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Intern SupervisorMentor UMCP PDS Coordinator School PDS Site Coordinator School System PDS Liaison

Undergraduate Program ≥100 day internship in PDS schools Weeks of Aug 13 th & 20th: Main/Intro Aug 27 to Oct 12: Introductory Placement one day per week Oct 15 to Dec 7: Main Placement one day per week Jan 2 to May 10: Main Placement Full-time internship

MCERT Program: Full year internship: Interns maintain the same duty days and hours as all teachers Half-time Teaching Apprenticeship: for example… Half of mentor’s load: gradual lead teaching 1 period: planning with mentor 1 period: observation (in varied classrooms) 1 period: additional planning and discretionary work Note: A/B days are treated as one day when determining specifics of ½ time apprenticeship

Four Stages of Internship Stage 1: Beginning Apprenticeship Mentor has lead responsibility for planning, teaching and assessing students Stage 2: Emerging Apprenticeship Mentor & Intern collaboratively plan, and share teaching and assessment responsibilities Stage 3: Peak Apprenticeship Intern has lead responsibility for planning, teaching and assessing students Stage 4: Collaborative Phase Out Mentor gradually reassumes lead responsibilities

Stage One: Beginning Apprenticeship Planning Mentor: lead planner, models and thinks aloud Intern: assists in searching for/creating instructional resources Teaching Mentor: lead teacher Intern: works with individuals and small groups, leads segments of mentor’s lessons, takes lead on some routines Assessing Student Learning Mentor: develops assessments, models scoring student work Mentor and intern: cross-grading, share grading assignments

Stage Two: Emerging Apprenticeship Planning: Mentor and intern collaboratively plan and develop instructional materials. Teaching: Mentor and intern co-teach. They may alternate lead teaching role within lessons, with different class periods or with different lessons. While one is lead teaching, the other is assisting. Assessing Student Learning: Mentor and intern collaboratively develop assessments and grade student work.

Stage Three: Peak Apprenticeship Planning: Intern: lead planner Mentor: offers ideas/resources/feedback throughout Teaching: Intern: lead teacher Mentor: co-teaching, assisting individual students & small groups, conducting targeted observations, etc. Assessing Student Learning: Intern: takes primary responsibility for assessing students Mentor: provides oversight and assistance

Stage Four: Collaborative Phase Out Mentor and intern responsibilities shift back to those described in Stage 2 and/or Stage 1, as appropriate. Intern should actively gather ideas and resources to take into the first year of teaching.

Transition to Lead Teaching StageUndergrad Timeframe MCERT Timeframe Stage 1August to DecemberFirst quarter Stage 2JanSecond quarter Stage 3Feb to AprilThird quarter Stage 4MayFourth quarter

Feedback & Assessment Ongoing Feedback Internship Evaluations Program Portfolios

Ongoing Feedback Regular, frequent feedback from mentor & supervisor: Planning: Intern submits written lesson plans to mentor for feedback Teaching: Weekly observation by mentor; 4-6 times by supervisor Variety of observation tools Assessing student learning: mentor and intern cross-grading, intern shares representative samples with mentor for feedback on scoring, etc

Internship Evaluation Performance Based Assessment Complete at mid-point & end of each semester By Mentor, Intern & Supervisor PBA Conferences for each PBA: share feedback identify goals for further development revisit plan for transitioning responsibilities

PBA on Live Text You will receive/have received an with your username and password from “Live Text Field Experience” You will login to If you don’t know your username & password, hit “forgot?” and put in your address

Internship Evaluation Foundational Competencies English Language Competence Interpersonal Competence Work and Task Management Analytic/Reasoning Competencies Professional Conduct Physical Abilities Professional Dispositions

Internship Evaluation Areas of Concern In case of concerns about the intern’s development… Interventions can be triggered by: Request of mentor or supervisor Concerns regarding Foundational Competencies Ratings on PBA Interventions can include: Student Services &/or program faculty involvement Weekly Progress Reports &/or Action Plan Additional steps as necessary

Planning Instruction and Assessment 3-5 hours of connected instruction around a big idea Instructional materials (handouts, PowerPoints...) Assessment tools 7-9 page commentary Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning video clips of teaching (time varies with subject area) Reflections on each lesson 2-4 page commentary Assessing Student Learning 1 assessment with evaluation criteria Whole class analysis Deep analysis of 2 students’ work Written or oral feedback 5-7 page commentary Final Retrospective Reflection 1 page structured reflection Teacher Decision-Making, Analysis, Reflection, Academic Language TPAC Design Framework

Implications for Internship Throughout the year: Permission forms for videotaping and analyzing student work should be available to interns soon Directly address TPA topics, such as: supporting students’ academic language needs/development Examining assessment data more thoroughly for individual students from different demographic groups and performance levels TPA Itself: Due April 8 for MCERT, April 22 for UG Intern must have “primary responsibility” for teaching segment Ideally, the intern should have lead responsibility for planning and assessing student learning for this segment

Program Portfolio - MTTS Maryland Teacher Technology Standards Portfolio Required by MSDE 7 Technology Standards Relevant to internship: Legal, Social & Ethical Issues Analyzing Student Assessment Data Integrating Technology into teaching Assistive Technology

Getting off to a good start… Integrating intern into classroom & school Negotiating expectations Communication with parents School /gradebook access

Secondary PDS Coordinators English: Peggy Wilson, Math: John Seelke, Science: Stacy Pritchett, Social Studies: Catherine McCall, Alison Jovanovic, World Languages: Perla Blejer,