EDSE 7745 Advanced Internship II

A candidate must complete an application for advanced internship prior to registering and provide a copy of his/her year long teaching contract to the department chair. The internship experience is based in a public or accredited 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/fail course.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

Cumulative GPA of 3.0, admission to teacher education, a non-renewable certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (which requires a passing score on the GACE CONTENT Tests), and permission of the department chair.

Notes

(**All applications for practicum/apprenticeship experiences must be submitted by posted deadline), which is at least 1 semester before this class is taken. Previous education courses are recommended.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

1. research and leverage student assets including personal, cultural, and community assets as well as prior academic knowledge;
2. create and modify environments and experiences to meet the individual needs of all children, including children from diversity backgrounds, children with disabilities, developmental delays, linguistic differences, and special abilities;
3. develop an atmosphere conducive to student learning and one which gives evidence of effective class control and student management in a democratic classroom; e
4. deconstruct state standards and curriculum resources to prepare and teach daily, weekly, and unit lesson plans based on developmentally appropriately depth and breadth;
5. evaluate and utilize scholarly research and articles in order to inform instructional practices;
6. use instructional technology, including assistive technologies for children with disabilities;
7. evaluate students and self-using a variety of summative and formative assessments;
8. aggregate and/or disaggregate assessment data to identify learning patterns and inform planning and instruction;
9. cultivate and demonstrate professional behaviors and dispositions as described in the PBDA;
10. and demonstrate awareness of and a firm commitment to the profession’s code of ethical conduct.