AD 687 - Internship in Educational Leadership

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: M.Ed. students must have 36 credits completed. Certification students must have 15 credits completed. The purpose of internships is twofold: to provide an opportunity for students to apply and develop their conceptual knowledge of educational administration/supervision in the field under the guidance of an experienced administrator/supervisor, and to provide an opportunity to assess and evaluate the performance of graduate students in a real administrative/supervisory situation. In addition to hands-on leadership experience, interns are asked to reflect on the total picture or gestalt of leadership behavior. Interns are assisted in learning how to make a systematic appraisal of how the building-level (or central office) leader functions in leading an organization. A portfolio of achievement is developed. AD687 constitutes a single internship that will start in the fall and continue through the spring. One final grade is assigned at the completion of the course. This course will no longer be offered after the 2015-2016 academic year.