MUED 4410 Music Education Internship II

This course is a continuation of the internship placement secured in MUED 4400, and is for students completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. This experience includes full days of teaching, Monday – Friday, in the host school. Students must complete an application for graduation when registering for this course. The certification exams in the content area must be completed and passed before registration for the course.

Credits

9

Prerequisite

EDUC 2251, EDUC 3111, EDUC 3151, and MUED 4400

Corequisite

EDUC 4497, EDUC 4498, Admission to Teacher Education and hold a pre-service certificate

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall day, spring day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Support and promote an atmosphere conducive to student learning and one which gives evidence of effective class control and student management in a democratic classroom.
2. Use a variety of strategies to encourage physical, social, emotional, aesthetic, and cognitive development of children and adolescence.
3. Demonstrate subject matter competency, critical thinking, and attempt to facilitate student learning in meaningful ways.
4. Prepare and use Piedmont lesson plans to on design learning segments that incorporate developmentally appropriately curriculum and instructional practices.
5. Explore a variety of appropriate teaching techniques to meet the needs of diverse learners, taking into account innate abilities, learning styles, and cultural experiences.
6. Observe and explore how experienced teachers create and modify environments and experiences to meet the individual needs of all children, including children with disabilities, developmental delays, linguistic differences, and special abilities.
7. Demonstrate sensitivity to differences in family structures and social and cultural backgrounds.
8. Effectively use technology and a variety of educational materials, including assistive technologies for children with disabilities.
9. Model and promote constructivist practices.
10. Implement basic health, nutrition, and safety management practices for children.
11. Demonstrate an ability and willingness to self-evaluate and to evaluate students using a variety of formal and informal assessments.
12. Cultivate and demonstrate such personal qualities as appropriate appearance, enthusiasm, ability to get along well with others, maturity, dependability, standard edited English usage, positive attitude toward teaching and students, sense of humor, and emotional stability.
13. Demonstrate a willingness and ability to participate in the broad areas in which teachers are normally involved, such as co-curricular activities, guidance, administrative responsibilities within the classroom, curriculum evaluation and construction, in-service education, and community service; however, teacher candidates should not take on coaching duties during their internship as these positions are generally time consuming and often require missing classroom experiences in order to travel.
14. Positively communicate and collaborate with other educators, parents/families, agencies, and the community, and work effectively as a member of a professional team.
15. Demonstrate awareness of and a firm commitment to the profession’s code of ethical conduct.