| Education Department Internships consist
of a minimum of 100 days over two consecutive semesters
in a Professional Development School (PDS). The internship
is the final part of the teacher preparation program and
occurs in a PDS. The PDS is a collaboratively planned and
implemented partnership for the academic and clinical preparation
of interns and the continuous professional development of
both school system and university faculty. The focus of
the PDS partnership is improved student performance through
research-based teaching and learning. Interns must have
completed all prerequisites for admission to the internship.
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| The Induction Model: Consists of Phase I and Phase II |
| During Phase I of the internship, a teacher candidate is in a school the equivalent of one day each week during the semester prior to his/her "full-time" internship. The interns' participatory activities are closely linked to the appropriate methods courses in their areas of certification. |
| In Phase II of the Internship, a teacher
candidate is in a school all day, every day for the semester.
He or she will also attend the Internship Seminar typically
held in the evenings. (Exception: Early childhood teacher
candidates return to campus on Thursday afternoons.) |
| Program |
Phase I
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Phase II
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| ECE |
Spring |
Fall |
| ELEM |
either
semester |
either
semester |
| ESOL |
either semester |
either semester |
| SEC |
Fall |
Spring |
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* Fall semester interns begin their experience when schools open for teachers in the district where they are placed. |
| * Spring semester interns begin their
internship experience in early January, before the start
of UMBC's spring semester. |
| * ESOL interns are required to spend half
of this internship experience in an elementary school setting
and half in a secondary school setting. |
| All interns, including provisional
teachers, MUST attend orientation and evaluation sessions.
Interns will receive expectations and guidelines
for the internship and a packet of important information
to be given to the mentor teacher. |
* For further information, please see
the Internship
Handbook. You may also contact your advisor or contact
Dr. Pamela Morgan at 410-455-1218. |
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