Administrative Internship

Catalog description

This course is designed as a supervised internship to provide aspiring teacher leader an on-the-job leadership experience in an elementary, middle, or secondary school. The on-site administrative mentor will have appropriate credentials and experiences for the level and department in which the internship is scheduled and experienced. The internship provides the opportunity for teacher leader candidates to relate knowledge and skills acquired through formal course work, readings, research, and simulations to actual teacher leadership experiences. The internship is both an active and a reflective experience designed to encourage the intern to examine the potential role of teacher leaders and functions of schooling and education in light of changing demographics, current local and national trends, and global issues.