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Overview Of Internship Phases
Across the internship year, course offerings and experiences in schools are designed to support interns in working to meet successfully a set of MSU Standards for Teacher Preparation that represent the knowledge, skills, commitments and dispositions that are needed to be an effective and responsible beginning teacher in today's schools. In practical terms, this means interns--with ongoing support from their collaborating teachers, field instructors, and course instructors--will work to develop what we are calling Productive Habits of Practice--ways of habitually thinking and acting that are consistent with the four program standards:
- Planning for instruction/teaching (resources, pacing, big picture, integration, assessment)
- Making adaptations and accommodations for differences among students
- Establishing and maintaining collaboration and communication
- Building an inclusive learning community (management, equity, safety)
- Promoting community/parent connections
- Participating in ongoing inquiry
- Engaging in portfolio development processes (professionalism, ongoing learning, reflection)
The support that is needed to develop these Productive Habits of Practice will naturally vary according to the intern's professional learning needs and his/her classroom situation, and it will also vary according to the time of year.
The year-long internship is organized in seven "phases" that represent different types of experiences and different types of support that will be needed to guide the intern's professional learning across the year. Below is an overview of the phases that are discussed in detail in the LAET Guide to the Elementary and Middle School Internship. (Click here to download a PDF copy of the entire 153 page guide)
FALL SEMESTER: Collaborative Unit Teaching and Practicum
Phase One (Weeks 1 - 7) |
Learning about the Classroom, Children and Curriculum
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Phase Two (Weeks 8-14) |
Collaborative Unit Teaching in Science and Social Studies and Practicum in Math and Language Arts
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Phase Three: (Weeks 15 - 17) |
Looking Back and Planning for the Future
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SPRING SEMESTER: Guided Lead Teaching
Phase Four: (Weeks 1 - 3) |
Preparation for Guided Lead Teaching
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Phase Five (Weeks 4 - 6) |
Transition into Guided Lead Teaching
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Phase Six (Weeks 7 - 12) |
Guided Lead Teaching
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Phase Seven (Weeks 13 - 17) |
Phasing Out
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