Course Syllabus

The internship follows the State of Washington Professional Standards Board

https://www.pesb.wa.gov/preparation-programs/program-standards/

III. Course Assignments, Activities, Instructional Strategies, and use of Technology

1. Attendance and Participation

This course requires students’ active participation.  Students are encouraged to contact the professor in advance if they will be unable to participate. Students are expected to participate actively in all online discussions and to demonstrate interest and proficiency in the topics and material covered in the readings and discussions.  It is imperative that you continue the open communication in an online course. I will schedule periodic Zoom meetings to answer questions concerning assignments, and to discuss topics interns are interested in.  These meetings will be voluntary.

1.     Equal Opportunity Statement

Eastern Washington University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.

2.     Use of Electronic Forms of Communication

Your University assigned e-mail account is the primary means of communication from the university community and you will be held responsible for information sent to your official e-mail account.

Official university e-mail correspondence will only be sent to the EWU assigned e-mail address.

3.     Affirmative Action Statement

Eastern Washington University adheres to affirmative action policies to increase the number and retention of students and employees from historically underrepresented groups.

4.     ADA Statement

Eastern Washington University is committed to providing support for students with disabilities. If you are a student with physical, learning, emotional, or psychological disabilities needing an accommodation, you are encouraged to stop by Disability Support Services (DSS), TAW 124 and speak with Kevin Hills, the Manager DSS or call 509-359-6871.

5.     Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is the corner stone of the university. Any student who attempts to gain an unfair advantage over other students by violating the Academic Integrity policy may be reported to the university and may receive a sanction up to and including XF for the course, suspension, or expulsion from the university. This policy is on the EWU web site.https://sites.ewu.edu/policies/policies-and-procedures/wac-172-90-student-academic-integrity-3/

6. Research writing style.

All candidates should adhere to American Psychological Association Publication Manual (APA) when completing written assignments, and when applicable, in other electronic or media-style presentations. The APA Manual is available on-line at www.apa.org.

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

7. Evaluation and Assessments (Grading):

The Internship is a complete or incomplete course.  You either complete all of the requirements and submit high quality work or you do not pass the internship. Assignments for this course focus on mastery, therefore you may submit several drafts of an assignment in each internship course before the final assignment is completed at the end of your internship. In order to be effective school leaders, certain values lead to successful patterns of behavior and attitudes.  Written work and presentations must present academic excellence through critical, reflective, and creative thinking, life-long learning, collaboration and shared decision-making, openness to new ideas, to culturally diverse people, and to innovation and change, integrity, responsibility, diligence, and ethical behavior, and service that enriches the community.  Graduate level writing should also reflect adherence to APA, spelling and grammar standards.  Discussion forums are assigned and are worth 10 points each.  You have Common Performance Tasks to complete for WSS 1 and 2.     You will meet with your mentor principal and discuss your progress on involvement in activities and experiences to meet WSS 1, 2, 3 and 4.  You and your mentor principal will revise your plan and update it to add any new activities and/or experiences.  You will discuss the plan with the instructor.  

ALL assignments must be completed to mastery to receive a grade of Complete . 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Principal Internship III Objectives address all 6 WSS Standards: Implement a vision and improvement plan focused on the instructional program and school culture Use data on student performance of traditionally marginalized  groups of students Monitor and evaluate progress and revise/adapt/change plans Work collaboratively with a group of teachers to change practice based on the data collected Facilitate group learning through professional development Explain what changes in practice are expected as a result of your facilitation of professional growth Conduct pre-observation meeting with a teacher to discuss the lesson you will observe Complete at least one observation, including taking transcript Conduct a post-observation meeting with a teacher to discuss the results of the lesson you observed Develop a plan to address increasing family and/or community engagement in the school to positively impact student learning Identify data that will be collected to know if the plan made an impact Identify culturally responsive and equitable practices in a school and district's policies, procedures and culture