EDL (0806) 550 - Internship I

Credits: 3.00

Students will learn about the responsibilities of school building leadership through approximately 160 hours of participant observation internship. This experience is half of the total required 320 hours of participant-observation through two courses: 550 and 551. Students will reflect on topics including leadership development, supervision, and school culture.

Free Note: Approval of Program Director needed to register for course. Need 24 credits and review of E-Folio.

Course Learning Goals: 1. Students will engage in a broad-based administrative and supervisory experience in an “on-the-job” setting.
2. Students will collaborate with the mentoring administrator and university faculty to design an enriching clinical experience in a building level setting.

3. Students will complete systematic documentation of clinical experiences including reflections of the prospective superintendent in order to assess growth and development.
4. Students will have an opportunity to assess their commitment to a career in educational leadership development, vision and mission, equity and cultural competence, supervision of instruction, school culture, curriculum planning, data driven instruction, strategic planning, meaningful engagement of families and community and management operations-including school law.