Internship I

Catalog description

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 one full school days per week for 15 weeks (120 contact hours). During this internship, the candidate will observe the responsibilities of the classroom teacher, including classroom management, instruction, assessment, and other school-assigned duties. During the time spent in the internship, the University supervisor will observe the teacher candidate on a regular basis (at least four times). In addition, the candidates may participate in required class sessions at the Piedmont campus. The class sessions will be scheduled across the semester. Students and host teachers will be provided with a copy of the class schedules at the beginning of the semester. Regard these classes just as you would staff meetings, in-service training, or any other meeting that a host teacher might attend during a school day. 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.