Lauren Mickelson

Responsibilities

My responsibilities included assisting in planning and implication of behavioral interventions, PBIS systems, and scheduling, participating in student support meetings and contribute to developing behavior intervention plans, managing documentation and completing observation tasks for both staff and student records, serving as a liaison for community partners, plan and coordinate activities involving membersof the community, working with the assistant school age director in creating and updating the school-age summer staff schedule, helping create the menu, ordering the food, unloading and organizing food, going on field trips, and stepping into classrooms when needed, helping plan and carry out family engagement opportunities, and communicating and building relationships with families.

Accomplishments

My greatest accomplishment during my internship experience was being able to build successful relationships with my co-workers to ensure we were playing into each other's strengths and having a positive work experience.

Learning experience

The greatest lesson I learned from my experience is that mistakes happen. I made mistakes because I was learning. I took feedback and incorporated it to be my most successful self.

What advice would you give?

Try different experiences, you never know what you may enjoy.