Level I
B.S. Elementary Education majors spend six hours per week in a supervised in-school experience on a Tuesday and Thursday morning schedule.  Participants also attend a weekly discussion seminar with their University Supervisor on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20 pm.

Goals
The student will successfully demonstrate:

Course number/title/hours: EDE 4941, Childhood Education Internship, 3 credit hours

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Level 2
B.S. and MAT Elementary Education majors spend twelve hours per week (Monday-Thursday mornings) for the full semester in a classroom.  The experience is split in half between two elementary classrooms, one in the primary, and one in the intermediate classroom.  Thus approximately 6-7 weeks is spent in each setting.  It is expected that the student will observe the classroom teacher and teach two or three subjects full-time by the end of the experience.  Participants also attend weekly discussion seminars with their University Supervisor on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20 pm.

Goals
The student will successfully demonstrate:

• Knowledge, skills, and dispositions outlined in Florida Accomplished Practices
• Knowledge of research based techniques and strategies for teaching
• Effective approaches for:
  • Guiding student behavior
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Time management
  • Organizing instruction and learning environment
  • Presentation of subject matter
• Practice of reflective teaching
• Collaborative team work
• Understanding socio-economic and political context of the school
• Behavior that reflects positive professional and personal characteristics, including lifelong learning

Course number/title/hours:
EDE 4942, Childhood Education Internship Level II, 6 credit hours - for B.S. candidates
EDE 6946, Practicum in the Elementary School, 3 credit hours - for MAT candidates

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Level 3 - Final Internship
B.S. and MAT Elementary Education majors spend every full school day (Monday-Friday) for the entire semester in one elementary classroom.  The expectation is that the student is to teach with full responsibility for six weeks.  Participants also attend weekly discussion seminars with their University Supervisor on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20 pm.

Goals
The student will successfully demonstrate:

• A rational view of current professional practice in education
• A collegial relationship with members of the school staff, parents, and all persons
  interested in the education of students
• Skill in teaching by:
  • Understanding the behaviors of children
  • Managing student learning
  • Applying educationally sound principles of learning
• Extension and enhancement of instructional competencies by:
  • Developing goals and objectives
  • Applying instructional strategies
  • Selecting instructional materials
  • Organizing for instruction
  • Designing and implementing lesson plans
  • Reflecting on teaching
  • Collecting data to use for program improvement
• Skill in performing normal administrative duties including:
  • Maintenance of required records
  • Submission of required reports
• Compliance with all internship required elements, including:
• Chalk and Wire postings
• ESOL Binder
• Florida Teacher Certification Exams

Course number/title/hours:
EDE 4940, Final Internship, 10-12 credit hours - for B.S. candidates
EDE 6947, Internship, 6 credit hours - for MAT candidates

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