3rd Years

Susanne Nowatzki

My internship was at Victor Central School District.  Overall, it has been a good experience.  The ditrict you are in really affects how you view this line of work.  It’s very important to find an internship in a district you will be comfortable with and that will offer you a similar experience to the one that you’d like as a practitioner.  The program helped to give me knowledge/background I’d need to apply in the field.  Once I started working 5 days a week in the job, I learned so much more and developed a clearer picture.

 

Katharine Warsinske

My internship was at Hilton Central School District.  So far, its going well and I love not having homework!  I also have a lot a freedom for doing what I want, like DIBELS with kindergarteners.  I definitely think RIT prepared me for this internship, but at the same time, I learned a lot from being on the job. 

 

Kecia Boncek

My internship was at Wayland-Cohocton, which is in Steuben County.  I like being able to intersect with children on a consistent basis.  I also enjoy functioning independently but having supervisors in which I feel comfortable asking questions when things come up.  I like being in a K-12 setting because I am constantly getting exposure to all grade levels. 

I learned a lot from the program, including the importance of report writing and the language used in report writing.  RIT gave me good foundation so that I was prepared for my internship and the field of school psychology. 

 

Therese Lawson

My internship was at Wheatland-Chili.  I learned a lot from the program at RIT that prepared me for my internship.

 

Melanie Washburn

My internship was at Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES located at Midlakes Education Center.  It serves students aged 5-21.  I love this internship placement and I have learned a lot from a supervisor that is dedicated to helping me learn and master counseling and consultation.  I primarily perform counseling and consultation and I think that the RIT program has prepared me well for this.