Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

EDUC 7779 Internship I

For approximately 15 weeks, teacher candidates apply the principles, knowledge, understanding, and skills acquired during their entire educational program. The internship experience is performed in a carefully selected school reflecting the grade level at which certification is sought, under the direction of the University supervisor and a qualified classroom teacher. The teaching candidate will intern five full school days per week for 15 weeks (600 contact hours). During this internship, the candidate will assume the responsibilities of the classroom teacher, including classroom management, instruction, assessment, and other school-assigned duties. Candidates seeking a professional or advanced internship must be employed within their certification field, employed at a fully accredited school, and have prior approval from their employing system. Professional and advanced interns are required to complete all internship assignments and attend on-campus meetings as directed. All interns must be admitted to teacher education and hold a pre-service or provisional teaching certificate. This internship must be completed at Piedmont University.

 

Registration Name

Internship I

Lecture Hours

0

Lab Hours

1

Credits

1

Offered

Athens and Demorest: Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

During Internship I the candidate will:

  1. Explore student assets including personal, cultural, and community assets as well as prior academic knowledge.
  2. Observe experiences that meet the individual needs of all children, including children from diversity backgrounds, children with disabilities, developmental delays, linguisitic differences, and special abilities.
  3. Observe classroom routines and student behaviors,
  4. Explore state standards and curriculum materials.
  5. Observe instructional practices.
  6. Explore and discuss formal and informal assessments
  7. Explore and discuss student assessment data.
  8. Cultivate professional behaviors and dispositions as described in the PBDA
  9. Demonstrate awareness of and a firm commitment to the profession's code of ethical conduct.