Teacher Requirements & Commitments:
- Be in good academic standing or graduated from college
- Spring semester commitment from January 2025 to June 2025
- Teaching one or two days a week for about 2 hours
- Weekly PEP Teacher Meetings: Asian American Studies 685/688 - Teaching Practicum (7:15-10:00 PM on Wednesdays)
- Participate in all PEP projects, field trips, and fundraisers
- Be available to participate in at least one speaker series, conference, and/or workshops
- Be available to teach during SF State’s Winter & Spring Break
- Interviews are scheduled for: Monday-Tuesday, December 2-3, 2024
- If selected, you MUST ATTEND the following trainings/retreats
- MANDATORY New Teacher Orientation: Monday, December 9, 2024
- MANDATORY PEP Retreat: Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15, 2024
- First Day of SFUSD Fall Semester: Monday, January 6, 2025
- First Wednesday Night Meeting of the Spring Semester & Every Wednesday After: January 8, 2025
You will gain the following skills, experiences, and incentives:
- Training in Ethnic Studies and Filipina/o/x American studies
- Training in critical pedagogy
- Curriculum & lesson plan development
- In-class teaching experience in K-high school classrooms in San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
- Opportunities to present at national, regional, and local academic and professional conferences
- Be part of an expansive PEP alumni network spanning over 20 years
What we are looking for (but not limited to):
- Upper Division undergraduates, recent college graduates, and graduate students majoring, minoring, or have taken: Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, education, and/or liberal studies
- Students who have taken AAS 350, 352, 353, or 593 - Asian Americans in Education (At least one Filipina/o American Studies course) at San Francisco State University
- Students who have worked closely with BIPOC youth
- Students who are interested in pursuing careers in education and service
- Students who can speak and/or understand Tagalog or a Filipino language
- Students who have a strong commitment to social justice