EDMG 7745 Advanced Internship (4-8)

A candidate must complete an application for advanced internship prior to registering for EDMG 7744 and provide a copy of his/her year long teaching contract to the department chair. The internship extends throughout one academic year (two semesters). It is preferable that candidates begin an internship in the fall semester and complete it the following spring semester. 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.

Registration Name

Advanced Internship (4-8)

Lecture Hours

5

Lab Hours

0

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.

Offered

TBA

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;
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.