Internship
Secondary Education
Fall Semester, Junior Year
- Entry to Program
- Completion of Application File, with recommendation, statement of interest, etc.
- Passing Praxis I Exam
- Interview with Education Department Faculty
Spring Semester, Junior Year
- Field Experience
- Assignment to PDS schools - Goal: 15-20 days
- Orientation to school by PDS Site Coordinators and College Liaison
- Keeping of Reflective Journal
- Developing Portfolio
- 4 Evening Seminars - "Connections, Course, Theory and Practice"
Summer
- Assigned Readings and Projects
Fall Semester, Senior Year
August
- Participation in school orientation activities at PDS sites
- Beginning of Education Block Classes at Washington College
September - October
- Ed Block Classes - held at both College and PDS schools
- School visits to observe in assigned classrooms
- Participation in staff development opportunities at schools
October - End of December
- Full-time Teaching Internship at PDS
- 2 Inservice Days at Washington College
- Development of Portfolios—individual conferences with Education Faculty
- Portfolio presentations at schools
Spring Semester, Senior Year
- Passing of Praxis II Exam
Elementary Education
Fall or Spring Semester, Freshman Year
- Complete EDU 211 - Clinical Field Experience - Context Features
Fall or Spring Semester, Sophomore Year
- Complete EDU 211 - Clinical Field Experience - Student Developmental Needs
Fall Semester, Junior Year
- Complete EDU 213 - Clinical Field Experience - Learning to Read
Spring Semester, Junior Year
- Complete EDU 214 - Clinical Field Experience - Reading to Learn
- Entry to Program
- Completion of Application File, with recommendation, statement of interest, etc.
- Passing Praxis I Exam
- Interview with Education Department Faculty
Fall Semester, Senior Year
- Complete 40 days at assigned PDS site
- Spend half-days on campus completing methods coursework
Fall Semester, Senior Year
- Spend 60 days at assigned PDS site
- Passing of Praxis II exam