INTERNSHIP/CAPSTONE

Catalog description

The internship requires the practical application of leadership skills. Among the observed activities requiring reflection: conduct meetings at various levels; resolve conflicts; conduct disciplinary reviews and investigation of student conduct; observe and evaluate teachers; offer professional development; provide leadership in prayer and spiritual reflection to faculty; review and update all accreditation documents and review or create school plans in the areas of marketing, development, communication, facilities, technology, and enrollment; understand and identify main building systems and problems; conduct fire, safety and health inspections; coordinate a major fundraiser and deliver a fundraising speech; supervise students during lunches, dismissals, student dances, and athletic events; attend diocesan administrative meetings. Interns have a live online meeting each week as a group (or if needed individually) with the course instructor to discuss issues and ideas based on real-world experiences in leader ship and respond to questions on a class discussion board. The capstone component summarizes, evaluates, and integrates the knowledge and experiences gained in the program. It promotes meaningful connections between academic work and current and future experiences in school leadership. It will include the presentation of a portfolio of graduate level work. (Synchronous; 3 credits) Classical Liberal Arts Education Emphasis (To obtain this designation, students must complete the regular program and the following two additional classical liberal arts courses.) EDUC 511 THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION This course traces the history of education with a particular focus on the history of classical liberal arts education and ho w those comport with modern educational philosophies. Topics will include education in the ancient world, medieval monastic school, the rise of universities, humanism and the enlightenment, the beginnings and history of American education, the progressive and modern area, and current educational challenges and the responses of great books pedagogy and resurgent Classical liberal arts education in the modern world. The course culminates in an exploration of the trivium and quadrivium in the modern context and the exploration of the transcendentals of truth, beauty, and goodness a s they pertain to the ends of education.