Internship in Curriculum and Instruction

The Curriculum and Instruction Internship is designed to allow students to engage in practical, on-the-job, supervised, and evaluated field experiences that provide the foundation for success in skills associated with curriculum planning, instructional leadership, professional development, and specialized content training. Students will develop conceptual and professional skills through their experiences at a field site as they integrate theory and practice through a field-based training approach with a practicing curriculum leader. Specific activities and assignments will be determined collaboratively by the student, the school supervisor, and the University supervisor to ensure that the intern obtains practical experience consistent with the expectations of a curriculum and instruction specialist. This internship will serve as a culminating experience for MEDCI students to become outstanding curriculum and instruction professionals in a field of specialization. A candidate must earn a final grade of B (3.0, minimum) in the practicum/internship course in order to receive credit. If not, the course will need to be repeated. (Course may be taken multiple times for credit. The first attempt will be transcripted with a grade. If the class is repeated for additional credit, the PT version of the course should be used, which will be transcripted with a CR/NC grade.) This course contains a field-based service-learning component.