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Education Intern

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Self-Evident Education—Fall 2021 Internship Posting
 
OVERVIEW: Self-Evident Education is building narrative based multimedia resources that will encourage educators, students, and communities to think critically about the role of race and institutional racism throughout United States history. By knowing and understanding the history of race in America, students will more fully understand who we are as a country and how to imagine and build a just future.
 
We are a growing team of unique individuals dedicated to the ideas that: stories have the power to change the world; and that we must wholeheartedly and rigorously understand the histories and legacies of systemic racism if we want to reimagine a world void of its pervasive inequalities. In this, we are committed to teaching critical history in responsible ways. We are an institution that values the diverse identities and lived experiences of those that populate our community and we will always be committed to working with love, integrity, and accountability. 
 
EXAMPLES: 
 
POTENTIAL WORK: (Actual work plan will be based on the needs of Self-Evident and what the skills and interests of the INTERN are—the exact scope of work will be agreed upon between Michael Lawrence-Riddell, Executive Director of Self-Evident Education and the INTERN)

  • Research
  • Visual: using a template like this and another template like this, you will collect and organize (using DropBox) visual and archival imagery to help tell particular stories
  • Factual: using a template, like this, you will research and collect information that will be used to tell the stories listed on this doc and others (Kosciusko and 1830 scripts are already written and Colfax is already researched; another potential topic for an episode would be to take Discovering Black Vermont (if Olin doesn’t have it and you are ready to do some research for this one, let me know and I will order you a copy) for the story arc and Farming While Black as a potential lens
  • Curriculum proofreading and transfer to web platform
  • Curriculum writing (using models of existing curriculum)
  • Administrative Work: help with website updates, facilitating scheduling, newsletter and social media updates, proofreading externally facing documents, contacting press, contacting potential artists or scholars for our episodes, attending meetings and taking notes, etc.
  • Marketing and Promotion
  • Strategic planning for long-term infrastructure and for Spring 2022 internship
 

REQUIREMENTS: To be successful in this position, applicants must have:
  • A passion for education, history, and antiracist work
  • A thorough understanding of our core mission and an enthusiasm to translate the value of our work to others
  • An interdisciplinary mind
  • Effective communication skills
  • Quality organizational practices and a methodical approach to problem solving
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Extensive knowledge of social media
  • Driven and hard-working
  • Ability to take direction and organize time effectively
  • Passion about issues of social and racial justice

There is a stipend for this internship. Specifics will be discussed during the interview process.

To apply, please complete this Google Form.