Syllabus

Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study in Education

EDU – 791 Internship

Credits - 3

Description

Internship is a self-designed experience that consists of 150 hours (10 hours/week for 15 weeks) at a site outside of your regular work environment. The design of the internship must focus on the intern’s leadership skills as described in the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders as well as the collection of artifacts and data that demonstrate the intern’s use of those skills. This course is a requirement of State of Maine Building Administrator Certification (040). Before registration can be made available for this course, students must complete all of the required internship paperwork.

Materials

Required:

Schwanke, J. (2016). You’re the principal! now what?: Strategies and solutions for new school leaders. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. ISBN 978-0134290188. E-text 978-0134078656

Additional resources are provided within the course.

Supplemental:

American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). ISBN: 978-1433832154. E-text: 978-1433832185

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcomes

Students will create a leadership philosophy that aligns with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.
Students will formulate strategies to address issues faced by education leaders.
Students will analyze a variety of educational experiences through journal writing and reflection.
Students will create an entry plan that can be implemented in the first year of a new principalship.

Assignments

Discussion Board – Students will respond to prompts related to course materials and engage with colleagues in the course to support understanding and the co-construction of knowledge.

Journal Entries – Students will summarize and reflect upon their weekly internship experiences. A final cumulative journal will be graded at the end of the course.

Statement of Leadership Philosophy – Students will write a 500-word essay in which they showcase the beliefs and motivations that shape their philosophy of educational leadership.

Your First 100 Days – Students will create a plan for the first 100 days of a principalship describing a clear course of action

School Safety Analysis and Reflection – Students will Analyze the emergency systems and routines in place and make suggestions to improve and/or sustain current plans and reflect on the role of a school leader in the area of school safety

Leadership Project Reflection – Students will pause 2/3rd through the course to assess where they are in meeting the goals set for their internships.

Leadership Project Summary and Documentation – Students write a brief summary reflecting on the success of their internships and in meeting the goals set in their Leadership Proposals.

Entry Plan for New Principalship– Students will create an entry plan that will be used for a new principalship

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

Assignments	Points
6 Discussion Boards (2 points each)	12 points
Statement of Leadership Philosophy	15 points
Your First 100 Days	5 points
School Safety Analysis and Reflection	15 points
Leadership Project Reflection	3 points
Leadership Project Summary and Documentation	20 points
Field-Based Experience Journal/Log Submission	10 points
Entry Plan for New Principalship	20 points
Total	100 points

Grade Scale

Grade	Points Grade	Point Average (GPA)
A	94 – 100%	4.00
A-	90 – 93%	3.75
B+	87 – 89%	3.50
B	84 – 86%	3.00
B-	80 – 83%	2.75
C+	77 – 79%	2.50
C	74 – 76%	2.00
C-	70 – 73%	1.75
D	64 – 69%	1.00
F	00 – 63%	0.00

Schedule

NOTE: This course is structured around Modules that are organized into two-week sessions. Module 1 includes a short first week. You will have two weeks to complete the work in the module, excluding discussion posts, which will be weekly (check the schedule for specific due dates).

Week 1: Sep 4 – Sep 8
Week 2: Sep 9 – Sep 15
Week 3: Sep 16 – Sep 22
Week 4: Sep 23 – Sep 29
Week 5: Sep 30 – Oct 6
Week 6: Oct 7 – Oct 13
Week 7: Oct 14 – Oct 20
Week 8: Oct 21 – Oct 27
Week 9: Oct 28 – Nov 3
Week 10: Nov 4 – Nov 10
Week 11: Nov 11 – Nov 17
Week 12: Nov 18 – Nov 24
Week 13: Nov 25 – Dec 1
Week 14: Dec 2 – Dec 8
Week 15: Dec 9 – Dec 15
Week 16: Dec 16 – Dec 22

Learning Module	Topic	Readings	Submitted/Posted Assignments	Due Dates
Module 1 Week 1 Week 2	Introductions and Educational Leadership	Syllabus & Schedule Murphy, J., & Smylie, M. A. (2016). what the new educational leadership standards really mean. Principal Leadership (2009), 16(9), 34. Philosophy of Administration and Leadership Statement Sample and Writing Tips	Discussion Board initial post	Week 1 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts Journal submission (Weeks 1 & 2) Statement of Leadership Philosophy	Week 2 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 2: Week 3 Week 4	PSEL Cluster 1	Schwanke, J. (2016). You’re the principal! now what?: Strategies and solutions for new school leaders. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. Chapters 2 and 4 Will, M. (2019). 4 things principals can do to build relationships with teachers; veteran teachers give advice on how principals can foster meaningful buy-in from their school’s staff. Education Week, 39(9), 6.	Discussion Board initial post Your First 100 Days	Week 3 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts	Week 4 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 3: Week 5 Week 6	PSEL Cluster 1, continued	Vestal, C. (2021, November 8). COVID Harmed Kids’ Mental Health—And Schools Are Feeling It. PEW. Hawk, A. (2021, January 14). Teachers’ Mental Health: 8 Ways Principals Can Help. Free Spirit Publishing. Gewertz, C. (2021). Teachers’ mental health has suffered in the pandemic. here’s how districts can help. Education Week, 40(32) Schwanke, J. (2016). You’re the principal! now what?: Strategies and solutions for new school leaders. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. Chapter 8, 129-156	Discussion Board initial post	Week 5 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts	Week 6 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 4: Week 7 Week 8	PSEL Cluster 2	Paterson, J. (2018). Principals Strive to Better Prepare Themselves for Crisis in the Wake of the Parkland Shooting. Principal Leadership. National Association of Secondary School Principals. Sinek, S. (2014, March 19). Why good leaders make you feel safe opens in new window [Video file]. YouTube.	School Safety Analysis and Reflection	Week 7 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Journal submission (Weeks 1 through 8)	Week 8 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 5: Week 9 Week 10	PSEL Cluster 2, continued	Education Elements. (2020). Teacher Retention Guide. opens in new window opens in new window Schwanke, J. (2016). You’re the principal! now what?: Strategies and solutions for new school leaders. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. Chapter 17, pages 295-318	Discussion Board initial post Leadership Project Reflection	Week 9 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts	Week 10 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 6: Week 11 Week 12	PSEL Cluster 3	Bailey, C. (2020). Trials Of A First-Year Principal: Transition Plan. National Association of Elementary School Principals. Principal’s Checklist: 90-Day Plan. (n.d.). Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. Reid, D. B. (2021). US principals’ sensemaking of the future roles and responsibilities of school principals. Educational Management, Administration & Leadership, 49(2), 251-267.	Discussion Board initial post Entry Plan For New Principalship (introduced, due in Week 15)	Week 11 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts	Week 12 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 7: Week 13 Week 14	PSEL Cluster 3, continued	n/a	Optional Discussion
			Leadership Project Summary and Documentation	Week 14 Sunday at 11:59 PM ET
Module 8: Week 15 Week 16	Reflecting on Your Leadership	n/a	Discussion Board initial post	Week 15 SUNDAY at 11:59 PM ET
			Entry Plan for New Principalship Final Field-Based Experience Journal/Log submission (Weeks 1 through 14)	Week 15 SUNDAY at 11:59 PM ET
			Discussion Board response posts	Week 16 FRIDAY 11:59 PM ET

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Late Policy

Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted.

Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded.

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Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
Multiple submissions of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.

Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.