As you begin your internship, careful planning will ensure that your experience will have the greatest value in making you an effective administrator. In collaboration with your pri

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Sample Educational Administration Internship Activities

Expectations

The internship is designed with the realization that most graduate students pursuing a degree in

educational administration are already employed in full-time teaching or administrative

positions.

The minimum expectation for the internship is 270 hours. Students are encouraged to become

involved with projects that go beyond the minimum requirement.

Internship activities will consist of both required and elective activities. Required activities are

noted in each course that includes practicum hours and relate to the associated action research

project requirements. Elective activities need to be selected thoughtfully so they cover the range

of the 6 themes listed below allowing students to develop competencies to meet the ELCC and

ISLLC standards, details provided below. Example elective activities are provided below.

Theme One: Vision as an Essential of Leadership Development

Theme Two: Instructional Culture as an Essential of Leadership Development

Theme Three: Management as an Essential of Leadership Development

Theme Four: Collaboration as an Essential of Leadership Development

Theme Five: Integrity, Fairness, and Ethics as an Essential of Leadership Development

Theme Six: Understanding, Responding to, and Influencing the Larger Contexts as an Essential

of Leadership Development

While completing the required and elective internship hours, students will maintain an Internship

Verification Form, found in the manual, which focus on the standards noted below. The log

should be maintained each day that the student is participating in an internship experience. It

should include a brief description of what took place, a code reference to one or more of the

standards, and, when appropriate, a brief reflective comment what was learned. Supporting

documents, such as school board agendas, may be included as appropriate. Please note that the

remaining 90 hours that are completed during EAD-519, EAD-529, and EAD-539 need to be

verified by a licensed practicing administrator with a minimum of 3 years of administrative

experience.

Planning Your Internship – Rubric

Placement and Schedule 10 points

Criteria Description

Placement and Schedule

5. Target 10 points

Plan provides a thorough description of the specific internship placement and

schedule.

4. Acceptable 8.7 points

Plan provides a clear description of the specific internship placement and schedule.

3. Approaching 7.4 points

Plan provides a vague description of the specific internship placement and

schedule.

2. Insufficient 6.9 points

Plan provides a poor description of the specific internship placement and schedule.

1. No Submission 0 points

Leadership Activities Aligned to ELCC Standards 10 points

Criteria Description

Leadership Activities Aligned to ELCC Standards

5. Target 10 points

Plan includes 90 or more hours of leadership activities substantially aligned to ELCC

standards.

4. Acceptable 8.7 points

Plan includes a minimum of 90 hours of leadership activities generally aligned to

ELCC standards.

3. Approaching 7.4 points

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Plan includes a minimum of or less than 90 hours of leadership activities

ambiguously aligned to ELCC standards.

2. Insufficient 6.9 points

Plan includes a minimum of or less than 90 hours of leadership activities

inadequately or not aligned to ELCC standards.

Artifacts 10 points

Criteria Description

Artifacts

5. Target 10 points

Plan includes creative or novel artifacts for documenting the activities and their

alignment with ELCC standards.

4. Acceptable 8.7 points

Plan includes credible artifacts for documenting the activities and their alignment

with ELCC standards.

3. Approaching 7.4 points

Plan includes weak artifacts for documenting the activities and their alignment with

ELCC standards, or activities do not align with ELCC standards.

2. Insufficient 6.9 points

Plan includes weak artifacts for documenting the activities and their alignment with

ELCC standards.

1. No Submission 0 points

Communication Strategies 10 points

Criteria Description

Communication Strategies

5. Target 10 points

Plan includes sound strategies for communicating and working with principal

mentor and GCU faculty supervisor.

4. Acceptable 8.7 points

Plan includes insightful strategies for communicating and working with principal

mentor and GCU faculty supervisor.

3. Approaching 7.4 points

Plan includes inexplicit strategies for communicating and working with principal

mentor and GCU faculty supervisor.

2. Insufficient 6.9 points

Plan includes flawed strategies for communicating and working with principal

mentor and GCU faculty supervisor.

Mechanics of Writing 10 points

Criteria Description

includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use

5. Target 10 points

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-

developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are

varied and engaging.

4. Acceptable 8.7 points

Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder

comprehension. A variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some

practice and content-related language.

3. Approaching 7.4 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) and/or word choice are present.

2. Insufficient 6.9 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction are used.

1. No Submission 0 points

Total 50 points