EDEM 7744 Advanced Internship I

A candidate must complete an application for internship prior to registering for EDEM 7744 and provide a copy of his/her year-long teaching contract to the department chair. The internship experience is based in a public or approved private school. Internship placements may take place only within a 50 mile radius of the campus unless otherwise approved by the Dean of the College of Education. Candidates are jointly supervised by University faculty and the employing school. This is a Pass or Fail course.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

Cumulative GPA of 3.0, admission to teacher education, and a non-renewable certificate issued by the PSC (which requires a passing score on the GACE ECE Tests - 001 and 002).

Student Learning Outcomes

During Advanced Internship the Advanced Intern will:

1. identify and research student assets including personal, cultural, and community assets
2. investigate environments and experiences that meet the individual needs of all children, including children from diversity backgrounds, children with disabilities, developmental delays, linguistic differences, and special abilities;
3. deconstruct state standards and curriculum resources and discuss developmentally appropriately depth and breadth;
4. evaluate and utilize scholarly research and articles in order to inform instructional practices;
5. use instructional technology, including assistive technologies for children with disabilities;
6. evaluate students and self-using a variety of summative and formative assessments;
7. aggregate and/or disaggregate assessment data to identify learning patterns;
8. cultivate and demonstrate professional behaviors and dispositions as described in the PBDA;
9. and demonstrate awareness of and a firm commitment to the profession’s code of Ethics.