ED 700 - Intern Seminar I

The Intern Seminar course provides Education Specialist and Multiple Subject candidates with the opportunity to instruct students in a self-contained classroom. The Intern may serve in team teaching settings using core academic curriculum at grade levels and in the service delivery model of the legal assignment. Through the experience, candidates come to understand how to deliver a comprehensive program of systematic instruction with accommodations and modifications in the academic subjects of the assignment based on student needs. Candidates are expected to use progress monitoring based on each student’s needs, giving key points during instruction to determine whether students are progressing adequately toward achieving the state academic content standards. Intern candidates will pace instruction and re-teach content, based upon evidence gathered using formal and informal assessment.

Topics which may vary according to Intern candidate needs and interests will include the following:

• Classroom Management
• Cooperative Learning
• Lesson and Unit Planning
• Formal and Informal Assessment
• Planning for the First Days of School
• Parent/ Teacher Partnership
• Differentiated Instruction
• Communication and Collaboration
• Case Management
• Supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs
• Teacher Responsibilities (i.e., Back to School Night, Family Conferences)