Internship+Information

General information from webinars, emails, and announcments.


 * //Educational Leadership students//** learned about the Principal Internship e-portfolio in EDLD 5311, Fundamentals of Leadership. The e-portfolio assignments in EDLD 5333 are part of your Course-Embedded Internship hours. Complete those as you complete each corresponding assignment. As noted in the assignment, Ed. Leadership students should also continue to complete and post Campus-Supervised reflection logs in the e-portfolio as you work through every course. All Course Embedded and Campus-Supervised logs must be completed by your 11 th course in the program prior to the EDLD 5398 Internship course.


 * //Educational Technology students//** do not complete the e-portfolio assignments listed in the EDLD 5333 course syllabus. Dr. Abernathy has posted information for Ed. Tech. students in the **ANNOUNCEMENTS** section of the courseware regarding an e-portfolio for the Ed. Tech. program. The Schedule for Web Conferences is posted there. You are to meet Dr. Abernathy on a web conference where she will explain your Ed. Tech. Internship. Your web conference is scheduled with others who started the program at the same time you began. Questions regarding the Ed. Tech. web conferences and/or the Ed. Tech. e-portfolio should be addressed to Dr. Abernathy lkabernathy@my.lamar.edu

=From an email sent after I attended the make-up webinar for the internship - NOTE: for Cohort 1:=

 **Forwarded conversation** Subject: **Web Summary-Cohort 1**

From: **Monica Barnes**  Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:12 AM To: kayabernathy@gmail.com

Dr Abernathy, After the Web Conference and reading the documents, this is a summary of what I understand. I did post this on the discussion site; but I wanted to make sure I was correct. Can you please answer these questions and let me know if this information is correct either through email or the discussion site.

Create a new wiki or clean up your old wiki for the final electronic portfolio. Include · **Wk 1 – Title Page, Career & Leadership Goals and****600 Words Reflections on each of the following:** o Assignments from EDLD 5306 (Texas Long-Range Plan, Tech Application TEKS, STAR Chart, Reference Wiki, Tech Survey) o Assignments from EDLD 5333. (Weakness/Strength from state data, Campus Action Plan, Professional Development for plan) o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard 1 o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard 11 o Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 Reflection (p 17-55) · **Wk 2 - 600 Words Reflections on each of the following:** o Assignment from EDLD 5362 (Admin Interview on planning & budgeting) o Assignments from EDLD 5364 (Teacher data analysis, Wiki Study Group, Cast Lesson, UDL Book) o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard III o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard IV o Chapter 3 & Chapter 4 Reflection (p 57-99) · **Wk 3 - 600 Words Reflections on each of the following:** o Assignments from EDLD 5368 (Web 2.0 Tools for Online Learning) o Assignment from EDLD 5366 (Newsletter) o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard V o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard VI o Chapter 5 & Chapter 6 Reflection (p. 101-146) · **Wk 4 - 600 Words Reflections on each of the following:** o Assignment from EDLD 5363 (Prof Dev Activity, Podcast) o Assignment from EDLD 5365 (Acceptable Use Policy, Create Website) o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard VII o Reflection on Technology Facilitator Standard VIII o Chapter 7 & Chapter 8 Reflection (p. 147-199) · **Wk 5 – Final Report Paper Submitted to 3 graduate faculty. Graded as Exemplary, Proficient, or Needs Improvement** o Position Goal / Educational Technology Leadership Goal o Activity Log with reflections § 8 Embedded Assignments – Adds up to 100 § Tech Facilitation Standards § 50 Additional Hours from at least 1 major tech leadership project o Curriculum Vitae o Vision of Educational Technology (use Horizon K-12 Report) o 3 Yr. Professional Development Plan o Learned about self, tech skills, attitude o Specify 6 courses most helpful – rationale o Overall reflection of degree program

My questions are: 1. Do we create our own Activity Log Template? 2. Is the Final Report the Wiki with all of the 10 areas included or is it a separate paper? 3. Is our last course (Instructional Design) just a continuation of this course in order to complete the additional 50 hours + the Final Report (Wk 5 Assignment)? In other words, is there something due WK 5 or just on June 25? 4. Where do we get the Handbook? 5. Are you intending to change the required number of words (600) for the reflections. I thought you mentioned that in the Web Conference??? 6. Are there any requirements that I missed? = =

=Dr. Abernathy's response and her answers to the questions:=

 Thank you, Monica. What a great summary!

My questions are: 1. Do we create our own Activity Log Template? No, I will post this morning. 2. Is the Final Report the Wiki with all of the 10 areas included or is it a separate paper? Unless we hit the limit on how much space they allow, it will be both. Each week you should post reflections on embedded assignments and standards reflections. The compile that work as a part of your Comprehensive Exam. Coaches will grade as we go. That part of your comprehensive exam just needs to become a part of the summative final report/comprehensive exam. If you want two wikis, that is fine. You can do the weekly work and then in June, compile into the final report in another new wiki. You decide and make it work. I have confidence in all of you. 3. Is our last course (Instructional Design) just a continuation of this course in order to complete the additional 50 hours + the Final Report (Wk 5 Assignment)? In other words, is there something due WK 5 or just on June 25? No, Instructional Design is a separate and different course. It has an embedded assignment so that embedded assignment will need to be reflected upon after you do the assignment in Instructional Design. You should not reflect here in Internship class until after you have completed Instructional Design in May. 4. Where do we get the Handbook? I am compiling the documents today but will put the individual documents in Announcements today for this class. 5. Are you intending to change the required number of words (600) for the reflections. I thought you mentioned that in the Web Conference??? As we created this course we talked about a couple of paragraphs for responding to the questions. I am not yet pleased with the rubric yet and I know that sounds indecisive. Coaches are not to do a word count. I am interested in content -- your work that you are proud to have completed. You will be graded according to the response to the reflection questions, APA style, and mechanics. I do not want to see fragments, misspelled words, punctuation errors. Have a friend read for mechanical errors, but do your own work. We will recognize plagiarism. 6. Are there any requirements that I missed? I'll check the Syllabus and Assignments to be sure later today. Thanks again, Monica, for summarizing this for all of us. Best, Dr. A. -- Kay Abernathy, Ed.D. Associate Professor Department of Educational Leadership Lamar University P.O. Box 10034 Beaumont, TX 77710