MFI: Program Overview

The focus of the program is on learning the multiple roles of faculty in the community college.
Selected Interns serve in the program for nine months, and are accountable for 30 to 40 hours per week.
Interns are required to teach a minimum of 6 load hours with a maximum of 9 load hours during the fall semester and a minimum of 9 load hours with a maximum of 12 load hours in the spring semester.
Interns will participate in professional development events, attend college department/division meetings, and observe master instructors, among other activities.
In partnership with a faculty mentor, Interns develop a learning contract that serves as the basis by which to guide the Intern in achieving his/her learning objectives throughout the internship.

Workshops, seminars, and learning sessions are participatory in nature and model active learning strategies. Topics include:

Engaging Students in Active Learning
Instructional Skills Workshop
Classroom Management
Introduction to Classroom Assessment
Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Some professional development events are designed to help Interns acquire the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to succeed in an academic job search. These include:

Building Your Resume
Interviewing Skills
The Hiring Process at the Maricopa Community Colleges

Additional activities are planned in the spring semester to provide Interns with the opportunity to interact with residential faculty and administrators from the ten colleges in the Maricopa Community Colleges, as they continue to build networks and pursue residential faculty teaching positions.