EdAd 6999: Intern Additional Field Principal(s) Course Title: Internship: Principals Additional Field Number: EdAd 6999

Credits: 1 Course Description: This course places the candidate for additional licensure fields in schools, working with a practicing, licensed principal for a minimum of 40 total hours in at the level of the requested additional field. The internship must be completed during one semester. With the assistance of the program director, the candidate will identify areas in which experience will best serve to gain professional skills. The candidate, mentor and program director will agree on a plan for the internship, identify experiences for participation, and sign an agreement of expectations. Core Leadership Competencies:
A1: Demonstrating the ability to understand and apply school-wide literacy and numeracy systems; A2: Demonstrating the ability to understand and apply district wide literacy and numeracy systems; C1: Demonstrating understanding of the articulation and alignment of curriculum from pre-school through grade 12; C2: Demonstrating understanding of different organizational systems and structures at pre-K, elementary, middle or junior high, and high school levels; C3: Demonstrating the ability to work with children of all ages; C4: Demonstrating the ability to work with parents, teachers and other staff in all levels of schooling; C5: Demonstrating understanding of the characteristics of effective transitions from one level of schooling to the next; C6: Demonstrating understanding of the developmental needs of children of all ages. Additional competencies to be determined by individual assessment in consultation with the program coordinator Assessment: Completed internship project and portfolio Instructional Plan: TBD. In consultation with the program director, a university supervisor, and the on-site mentor, requirements for portfolio completion and for an individual project involving assessment of need and planning intervention will be delineated in order that the candidate provides evidence of competence across all Core Leadership and Principals licensure. Required Materials: TBD