TEACHING INTERNSHIP

MANUAL

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA’S

COLLEGE AT WISE

WISE, VIRGINIA 24293

Revised
RevisedAugust, 2019
August 2020
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The faculty within the UVA Wise Education Department and the many teacher education

completers are very grateful to superintendents, central office administrators, principals, and

mentor teachers for the contribution of their time, efforts, support, and collaboration to the UVA

Wise Teacher Education Program.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................................... ii
Conceptual Framework—Graphic ................................................................................................1
Conceptual Framework—Narrative and References ....................................................................2
The Teaching Internship ...............................................................................................................6
Goals of the Teaching Internship ......................................................................................6
Personnel ...........................................................................................................................6
The Role of the District Superintendent ...............................................................7
The Role of the School Principal .........................................................................7
The Role of the Mentor Teacher ...........................................................................8
The Role of the College Supervisor: Selection and Duties...................................8
The Role of the Coordinator of the Teaching Internship ......................................9
The Role of the Director of Teacher Education ..................................................10
The Role of Other Public-School Personnel .......................................................10
Policies and Procedures for the Teaching Internship ..................................................................11
Application for the Teaching Internship ........................................................................11
Placement of Intern Teachers..........................................................................................11
Department Policy on Dual Internships for Elementary
Education and Special Education Endorsement Areas .......................................11
Selection of Mentors .......................................................................................................11
Schedule for College Supervisor Visits ..........................................................................12
School System Rules and Regulations ............................................................................12
Conferences.....................................................................................................................12
Planning ..........................................................................................................................12
Substituting .....................................................................................................................13
Evaluation .......................................................................................................................13
SVEA ..............................................................................................................................14
Resume............................................................................................................................14
TB Screening ..................................................................................................................14
Fingerprinting and Background Check ...........................................................................14
Intern identification .........................................................................................................14
Attendance ......................................................................................................................14

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 Required Time ................................................................................................................15
Seminar ...........................................................................................................................15
Observation .....................................................................................................................15
Removal of Intern Teachers ............................................................................................15
Time Sheet ......................................................................................................................16
Journal .............................................................................................................................16
Portfolio ..........................................................................................................................16
The Reflective Journal ................................................................................................................17
Recommendations for Journal Entries ............................................................................17
The Portfolio ...............................................................................................................................19
Resume............................................................................................................................19
Teaching Philosophy of Education .................................................................................20
Educational Tests Documentation ..................................................................................20
Transcript ........................................................................................................................20
Honors and Awards.........................................................................................................20
Lesson Plan .....................................................................................................................20
Unit Plan .........................................................................................................................20
Bulletin Boards ...............................................................................................................20
Use of Technology ..........................................................................................................21
Positive Impact on Student Learning ..............................................................................21
Classroom Management..................................................................................................21
Parental Communications ...............................................................................................21
Community Involvement ................................................................................................21
Professional Development Activities ..............................................................................21
Final Evaluation(s) by Clinical Faculty ..........................................................................21
Reflection on Internship and Future Education Plans.....................................................22
Organization and Appearance of Portfolio .....................................................................22
Ethical and Professional Practices for the Intern Teacher ..........................................................23
Duties and Responsibilities of the Intern Teacher ..........................................................23
Suggestions for the Mentor Teacher ...........................................................................................25
Class Preparation ............................................................................................................25
Intern Teacher Time ........................................................................................................25
Planning with the Intern ..................................................................................................25

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 Introduction of the Intern to Active Instruction ..............................................................26
Initial Activities ..............................................................................................................26
School Records ...............................................................................................................26
Evaluation and Grading ..................................................................................................27
Guidelines for Observing Intern Instruction and Providing Formative Assessment ......28
Characteristics of Good Instruction ................................................................................29
Lib 3940: Internship in School Library Service ........................................................................30
Description ......................................................................................................................30
Objectives .......................................................................................................................30
Evaluation .......................................................................................................................30
Appendix .....................................................................................................................................30

• Suggested Outline for Daily Instructional Plan

• Record of Attendance
• Intern Teaching Exit Portfolio
• Rubric for Scoring Journal/E-mail Responses
• Teaching Internship Final Grade Rubric
• Lesson Plan Rubric
• Lesson Plan Evaluation Rubric
• Lesson Implementation Evaluation Rubric
• Professional Characteristics and Dispositions Evaluation
• Summative Evaluation for Growth and Development

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 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
for the
Teacher Education Program
at
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

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 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVA Wise) provides interns with learning
experiences that offer opportunities to develop the insight, competence, sensitivity, and integrity
necessary for living enriched lives and for enriching the lives of others. Established in 1954 as a
college of The University of Virginia, the College is guided by the values of citizenship and
altruism. UVA Wise is a diverse community of people who believes that information can be
transformed into knowledge, and that teaching and learning create a foundation for wisdom.

The mission of the College is to guide students to become knowledgeable, caring, and life-long
learners who enrich the lives of their students and their communities. The mission of the
Professional Education Unit (which includes primarily the Education Department and the
Teacher Education Program) at UVA Wise is to prepare professional educators to be
transformative leaders in their classrooms by caring, teaching, and inspiring their students to
excel as learners and as citizens.

Our conceptual framework promotes cohesion within the Unit, promotes a shared vision with the
College, and is a base from which “continuous improvement, renewal, and change can occur”
(Dottin, p.3). The framework that articulates the mission of our Unit is entitled Teachers as
Transformative Leaders and is consistent with and supported by the mission of the College. The
major role of the Education Department is to coordinate the Teacher Education Program (TEP)
with other academic departments that provide the general education core requirements and
specific content area coursework to TEP candidates. Our Teacher Education Program includes a
Liberal Arts and Sciences major, which was established in collaboration with the other academic
departments at the College. The major requires pre-service elementary teachers to complete
courses in a liberal arts core, a specific area of concentration (from either language and literature,
mathematics, history and social science, or natural science), and in professional education.
Faculty from all departments of the College worked together closely to design the elementary
education curriculum to meet the professional education competencies required by the Virginia
Department of Education, as well as to strengthen the ability of teacher candidates to become
educators with mastery of the content of Virginia’s Standards of Learning. Candidates who are
recommended for initial licensure in one of our endorsement programs in grades 6-12 in an
academic discipline are required to complete their respective major requirements (as determined
by the respective departments) and professional education courses plus their teaching internship.
The Unit identifies candidates with the potential for becoming effective teachers, develops and
provides programs for candidates that will enable prospective teachers to acquire the academic
and pedagogical knowledge and skills required for successful teaching and continued
professional growth, and monitors and assesses the progress of prospective teachers as they
complete program requirements.

The Teachers as Transformative Leaders model illustrates how our curricula provide the
knowledge base and experiences that help our candidates develop into transformative leaders
(Burns, 1978). The four outside smaller circles represent the coursework and integrated field
experiences that are required of all candidates in our majors and programs. The larger circle
contains the attitudes, skills, and competencies that define a transformative leader. The outer
ring of the larger circle includes the competencies (multicultural awareness, effective
communication skills, instructional technology competence, and reflective practitioners) that we
strive to develop in our candidates throughout our programs. The inner ring of the larger circle
includes the attitudes, skills, and/or competencies that we strive for our candidates to continue to
develop while they are with us as well as when they are employed as teachers. As transformative

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leaders in their schools, our graduates will be altruistic, life-long learners, exemplary citizens,
leaders, and responsible professionals.

Liberal Arts Core

A liberal arts education is being viewed increasingly as an indispensably valuable foundation for
undergraduates and not at odds at all with the professional fields of study (Schneider, 2004).
More specifically, a liberal arts education is valuable because it “…gives students the strong
sense of self and habits of mind and action to become leaders” (Durden, 2001, p. B20); in fact, it
has been said that “a liberal arts education equals Leadership” (p. B20). A liberal arts education
at UVA Wise prepares candidates to be informed and caring citizens, life-long learners, and
transformational leaders. The College’s liberal arts curriculum promotes the thoughtful
development of the ideas, insights, values, competencies, and behavior of an educated person
through a varied background of academic studies in the separate and integrated disciplines that
comprise the liberal arts core curriculum.

Academic Discipline

Effective teachers must know their content (including knowledge of Virginia’s relevant grade-
level specific Standards of Learning) in order to facilitate optimal learning for all students.
However, while knowledge of the subject matter that one will teach is a necessary condition to
be an effective teacher, it is not a sufficient condition alone for excellence in teaching and
learning (Murray & Porter, 1996; Shulman, 1987). Candidates preparing to teach in the
elementary schools must be competent generalists who have a high degree of competence in
reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as have a sound knowledge base in the natural,
physical, and social sciences. Candidates preparing to teach in the middle and secondary schools
must be content specialists who demonstrate both depth and breadth of understanding of the
content that they are preparing to teach; middle school and secondary candidates have an
understanding of the modes of inquiry and epistemological frameworks of their disciplines.

Professional Studies and Field Experiences

Our graduates are guided throughout their professional education coursework and field
experiences to develop the cognitive, affective, and leadership skills that will sustain continuous
personal and professional growth in an intellectually, emotionally, and physically demanding
human service occupation. The theoretical knowledge bases that support the outcomes of the
Teacher Education Program at UVA Wise are informed by the theories of social and cognitive
constructivism (Brooks & Brooks, 1993; Schwandt, 1994; Vygotsky, 1986). Plato once said that
we should never discourage anyone from making progress, no matter how slow. Academic
progress is made when teachers guide students to make connections between what is known and
what is to be learned. Through our Teachers as Transformative Leaders model, teacher
candidates are empowered with the knowledge and experiences to provide the learning
environment in which students are encouraged and guided to make meaningful and purposeful
connections both in and out of the classroom. Effective teachers not only know their content
(including specific grade-level SOLs), but also know where their students are developmentally
(Bruner, 1968; Flavell, 1985), and it is through informed and reflective pedagogy (Costa, 2000;
Dewey, 1933; Jadallah, 1996; Schon, 1983) that our candidates can meet the learning needs of all
of their students (Haberman, 1991; Sigel, 1990).

Theoretical knowledge and experience are required to develop a high level of sensitivity to the
varying needs and characteristics of learners at different levels of development and multicultural

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backgrounds. Because teachers face an increasingly more diverse classroom population,
emphasis must be placed on the importance of teachers’ sensitivity to and reflection on their
students’ cultural, socioeconomic, linguistic, emotional, and psychological backgrounds
(Buckley, 2000), especially as these issues relate to teaching and learning in general and teacher
education in particular (Banks, 2001).

To prepare teachers to remain responsible professionally throughout their careers, our candidates
must develop, demonstrate, and then continue their competence in several areas. For example,
candidates must be able to evaluate critically and integrate appropriately a variety of
instructional technologies into their teaching (Brooks & Kopp, 1990; Jonassen, Peck & Wilson,
1999). Candidates must also develop competence in communicating with their students and their
students’ families, as well as their colleagues, administrators, and the general public. Finally,
teachers must model for their students what they want their students to become: leaders through
service to others, citizens through reflective action, and life-long learners through a commitment
to excellence.

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Burns, J. M. (1978). Leadership. New York: NY: Harper.

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Durden, W. (2001). Liberal arts for all, not just the rich. (2001). The Chronicle of
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 THE TEACHING INTERNSHIP

Public education is the responsibility of the state legislature. This responsibility is relegated
through duly elected and/or appointed school boards to the superintendent, principals, and
teachers in the individual schools. Local authority regarding curriculum, methods, textbooks,
and other matters rests with the superintendents of public-school systems, their supervisors,
principals, and teachers. The activities of the teaching internship and their college supervisors
must be consistent with this application of authority and responsibility.

Goals of the Teaching Internship

The goal of the Teaching Internship is to help interns connect theory to practice and to develop a
broad view of the aims of education and the profession of teaching. The intern teaching
experience should help the pre-service teacher develop:

• A philosophy of education that is consistent with a democratic society and the laws and
regulations regarding public education in Virginia;
• The ability to apply previously acquired principles of instruction in teaching students of
differing abilities and backgrounds to reach desired goals;
• An understanding of the mental, physical, and social development of children and
adolescents and the relationship of these elements to the elementary and secondary
instructional programs;
• An appreciation of the problems involved in guiding such activities as assemblies, clubs,
and homeroom activities, etc.;
• The ability to establish healthy learning environments, to manage routine matters, and to
promote individual and group growth;
• An appreciation of the problems involved in teaching and of the principles which should
guide solutions;
• The ability to evaluate teaching reflectively and to learn how to modify methods when
needed;
• An understanding of the routines, record keeping, etc., about which a teacher must be
knowledgeable; and
• An understanding of, appreciation for, and commitment to the professional code of
ethics.

In sum, the purpose of the internship is to provide the Intern with the knowledge and experience
that will enable him/her to teach and to serve effectively in the public schools.

Personnel

The intern teacher is the concern of many people. Personnel include:

• District Superintendent
• School Principal
• Mentor (Teacher in PreK-12 school)
• College Supervisor
• Coordinator of the Teaching Internship
• Director of Teacher Education
• Other public-school personnel such as the librarian, school nurse, counselor, and other
members of the faculty and staff.

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The Role of the District Superintendent

The role of the superintendent of the public-school system is decisive, for it is he/she who first
examines the teaching internship program of the College and determines its merit. If, after this
evaluation, he/she approves the program for admittance to his/her school system, then the
superintendent may be expected:

• To establish and interpret to concerned college and public-school personnel the policies
of his/her school system in regard to the teaching internship program, and the conditions
under which the program has been named to the system;
• To approve, in conjunction with the principal, the schools requested by the College, if
such requests are deemed valid;
• To approve, in conjunction with the principal, mentor teachers trained by the College, if
such requests are deemed valid;
• To approve, in conjunction with the principal and mentor teachers, the final placement of
the interns according to the plans for placement outlined above;
• To suggest alternatives, in the event that the requests of the College for specific schools
and/or mentor teachers are deemed invalid; and
• To serve as a liaison between the school system and the College, working closely with
the Director of the Teacher Education Program and the Coordinator of Intern Teaching in
the maintenance of rapport.

The Role of the School Principal

The school principal can do much to ensure the success of a teaching internship program and the
success of an individual intern teacher. If, upon being approached by his/her superintendent of
schools, the principal of a potential school accepts for training one or more teaching interns, then
he/she may be expected to:

• Assign mentor teachers who have gone through the Clinical Faculty/Mentoring Program
as mentors;
• Encourage his/her most competent classroom teachers who are willing to participate in
the internship program to go through the Mentor Training Program at UVa-Wise;
• Allow college supervisors to request classroom teachers for interns;
• Orient college supervisors and interns to the educational philosophy of his/her school, its
physical plant, curriculum, scheduling, and other relevant features;
• Orient involved members of his/her faculty and staff to the internship program: i.e. the
mentor teacher classroom teachers, the librarian, the guidance counselors, the school
nurse, and any others providing special services;
• Advise the interns, the mentor teacher, and the College supervisor in planning the interns’
schedules;
• Arrange for materials and facilities essential to the training program to be available to
interns including teacher’s manuals, school handbook, and system-wide policies;
• Participate in the evaluation of the interns through conferences with interns, their mentor
teachers, and the College supervisor;
• Initiate action with the College supervisor for removal from the internship of an
inadequate or uncooperative intern;
• Make to the College supervisor any suggestions which he/she deems helpful in the
improvement of the Teaching Internship program; and

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 • Maintain a public relations policy between UVA Wise and local PreK-12 schools.

The Role of the Mentor Teacher

All personnel involved in the intern teaching program will understand and respect the
responsibility imposed upon any classroom teacher for having his/her students prepared for
meeting the standards of the public-school system. The mentor teacher is responsible for all
teaching that takes place in his/her classroom; therefore, the mentor teacher will assist the intern
with planning.

The duties of the mentor teacher include:

• Introducing the intern to faculty, staff, students, and parents;

• Making sure that the intern is familiar with the school facility, operation of equipment,
school policies, schedules, and routines;
• Assisting the intern with all aspects of class preparation, including planning, selection of
materials, and assessment;
• Assisting the intern with classroom management, including suggestions for
accommodating behaviors of children with special needs;
• Ensuring that the intern completes the suggested time for observation and instruction;
• Assisting the intern with all aspects of planning, including constructing daily and unit
plans, use of pacing and curriculum guides, and the assessing of student progress;
• Assisting the intern with the transition from observation to active classroom instruction,
including the modeling of—on an ongoing basis—the use of various teaching methods;
• Assisting the intern with daily routines and record keeping;
• Completing daily, weekly, or biweekly formative assessments for the intern and sharing
this information in a conference format with the intern;
• Communicating with the College supervisor in a constructive and collegial manner to
address effectively the needs of the intern;
• Communicating with the intern in a constructive and collegial manner, recognizing the
need to communicate privately and professionally;
• Assisting with videoing an intern lesson;
• Completing a summative assessment at the conclusion of the internship; and
• Entering required evaluations in VIA.

The Role of the College Supervisor: Selection and Duties

The teaching internship is devised to offer pre-service public school teachers the opportunity for
apprenticeship in an established system whose own guidelines are quite specific. It follows,
therefore, that particular care must be exercised in the selection of college personnel who are to
assist with the program, bearing in mind the role that each will play, and the degree to
competence he/she may be expected to demonstrate. Certain qualifications should be common to
all involved college personnel, including:

Criteria:

• A minimum of a master's degree;

• Appointment, or acceptance, by the Chair of the Department of Education;
• Successful teaching experience in the public schools;

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 • The recommendation of any departmental chairman at the College whose discipline is
concerned;
• Familiarity with the philosophy and instructional program of the public schools of
Virginia;
• A willingness to accept the Teaching Internship as it is established and to support the
program firmly;
• A willingness to respect the authority of the public schools;
• A willingness to exert constant care to maintain a good relationship between the College
and the public schools.

Duties:

• To arrange frequent meetings with the interns assigned to him/her while the internship is
in progress;
• To ensure that the intern has a clear understanding of his/her responsibilities and the
limitations of his/her responsibilities;
• To orient the principal and the mentor teacher to the program of teaching internship;
• To ensure that the interns understand the necessary regulations and procedures that must
be followed in their assigned school;
• To act as liaison between the public schools and the College;
• To be available for consultation as needed by the principal, the mentor teacher, and the
intern;
• To visit and to observe the intern at work periodically for the purpose of:
a. helping the intern,
b. evaluating the intern's performance in planning, use of voice, ability to
communicate, use of teaching techniques, classroom management, etc.,
c. reading and evaluating the intern's lesson plans, journal, portfolio, etc.,
d. making suggestions for improving the intern's work,
e. helping the intern interpret his/her experiences,
f. recording observations of each visit through VIA; and
g. entering mid-term and final evaluations into VIA.
• To confer with the classroom mentor teacher and the principal regarding the intern's
work with particular emphasis upon the intern's contribution to the school's program; and
• To confer with the principal, the mentor teacher, and the college supervisor; to consider
the final evaluation of the intern; to consider the weekly observation records; to consider
the intern's daily journal and his/her lesson plans, seminar attendance, intern’s portfolio,
etc; to award a final grade to the intern teacher.

The Role of the Coordinator of the Teaching Internship

The responsibilities of the Coordinator of the Teacher Internship Program are:

• In consultation with the UVA Wise Department of Education chair, to assign the College
supervisors and to outline their duties;
• To confer with the UVA Wise Department of Education chair, superintendents, and
principals of the local school districts on the placement of intern teachers;
• To confer with the UVA Wise Department of Education chair as to the selection of and
qualifications for departmental consultants;
• To make necessary changes in any phase of the intern teacher’s training program;
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 • To visit selected interns and to enter observations & evaluations into VIA
• To act as liaison between the public schools and the College; and
• To conduct professional seminars.

The Role of the Director of Teacher Education

The responsibilities of the Director of Teacher Education are:

• To oversee the application process to the internship, including the official notification to
the intern of his/her acceptance into the internship;
• To visit selected interns;
• To advise interns in regard to appropriate assessments and the licensure application
process;
• To communicate with and assist current mentor teachers; and
• To collect and collate data on the internship experience.

The Role of Other Public-School Personnel

Counselor
The school counselor should interpret cumulative records to the intern. The school counselor
should advise the intern as to feasible means for working with students who have been referred
to the counselor by the mentor teacher.

Special Education Teacher

The special education teacher should assist the intern with information regarding any specific
needs of students identified with disabilities. With the approval of the principals and the
students’ guardians, allow the intern to be present during IEP meetings.

Nurse
The nurse should discuss with the intern the health problems of students referred to him/her by
the intern's mentor teacher.

Librarian
The school librarian should assist the intern in locating a variety of materials to enrich his/her
program of instruction. In those situations where the intern is enrolled in Lib 3940: Internship in
School Library Service, the librarian will assume the general responsibilities of the mentor
teacher.

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 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TEACHING INTERNSHIP

The following policies and procedures are intended to serve as guidance for the internship
experience from school selection and intern placement through the entire duration of the
semester.

Application for the Teaching Internship

Although students may register for the teaching internship course, the intern must complete a
formal application in order to be admitted to the Teaching Internship at the first seminar meeting.

All interns must have completed all required course work (including all professional education
courses and/or proficiencies) before their internship begins. This professional semester is the
portion of the student’s college program that is intended to prepare the intern to meet Virginia’s
requirements for field experience, the last step to licensure. The intern has the responsibility to
plan his/her college program such that the entire semester is devoted to the Teaching Internship.
Consequently, intern teachers are strongly discouraged from taking other academic courses
during their internships, except under extraordinary circumstances and only with the approval of
the Education Department Chair.

Placement of Teaching Interns

Intern placements are a collaboration between school district superintendents, the central
administrators, the school principal, mentor teachers, and the College supervisor. The intern will
complete a placement request form the semester before the internship and request a specific
school district and school in which to do the internship. The intern should not contact central
office personnel, principals, teachers, etc. regarding intern placement. The Coordinator of
Teaching Internship will contact school systems to request intern teaching placements. Interns
requesting placements, who have been approved for placements outside of Wise County, must
contact and arrange for fingerprinting and background checks through the school district. Interns
are encouraged to contact school districts as soon as the placement coordinator has approved the
placement.

Department Policy on Dual Internships for Elementary Education

& Special Education Endorsement Areas

Students seeking dual endorsements in elementary education and special education are required
to complete two Teaching Internships.

• Interns must complete the special education internship the semester before the elementary
education internship.
• Interns seeking the dual endorsement in special education and an endorsement other than
elementary education would need to work with the director of TEP for their Teaching
Internships.

Selection of Mentors

The selection of the mentor teacher(s) is determined by school district superintendents, the
central administrators, the school principal, mentor teachers, and the college supervisor. Every
effort will be made to place an intern with a mentor teacher who has completed the UVA Wise
Mentor Training Program. The mentor teacher is required to have:
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 • Three years of teaching experience in his/her current assignment
• Virginia certification in the subject(s)
• Previous performance evaluations at satisfactory or higher
• Willingness to spend the necessary hours observing, guiding, counseling, and evaluating
an intern teacher.

Schedule for College Supervisor Visits

At the beginning of the internship, the College supervisor will meet with the principal of the
local school, the mentor teacher, the intern, and any other interested persons for the purpose of
orientation. At this meeting, the local school personnel will explain the policies of the
participating school, and the College supervisor will explain the expectations of the College for
the intern for this phase of the teacher education program.

In addition to the orientation visit, the College supervisor will visit the classroom a minimum of
five times during the internship for the purpose of observing and offering formative assessment
for the intern teacher and for conferring with the clinical faculty regarding the progress of the
intern. The College supervisor will conduct a final visit near the end of the semester for the
purpose of completing/documenting data for a summative evaluation. The College supervisor
and the mentor will complete the required evaluations for the intern in the online portfolio
system, VIA.

School System Rules and Regulations

Each intern is required to conform to all rules and regulations for teachers of the school system
in which he/she does intern teaching. He/she is expected to study the student and teacher
handbooks for the school to which he/she is assigned. The intern should also be familiar with
county/city policies and guidelines.

Conferences

The purpose of the Teaching Internship is to provide the time and circumstances for the intern
that allows experienced public-school teachers and college professors to guide the intern into the
teaching position.

Conferences among all parties may be formal and/or informal and of a reasonable length. The
conferences should provide for the interpretation of behavior and events, the analysis of
problems, and the plans for the improvement of teaching practices. If the intern performs well,
he/she should be informed; if his/her methods need changes or improvement, he/she should be
informed.

Frequent communication should occur between the intern and his/her classroom mentor teacher,
College supervisor, and any local school administrator.

Planning

Effective teaching is based on careful and thoughtful planning. For this reason, it is essential that
the activities and efforts of the intern teacher be consistent with the goals, aims, and activities of
the mentor teacher.

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The intern should make long-term and short-term lesson plans to be presented and discussed with
the mentor teacher at least three days before implementation. The mentor teacher should make
suggestions and judgments relative to the intern’s proposed instructional strategies. The mentor
will show approval by signing each plan. The College supervisor will also discuss these plans
with the intern. Lesson plans are to be given promptly to the mentor teacher. Each lesson plan
should be filed in the intern notebook for the College supervisor. It is recommended that the
intern upload all plans to an electronic folder. Once the intern has assumed responsibility for a
given subject, the intern will not be allowed to present material to the class without a written
lesson plan that has been preapproved by the mentor teacher. The intern will send lessons plans
to the principal if the mentor teacher is required to do so. The lesson plans that are submitted to
the principal must also be written in the school’s format.

Substituting

The College recognizes its indebtedness to the public schools and appreciates the growing
challenge facing our schools in finding qualified substitute teachers. Furthermore, the College
wishes to cooperate to the fullest extent in helping schools meet the educational needs of all
students. Therefore, while an intern may be hired as a long-term substitute under certain
circumstances at the request of local school administrators, an intern’s employment as a long-
term substitute must be on a continuous basis for a minimum of 12 weeks. The premise
underlying this policy (and position) is that an intern is not qualified to perform at a professional
level equivalent to one who has completed a fully supervised teaching internship experience. If
an intern is hired as a substitute teacher, then the principal must provide a mentor for the intern.

College students are placed in the internship to acquire direct experience under the supervision of
qualified professionals. The readiness of the intern to assume responsibility for a public-school
class will depend upon the progress of the particular intern and the situation to which he/she is
assigned.
Interns may be hired as long-term substitutes only if an agreement has been reached by the
College and the school district with respect to appropriate supervision of the intern by both
college and school personnel. Any long-term substitute employment during the internship must
be approved by the Coordinator of Teaching Internship, the Department Chair, and the Director
of Teacher Education.

For the intern to receive academic credit for the internship, the intern must satisfactorily meet all
requirements regarding the internship as set forth in this manual.

Evaluation

The intern is evaluated by the mentor teacher, the College supervisor, and/or (if required) by the
Director of the TEP, all of whom complete evaluation forms in VIA. The College supervisor
considers these evaluations and conferences held with all those concerned before assigning a
grade. Grading components include the following: mentor teacher’s evaluation, college
supervisor’s evaluation, and evaluations of the intern’s lesson plans, journals, portfolio, and
seminar attendance/participation. Seminar attendance is mandatory. Seminar topics will address
professional development for the intern and will include workshops, conferences, and
community events.

Interns are responsible for prompting mentors to complete required evaluations and for providing
a schedule of seminar events in which the intern must attend.
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An appropriate passing grade (A, B, or C) is given to those interns who have met their
obligations and who have shown that they possess the capabilities necessary for successful
teaching. Interns who do not meet their obligations and do not show proficiency in teaching (as
judged by the mentor teacher and the College supervisor) will be given a grade below a C and
will not be recommended for a teaching endorsement through the VDOE. Interns may withdraw,
and are encouraged to withdraw if, after a few weeks of intern teaching, they find the teaching
profession unsatisfactory.

SVEA

Interns must have tort insurance coverage that protects the intern and the College in the event a
public-school student is injured or the intern is accused of a crime. The Student Virginia
Education Association (SVEA) provides this coverage for students. Interns sign up online and
pay the membership fee. The “NEA Welcome” letter should be forwarded to the Coordinator of
Intern Teaching to confirm membership and liability insurance. Any intern hired for a long-term
substitute position is not eligible to join SVEA. VEA offers coverage for substitutes. SVEA is
an educational organization which provides professional growth and community service while
attending college.

Resume

The intern shall prepare a resume to be given to his/her mentor teacher at the beginning of the
internship. The resume should include the intern’s experience with children and youth and the
courses that have been taken in preparation for the teaching internship. Interns should/could also
include on the resume hobbies and interests relative to after-school activities.

Resume writing workshops will be offered each semester. The intern’s resume should be
critiqued by Career Services before the internship begins.

TB Screening

All interns must be screened for tuberculosis. The screening is offered on campus by the campus
nurse or at a local health department. Record of this screening must be presented the Teacher
Education Office before the intern can begin the internship.

Fingerprinting and Background Check

All interns must undergo a fingerprinting and background check prior to beginning the
internship. The Coordinator of the Teaching Internship Program will arrange a time and place
for interns to complete this procedure. Interns are expected to attend this scheduled event and
will be responsible for any expense associated with obtaining this information. (Individuals who
are currently employed by a school system and have undergone this procedure may not have to
repeat it, but the intern must submit a copy to the Director of the TEP.)

Internship Identification

All interns must obtain picture identification through the campus post office. This identification
must be worn by the intern during school hours.

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Attendance

The intern should be present at his/her respective school at all assigned times except in cases of
extreme emergency. If an emergency arises, then he/she must notify his/her mentor teacher and
his/her college supervisor immediately. In the event that the mentor teacher cannot be reached,
the intern should notify the office of the principal.
An intern is assigned a classroom and a mentor classroom teacher for a total of twelve (12)
weeks. Interns who are seeking licensure for grades PreK-6 are required to have two different
grade-level placements (6 weeks in each). One placement is to be in grades PreK-3, and the
other placement is to be in a 4-6 grade classroom in the intern’s concentration area. Interns
seeking an endorsement in special education or in physical education will also receive
placements in two different grade levels for a period of six (6) weeks at each placement. The
intern is expected to keep the same hours as his/her supervising teacher. He/she should plan to
arrive early or stay after school for meetings, do lunch or bus duty, do gate duty (for ballgames),
and attend field trips and assigned extracurricular activities (nonpaid duties of the clinical faculty
teacher.) The intern is expected to attend PTA meetings, faculty meetings, and special events
held by the school such as Fall Festivals. If the intern has permission from the principal, teacher,
and child’s parent, then he/she should sit in on child study meetings.

The intern is also to be present at professional seminars, community events, and conferences
arranged by The Coordinator of the Teaching Internship Program.

Required Time

The intern must complete a minimum of sixty (60) days of observation and/or instruction. At
least two hundred and ten (210) hours must be spent in instruction. Interns are encouraged to
volunteer before the Teaching Internship begins with approval from the College supervisor.
Days accumulated before the official start date of the internship will count toward the required
days and hours. The intern will keep a daily journal to reflect on each day in the classroom and
will record the hours completed.

Seminar

The Coordinator of the Teaching Internship Program will conduct seminars periodically
throughout the semester. These seminars are spent in professional discussions and
demonstrations regarding the general expectations of the intern, lesson planning, use of
technology, orientation meetings, classroom management, process of evaluation, policies and
procedures of the internship program, discussion of instructional activities, progress and
problems of the interns, help with the intern interpreting his/her experiences, and in discussions
of any points of interest. Interns are required to attend all scheduled seminars. The scheduled
seminars are held for professional development. New and veteran teachers, principals, and VEA
staff members will contribute in the seminar sessions.

Observation

Time spent in observation is valuable to both the mentor teacher and the intern. The supervising
teacher can demonstrate organizational and management skills and a variety of teaching
procedures that are valuable to the intern. The intern will typically spend the first few days of
the internship observing the mentor and classroom procedures and assisting in the classroom.
During this time, the intern will learn the routine, the schedule, classroom management plan, and
students’ names.

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Removal of Teaching Intern

It is absolutely essential that the efforts of the intern teacher enhance the educational
opportunities of the students, as judged by the mentor teacher, the principal, and the College
supervisor. In cases where this does not happen, the intern will be removed from the internship
upon the joint decision of the principal, the supervising mentor teacher, the College supervisor,
the Coordinator of the Teaching Internship Program, and the Chair of the Department of
Education.

Conditions that may lead to the termination of the teaching internship include:

• Unexcused or unexplained absences from assigned internship duties;

• Failure to submit written plans to the mentor teacher and/or principal in advance of the
actual teaching. Interns should not be allowed to teach a lesson unless the teacher has
received and approved the written lesson plan;
• Lack of ability to promote pupil growth and to maintain order and/or safe conditions;
• Chronic tardiness; and
• Unprofessional dress; and other conduct that would be cause for dismissal if the intern
were under teacher contract.

Time Sheet

When a UVA Wise graduate applies for a teaching license, the UVA Wise Director of Teacher
Education must report to the Virginia State Board of Education the number of hours that the
intern spent in teaching. The time sheet is used for this purpose.

To clarify, instructional hours are those in which the intern is responsible for the instruction or
supervision of at least one student. Total hours in each category (observation/instruction) should
be added and recorded at the end of the internship.

Each day the intern should record the time he/she has spent in observation and instruction. This
time should be verified by the mentor teacher and reviewed by the College supervisor at each site
visit. Upon the completion of intern teaching, the original signed time sheet is to be submitted to
the Director of the TEP.

Journal

The interns are required to submit a daily reflective journal of his/her activities to his/her college
supervisor by email. These journals should describe the intern’s daily activities, experiences,
conclusions, reflections, observations, etc. (The journal will be discussed in greater detail later in
this manual.)

Portfolio

The intern teacher will create a professional portfolio and submit it to the College supervisor at
the end of the semester. The portfolio will showcase the intern’s professional strengths and
creativity. The purpose of the interview portfolio is to show potential employers the uniqueness
of the intern and his/her professional skills. The portfolio will present the intern as a qualified
candidate with professional knowledge and abilities. The carefully selected materials that are
included in the portfolio will reveal the intern’s reflection regarding the interrelationship of
coursework and experience. Integration of knowledge and practical classroom teaching
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experience will show that the intern is prepared to enter the professional teaching field. (The
portfolio will be discussed in greater detail later in this manual.)

THE REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

The connection between teacher reflection and professional development is irrefutable. “The
teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and
actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who
actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally. (InTASC Standard #9)

Journals should be written daily and emailed to the College supervisor. Interns should be aware
of the following criteria for the evaluation of journal entries. (See Rubric for Scoring
Journal/Email Responses.) Journal entries should be:

• Reflective and contain all required elements;

• Written in a narrative style and in grammatically correct form (punctuation, spelling,
etc.);
• Grounded in specific examples from theory and practice to support ideas;
• Analytical and answer “Why?” and “How?” questions;
• Completed for each day in school;
• Available for inspection upon request; and
• Meet all requirements for individual journal entries as specified either by this criterion or
by the College supervisor.

Recommendations for Journal Entries

For each daily entry, give the date and a reflection of significant events. Your entries need not
be lengthy, but they must be analytical. You will need to jot down a few reminder notes during
the day as you teach and write your entries after-school hours. You can use the following
suggestions to help you focus your journal entries during the internship:

1. Examine an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), then explain the major components
and tell what responsibilities teachers have in implementation.

2. Attend a grade-level meeting, a faculty meeting, a PTA meeting, a school board meeting,
or a parent teacher conference. Identify the critical issues and give your reaction as to
how they were handled.

3. Tutor individuals or small groups, using activities and materials prepared with the
assistance of the PreK-12 school faculty supervisor and under his/her supervision. Give
your reaction as to your effectiveness as a tutor and the success of the student(s).

4. During a lesson, observe student behavior in the follow manner:

• How are rules established and/or made clear to the students?
• What off-task behavior was corrected by the teacher?
• How was the behavior corrected and what observable effects did the correction
have?
• What things does the teacher do to increase the amount of on-task behavior?

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 • In what ways are you comfortable with the behavior management system in place
in the classroom?
• Describe any behavior management systems in use in the classroom.

5. Record the demographics in the classroom. Explain how equality is promoted. What
evidence do you see that all children are treated with equity? Observe a lesson for at least
thirty minutes and in three-minute intervals, tally the number of times each child is called
upon. Record by demographics, as appropriate. Observe either center time or playtime (or
physical education at the high school level) and describe the kind of guidance given to
avoid stereotypical expectations. (For example, are girls directed to housekeeping and
boys to building centers or are boys directed to baseball or football while girls are
directed to tag, rope-jumping, volleyball, etc?) In examining instructional materials,
discuss the balance between demographics. How does the mentor teacher make certain
that separate roles and expectations are not established based on who a child is?

6. Discuss potentially dangerous situations with your PreK-12 mentor (weather

emergencies, student aggression, school intruder, weapons, etc.). What kinds of
prevention and/or intervention strategies are in place? What suggestions did your mentor
offer you concerning how to handle threatening situations? (Review the school’s plan for
managing crisis situations. Based upon your review, explain the role of the teacher in a
potentially dangerous situation.)

7. You should make yourself aware of certain concerns in the school setting by becoming
conscious of school policy on such issues as:
• Fire drill evacuation routes;
• Toxic supplies banned from the classroom--certain kinds of marking pens, rubber
cement, etc.;
• Medication to students;
• Medical supplies required for classroom use--rubber gloves, bandages, compressors,
face masks, etc.;
• Head lice, scabies, and other communicable diseases;
• Various allergies suffered by students;
• Spread of disease.

8. Assist the mentor teacher in implementing existing behavioral objectives using

established curriculum and materials.

9. Teach, under supervision, lessons based on objectives and written lesson plans.

10. Maintain behavior management plans used by the PreK-12 classroom teacher.

11. Assist the PreK-12 mentor teacher in evaluating student performance (e.g., grading
papers) and planning for individual needs.

12. Select a lesson you have taught. Reflect on how you:

• Started the lesson.
• Stated clearly the purpose of the lesson.
• Requested responses from students.
• Prompted the students to “think.”
• Identified the procedures for the lesson.
• Determined what materials to use.
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 • Differentiated your lesson for various levels of learners.
• Held the students accountable for their work.
• Recorded students’ reactions to the lesson.
• Managed the class to facilitate learning.

THE PORTFOLIO
Artifacts, evidence, and evaluations will be housed in the electronic portfolio, VIA, and/or a
notebook, in scrapbook format. It will include a Table of Contents and dividers that easily
identify different sections. The portfolio will include the following sections:

Employment Documents:
• Resume
• Teaching Philosophy of Education
• Educational Tests Documentation (Praxis I, Praxis II, VCLA, RVE)
• Transcript
• Honors and Awards
Classroom Instruction and Assessment:
• Lesson Plan
• Unit Plan
• Bulletin Boards
• Use of Technology
• Positive Impact on Student Learning
Classroom Management:
• Classroom Management
School and Community Involvement:
• Parental Communications
• Community Involvement
Professionalism
• Professional Development Activities
• Final Evaluation(s) by Mentor Teacher
• Reflection on Internship and Future Educational Plans

Organization and Appearance of Portfolio

Descriptions of each section of the portfolio follow. These descriptions are intended to serve as
guides for the construction of the portfolio, including organization of artifacts, etc. You are
encouraged to be creative; your portfolio should reflect your content area and grade-level
placement.

Resume

The resume will contain information relevant to the position that the intern is seeking. Keep the
resume brief with the most current information listed first.

The following headings are suggested for the resume:

• Contact information – name, address, email, telephone number

• Objective – tell interviewers what position is being sought
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 • Education – list all institutions attended, certification, area of Concentration, classes
taken abroad, GPA if above 3.0, tests taken
• Teaching Experience – use action verbs to describe experiences, internship,
substitute, tutor, classroom observation, school, hours, grade levels
• Honors and Awards – certificates of achievement, Honor societies, Dean’s List by
semester, National Dean’s List, Who’s Who, Departmental Honors, etc.
• Community Involvement – include memberships in organizations (SVEA, VSTE,
NSTA, etc.), events such as Funtasia, Dr. Seuss, Sunday School, Leadership positions
• Professional Development – list workshops, presentations, in-services, conferences

Teaching Philosophy of Education

The intern will write an essay entitled “Teaching Philosophy of Education.” The intern will state
his/her beliefs on the role of the teacher and students in a classroom; the intern will describe a
good learning environment and explain how he/she can impact the teaching profession.

Educational Tests Documentation

The intern will include documentation of all educational tests completed (Praxis I, Praxis II,
VCLA, RVE).

Transcript

The intern will include an unofficial copy of the transcript(s). An official transcript can be
included after grades are posted for all class work and the internship.

Honors and Awards

Honors and awards will be highlighted on the resume; however, this portfolio section will show
documentation of achievements. The intern will include copies of certificates/letters for Honor
Societies, Dean’s List, National Dean’s List, Who’s Who, Academic or Leadership Scholarships.
Newspaper articles that feature these achievements can be included.

Lesson Plan

The intern will include one or two lesson plans from each grade level taught. Do not overload
this section. Select the best lesson plans for each grade level. Consider including plans that
show different grouping situations, technology components, engaging lessons that use hands-on
activities, and active student participation.

Unit Plan

The intern will include sample portions of a unit that he/she created. Helpful artifacts might
include: an introduction to the unit, a pacing guide, a lesson plan, an intern-created test, or
pictures of activities used in the unit. Three documents are sufficient to represent the unit plan.
Consider creative ways to draw focus to these documents – the layout, the color, etc.

Bulletin Boards

The intern will show pictures of the bulletin boards that he/she created during the internship.
Student-created bulletin boards and bulletin boards that focus on SOL related materials are
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popular. Interactive bulletin boards can be attractive and educational, such as “Jeopardy” or
“Concentration.” The intern should keep in mind that bulletin boards are aids in creating a
positive learning environment.

Use of Technology

The intern will document computer or technical skills by listing the courses or training received.
Also, include the technology that was used during the internship.

Positive Impact on Student Learning/Assessment

The intern will provide documentation of student learning. This data/evidence should consist of
either quantitative or qualitative measures of student achievement, including both pre- and post-
instruction assessment. Pre- and post- assessment measures can include actual pre-tests or
qualitative evaluations of prior knowledge and learning, including KWL’s, anticipation guides,
brainstorming, etc.

Classroom Management

The intern will describe in detail the classroom management plan(s) that he/she used during the
internship. After careful reflection, the intern will present a classroom management plan that
he/she will use in his/her own classroom. The intern will explain why this method seems best
suited to his/her teaching style.

Parental Communication

The intern will include documentation that he/she has communicated with parents during the
internship. The documentation may include copies of letters that introduce the intern to parents,
ask for permission to photograph students for the portfolio, introduce a new topic/unit, invite
parents to a special event, get permission to take students on a field trip, etc.
Community Involvement

The intern will list ways that he/she is involved in community service. Documentation may
include the following: flyers of SVEA events, photos of intern participating in community
events, newspaper article relating to the event.

Professional Development Activities

The intern will list the professional development activities that he/she has attended. Professional
workshops, seminars, conferences, and in-service meetings can be included. Programs for events
should be attached.

Final Evaluations by Clinical Faculty

The portfolio will include the final evaluation(s) from the mentor teacher(s). Evaluations
completed by the principal may also be included.

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Reflection on Internship and Future Educational Plans

The intern will write one or two pages to reflect on the teaching internship. The intern will
consider the strengths and weaknesses of the experience. The intern will also discuss future
educational plans.

Organization and Appearance of Portfolio

The intern will create a portfolio that contains a Table of Contents. Each section should be
clearly defined. The portfolio will be an organized and professional work that reflects a unique
individual who is qualified to enter the teaching profession. The appearance of the portfolio may
also indicate the grade level that the intern wants to teach. (For example, colorful paper
featuring crayons and children would be more appropriate for an intern wanting to teach young
children.)

ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

FOR THE INTERN TEACHER
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise intern represents the College while teaching in a
PreK-12 school. The intern must conduct him/herself in a professional manner, which includes
dressing in a professional manner. In matters pertaining to class content, teaching procedures, or
evaluation of achievement, the mentor teacher’s authority is paramount.

Suggestions for the intern teacher:

• Consider confidential all matters pertaining to students in your classes (grades, scores on
intelligence tests, achievement tests, personal or family data, etc.).
• Refrain from talking with students about teachers and with students about other students.
• Refrain from criticism of practices in the schools. Interns are placed in schools to
observe, learn, and reflect.
• Do not exchange email addresses, cell phone numbers, or other social media information
with PreK-12 students.

Remember that your mentor teacher needs his/her privacy; interns should become acquainted
with other members of the faculty and staff.

The mentor teacher is there to be your coach and may become your colleague; therefore, you
should cultivate a professional relationship that encourages constructive feedback and honest
communication.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Intern Teacher

• Written evaluations with the College supervisor regarding the intern's teaching program,
performance, and problems.
• Be admitted to the Teaching Internship program and be assigned a school by the UVa-
Wise Department of Education, the school superintendent, and the principal.
• Attend scheduled SVEA/Intern Seminars, community events, and conferences with the
College supervisor or coordinator.

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• Prepare a resume to present to his/her college supervisor, mentor teacher(s) and
principal(s). This resume should include the data presented in the Resume Writing
Seminar. (Upload to VIA)
• Keep a time sheet, which is to be completed each day, verified by his/her classroom
supervising teacher, and turned in to his/her college supervisor at the end of his/her intern
teaching. Hours of observation and hours of instruction must be kept. Instructional hours
are those in which the intern is responsible for the instruction or the supervision of at
least one child.
• Keep a daily journal, emailed daily to the College supervisor. This journal should include
an account of what the intern does each day, his/her observations, insights, and
understandings about specific children and their needs.
• Submit written lesson plans for any teaching presented in the PreK-12 classroom. The
mentor teacher should receive his/her copy at least three days before the lesson is to be
taught. With the classroom teacher’s approval, planning may be done on Thursday or
Friday and written plans submitted on Monday mornings.
• Construct and submit a professional teaching portfolio to be evaluated by the intern's
college supervisor.
• Follow classroom teacher’s discipline plan.
• Keep the same hours as his/her classroom mentor teacher, including arriving early or
staying after school for planning if requested.
• Attend teacher's meetings, workshops, PTA meetings, etc.
• Be present at all times. If the intern must miss school, he/she will contact the school
and/or the classroom teacher and college supervisor.
• Make available his/her services to the mentor teacher instead of waiting for work
assignments. (See suggested activities to gradually introduce the intern to the
instructional process in other sections of the handbook.)
• Provide the mentor teacher and principal a copy of his/her seminar schedule.

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 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MENTOR TEACHER
The mentor teacher, through his/her encouragement and helpfulness, contributes in large
measure to the development of positive attitudes toward teaching. This section of the handbook
contains suggestions to the mentor teacher for his/her particular guidance.

Class Preparation
• The mentor teacher should prepare his/her class for the teaching intern's arrival by
explaining to his/her students that another teacher will soon be there to work with them.
This teacher will be an intern teacher from The University of Virginia's College at Wise
(not a student teacher). The term "student teacher" often places the intern on a level with
the students in the classroom and can cause problems.
• The mentor teacher should help the intern feel at home in the classroom by welcoming
him/her to the class and by providing him/her a place to keep his/her teaching materials
and his/her other belongings. It is very helpful to provide the intern with a desk and
teachers’ manuals.
• The mentor teacher should make available to the intern information about the general
requirements of the school, obligations of the intern to the school, handbooks (teacher
and student), homeroom and classroom schedules, and other useful information such as
lunch room costs, parking, signing in and out, and how to use the copier, fax, SmartTV,
Apple TV, etc.

Intern Teacher Time

• The intern should have experiences in all phases of classroom activity and should have
complete responsibility for the classroom for the entire day (under supervision) as soon
as the intern and the classroom supervising teacher deem it appropriate. As suggested
earlier, the first week should be for observing and assisting the mentor teacher.
• The mentor teacher should look for ways to utilize the intern teacher in the classroom so
that both are actively teaching, and the intern supplements and enriches rather than
displaces the other, except at the very beginning and end of the internship period as
described earlier. The mentor teacher should take the lead in planning appropriate ways
to include the intern in a team-teaching arrangement.
• The mentor teacher should provide opportunities, with the cooperation of the principal
and the faculty, for the intern to become acquainted with the overall school program.
• The mentor teacher should verify the intern's record of the hours spent in instruction and
observation and complete all evaluation forms.

Planning with the Intern

• The intern may teach only with mentor teacher-approved lesson plans.
• The mentor teacher should assist the intern in developing the intern’s ability to plan, and
the mentor teacher should discuss the intern's daily and long-term plans.
• The mentor teacher should approve all lesson plans before they are finalized and
approve and/or adjust all intern-designed tests. The mentor teacher should make
suggestions and judgments relative to the intern's proposed instructional strategies.
• The mentor teacher must oversee all grading completed by the intern.
• The mentor teacher should approve all notes or letters that the intern sends to parents.
• In all cases, the mentor teacher's judgment is paramount.

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Introduction of the Intern to Active Instruction

The intern should be gradually involved in the instructional process. The mentor teacher should
discourage the sole use of the lecture method of teaching by the intern and help the intern to
develop sound inquiry and guided discovery methods. The intern should be encouraged to use
hands-on-materials, technology, cooperative group learning stations, inquiry-based learning,
problem-and project-based learning, etc.

To aid the intern in this gradual involvement in the instructional process, the mentor teacher
should:

• Demonstrate effective methods of teaching and assist the intern in understanding what
he/she observes in the classroom;
• Demonstrate how to create, select, and administer effective assignments;
• Demonstrate how to evaluate students' work;
• Help the intern develop his/herself-confidence;
• Help the intern evaluate his/her work;
• Guide the intern in solving problems of discipline and classroom management.

Initial Activities

These activities can be completed by the intern during the first days in the classroom before
introducing him/her to active instruction:

• Keeping attendance and making reports;

• Preparing the classroom with attention to lighting, ventilation, seating, materials needed,
bulletin board displays, etc.
• Helping pupils individually during supervised study time in class, during a study hall, or
library period;
• Working with small groups;
• Reading or telling stories;
• Conducting music activities or games;
• Assisting with playground or lunchroom supervision.

The mentor teacher should not leave the class in the care of an intern for prolonged periods of
time. The mentor teacher is ultimately responsible for the activities and outcomes. An absent
mentor teacher cannot help the intern unless he/she is present in the classroom.

School Records

The mentor teacher should approve the school records prepared by the intern and the intern's
evaluation of the students' classroom work. While it is appropriate for the intern to do grading,
this process must be done under explicit instruction and monitoring by the mentor teacher.

The mentor teacher is responsible for assigning grades for his/her classes. The intern should be a
party to this procedure in that he/she is fully informed as to the rationale and procedure for
grading and has the opportunity to help the mentor teacher with this professional task. The final
authority for grades is the responsible of the mentor teacher.

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Evaluation and Grading

• Continuous evaluation of the intern's progress is an essential part of the directed teaching
program. Everyone who is connected in any way with the directed teaching process has
the responsibility for evaluation. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that the evaluation
must be an on-going process among all parties involved.
• The college supervisor has the final responsibility for determining the grade for the
internship. The college supervisor, the mentor teacher, and The Coordinator of the
Student Internship Program (when applicable) must make an honest appraisal of the
intern teacher's progress and how well the intern has completed the college requirements
for the internship.
• The mentor teacher's chief role in the evaluation program will be to appraise the work of
the intern teacher. The mentor teacher should be able to capitalize on the intern teacher's
strengths in such a manner that the intern will be aware of the situation in which his/her
best points are most useful. At the same time, the mentor teacher must be able to point
out the intern’s weaknesses in a manner that will not become too discouraging or
disheartening. The mentor teacher should have conferences with the intern on specific
lessons and give honest and specific feedback.
• The college supervisor and the mentor teacher should discuss the evaluation forms (in
VIA) with the intern early in the assignment, and the intern should also begin an early
self-evaluation. In this way, evaluations will be looked upon as a cooperative endeavor
rather than something to be feared.
• Evaluations should be based on the effect that the intern had upon the children's behavior
and learning. The mentor teacher must determine if the intern’s teaching has a positive
effect on the students’ learning.
• The mentor teacher should consider that the evaluation is a prediction for future
performance and a statement of the student's readiness for teaching rather than an
appreciation of earnest effort.

NOTE: If the mentor teacher observes problems and difficulties in the intern's
instructional procedure, it is his/her responsibility to offer the proper criticism and
correction (in private) as soon as reasonably possible. It is also essential that
concerns be discussed with the College supervisor.

The mentor teacher's evaluation of the intern's capabilities should be kept confidential and
discussed only with the intern, the principal, and the College supervisor.

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Guidelines for Observing Intern Instruction and Providing Formative Assessment

The mentor teacher might use the following guidelines to observe the intern teacher in his/her
work:

1. Objectives
• Are objectives appropriate for the students?
• Do the objectives include a variety of levels of understanding?
• Are objectives well defined?
• Are written plans made in advance?
• Are written plans adequate and well organized?
2. Experiences
• Are experiences appropriate for the students?
• Are they organized in a meaningful way?
• Are they appropriate for the objectives?
• Are they varied?
3. Subject Matter
• Is the subject matter appropriate for the objectives?
• Is the subject matter appropriate for the students?
4. Materials and Equipment
• Is use made of available resources (teaching materials, persons, technology, etc.)?
• Are these appropriate for the objectives?
• Are these appropriate for the students?
• Are they varied?
5. Evaluation
• Are tests based upon classroom experience?
• Are tests based upon objectives?
• Do tests reflect a variety of levels of understanding?
• Does the intern teacher include more than formal testing in the evaluation
process?
6. Student Response
• Do students cooperate?
• Do they participate?
• Do they indicate a positive reaction to the student teacher?
• Do they master the material being taught?
7. General Considerations
• Does the intern teacher use correct grammar?
• Is his/her voice adequate and appropriate for various situations?
• Does he/she communicate with pupils on their level?
• Can he/she manage and control the class?
• Is his/her knowledge of subject matter adequate?
• Does he/she take suggestions and cooperate generally with his/her supervising
teacher?
• Does he/she exhibit interest in his/her work and pupils?
• Does he/she show initiative?

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Characteristics of Good Instruction

• The intern teacher knows the names of all students.

• The intern teacher uses current SOLs as student objectives.

• When a good teacher makes mistakes, he/she admits the mistakes and apologizes for them.

• Intern teachers show appropriate interest in PreK-12 students

• All students are attentive before the lesson begins or before instructions are given.

• Each lesson begins promptly.

• Materials are gathered before the lesson begins.

• Students are engaged. Even when waiting for others to finish, students know what they

should be doing. Routines should be established.

• Students’ varying abilities are recognized and accepted.

• Disciplinary problems are handled in a positive way.

• Interns are using positive language; for example, "Would you close the door?" is more

appropriate than, "You left the door open again."

• Threats, sarcasm, and embarrassment are avoided.

• Corrections are made in private when possible.

• An effective teacher constantly works toward the development of empathy with the students.

• An effective teacher limits his/her talking and encourages the students’ participation.

• Factors that interfere with learning are eliminated immediately.

• Students are involved in planning. Interns use data to prepare and to guide instruction.

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 LIB 3940: INTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL LIBRARY SERVICE
This manual is intended to provide direction and guidance in the Teaching Internship or intern
teaching program. The information contained within the manual also applies to those students
and teachers involved with LIB 3940: Internship in School Library Service.

Accordingly, the term "intern" should be interpreted to include students enrolled in LIB 3940.
Mentor teacher should be interpreted to include librarians when they are supervising interns in
the library service internship. School library service interns should interpret references to the
"classroom" to include the library.

Description

This course includes participation in routines and procedures of the school library. The course
fulfills internship requirements for licensure as a school librarian and may be used to meet part of
the professional education requirements.

Time requirements consist of 200 logged hours working under the supervision of a certified
Media Specialist/Librarian. The internship is completed in one semester. With approval from the
Director of Library Services, the internship may be extended over two semesters if a student is
unable to complete the internship due to work obligations, etc.

Objectives

Interns are expected to observe and to participate in a proper balance of the following:

Practical application of library theory:

• Selection and acquisition of materials and supplies;
• Budgeting, record-keeping, and management routines;
• Cataloging and classification;
• Circulation routines; and
• General care of library materials.
• Interaction of the librarian with students, teachers, administrators, and staff:
• Work cooperatively with faculty to achieve effective integration of library resources
into the curriculum;
• Assist librarian with implementation of policies and procedures;
• Teach effective use of the library and its resources including accessing the collection
and use of indexes and reference materials;
• Teach and augment library and curriculum-related topics; Virginia SOLs;
• Identify reading interests and levels and relate these to use of library resources;
• Maintain an automated library system;
• Make effective use of resources outside the school; and
• Become familiar with the role of the librarian in supervising clerical staff and student
assistants.

Evaluation

The intern is required to maintain a log of daily activities performed in the library and to
complete the Record of Attendance to be turned in at the conclusion of the internship. The
College supervisor will make regularly scheduled visits during the internship. The mentor
librarian will evaluate the intern and will recommend a grade to the College supervisor.
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APPENDIX

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 SUGGESTED OUTLINE FOR DAILY INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
GRADE LEVEL AND SUBJECT_________________________________________________
TIME_________________________________DATE__________________________________
TEACHER____________________________________________________________________

I. SOL(s)
(List each separately with the exact wording and number, and the matching a, b, c, etc.)

II. Instructional Objective(s)

(State what you want your students to know and be able to do, with a targeted goal/degree of
success. Use clear, attainable action verbs. Think Bloom’s Taxonomy!)

III. Instructional Materials

(List all materials, including electronics, lab equipment, books, handouts, and the like. Include
materials for both the teacher and the students.)

IV. Teaching Procedure(s)

A.) Setting purposes/Before the presentation and Time Frame

(i.e., student predictions, teacher introduction, anticipatory set, warm-up, etc. State what the
teacher will do and what the students will do.)

B.) During the presentation and Time Frame

(i.e., substantiating predictions, class or individual reading, class discussion, lecture,
presentations, demonstration, opportunities for students to reflect on new information in relation
to what was known before, etc. State what the teacher will do and what the students will do.)

C.) Closure/After the presentation and Time Frame

(i.e., summarizing/clarifying/firming up the new knowledge: What further discussion, writing,
reading, or project assignments will be given that will enable students to express in their own
words or actions the important points learned from the lesson? Extend the thinking and the
knowledge! Question and summarize; or, clarify and restate. State what the teacher will do and
what the students will do.)

V. Measurement/Evaluation
(i.e., How will students be evaluated to determine their level of understanding/proficiency of
stated objectives/skills/competencies? Formal and informal assessment or evaluation?
Evaluation for a grade? Clearly state the type of grade for each assignment or activity.)

VI. Lesson Adaptation/Accommodation for exceptional students

(i.e., How will you offer extension activities AND/OR modify the lesson content to meet the
needs of all learners? Consider both challenged and advanced learners; state how you will
address the needs of both groups of students for each day of the unit plan.)

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 The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Teaching Internship Program
Record of Attendance

Intern__________________________________School_________________________________
Mentor Teacher______________________________Grade/Subject____________________
Month: Month: Month:
Date Observation Instruction Date Observation Instruction Date Observation Instruction
on

Date_______

Total Observation Hours________ Total Hours Instruction________ Total Hours___________

______________________________________________ ____________________________________________
Intern Teacher’s Signature Date Mentor Teacher’s Signature Date

Upon completion of the Internship Program, the intern shall complete and return this form with
required signatures to the College Supervisor.

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 Intern Teaching Exit Portfolio

Name____________________________ Semester_____________________

College Supervisor_____________________________

Needs
TABLE OF CONTENTS Improvement Adequate Excellent
Employment Documents

Resume

Teaching Philosophy of Education

Education Assessments Documentation

Transcript(s)—Formal or Informal

Honors and Awards

Claim 2. Pedagogical Knowledge

Sample Lesson Plan

Sample Unit Plan

Bulletin Boards
CCT. Technology

Use of Technology
Claim 3. Caring and Effective Teaching Skills

Classroom Management Plan

Parental Communications

Community Involvement

Positive Impact on Student Learning

CCT. Learning to Learn

Professional Development Activities

Evaluation(s) by Classroom Teacher(s)

Reflections on Internship & Future Educational Plans

Organization and Appearance of Portfolio

Students who have a portfolio that needs improvement will be given one opportunity to resubmit the portfolio
for reevaluation.

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 Rubric for Scoring Journal/E-mail Responses

Intern: ____________________________________________________________________
School Placement: __________________________________________________________
College Supervisor: _________________________________________________________
Subject(s) Taught: ____________________________ Grade Level: ___________________
Date of Review: ____________________________________________________________
Instructions: By circling the appropriate statement, please rank the intern’s response entries.
Feel free to add comments about the intern’s participation, strengths, and areas of improvement.

Target Acceptable Unacceptable

Response Entries:
are reflective and contain all are somewhat reflective and are not reflective and contain
required elements. contain most of the elements few of the elements listed
listed under the target under the target category.
category.

are written in a narrative style are written in narrative style are poorly written with
and grammatically correct with few errors in grammar. frequent grammatical errors.
form (punctuation, spelling,
etc.).

uses specific examples from occasionally uses examples seldom uses examples from
theory and practice to support from theory and practice to theory and practice to support
ideas. support ideas. ideas.

are analytical and answer are factual, but show less show little analysis in
“Why?” and “How?” analysis in responding to responding to “Why?” and
questions. “Why?” and “How?” “How?” questions.
questions
are completed for each are not always completed for are seldom completed for each
observation/day. each visit. visit.

are available for inspection are not always available for are seldom available upon
upon request. inspection upon request. request.

meet requirements for meet requirements for does not meet requirements
individual journal/e-mail individual journal/e-mail for individual journal/e-mail
entries as specified. entries as specified. entries as specified.

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 Teaching Internships:
EDU 4943, EDU 4945, and EDU 4946

Final Grade Rubric

• Classroom Performance Maximum 50 Points—50%

Mentor Teacher Evaluation Maximum 25 Points—25%

College Supervisor Evaluation Maximum 50 Points—50%

• Intern Portfolio 10 Points—10%

• Intern Lesson Plans

and
• Intern Journal Total 30 Points—30%

• Seminar Attendance/Participation 10 Points—10%

TOTAL 100 Points—100%

The final grade for the internship will be based upon the following cumulative point distribution:

A+ 99 - 100 B+ 90 - 91 C+ 81 - 82 D+ 72 - 73
A 95 - 98 B 86 - 89 C 77 - 80 D 68 - 71
A- 92 - 94 B- 83 - 85 C- 74 - 76 D- 65 - 67
F Below 65

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 Evidence 1.1.6 Lesson Plan Rubric
Lesson Plan Evaluation Rubric
Instructions:
As you evaluate the lesson plan and observed lesson:
• A rating of Emerging indicates acceptable performance for teacher candidates in their field
experiences.
• A rating of Target indicates acceptable performance for teacher candidates in their clinical
experiences.
• A rating of Accomplished should be reserved for exemplary performance.
• Observed Lessons 1-3: Candidate must score at least 4 of the 7 components at target or
accomplished level.
• Observed Lesson 4: Candidate must score at least 5 of the 7 components at target or
accomplished level.

Evaluator’s Name: __________________________________Date: _____________________

School: ___________________________________________ Grade Level: ______________
Content: _____________________

Designing and Planning Instruction

Source of Evidence: Lesson Plan

Component Ineffective Emerging Target Accomplished

Descriptor

Learning Lists learning Lists learning Lists measurable Lists measurable

Targets/Objectives targets/objectives targets/objectives learning learning
that do not reflect that reflect key targets/objectives targets/objectives
(CAEP: 1.1; key concepts of concepts of the that reflect key that reflect key
InTASC: 4) the discipline. discipline but are concepts of the concepts of the
not aligned with discipline and are discipline, are
relevant state or aligned with state aligned with state
national or national or national
standards. standards. standards, and are
based on students’
needs and abilities.

Baseline Pre-assessment Describes Describes student Describes student

Knowledge and information is baseline baseline data baseline data from a
Skills missing. information from from pre- variety of
pre-assessments; assessments that appropriate pre-
CAEP: 1.2; however, specific are aligned with assessments that are
CAEP: D; data is missing, or stated learning aligned with stated
InTASC: 6) pre-assessments targets/objectives learning
do not align with and uses that data targets/objectives
stated learning to inform and uses that data
targets/objectives. instruction. to inform
instruction to
promote the
learning of all
students.
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Assessment Plans methods of Plans methods of Plans methods of Plans methods of
assessment that assessment that assessment that assessment that
(CAEP: 1.2; do not measure are somewhat align with and align with and
InTASC: 6) student related to the directly measure directly measure
performance on stated learning student student
the stated learning targets/objectives. performance on performance on the
targets/objectives. the stated learning stated learning
targets/objectives. targets/objectives
and incorporates
methods of student
self-assessment.

Instructional Plans Plans Plans and designs Plans and designs

Strategies Aligned instructional instructional instructional instructional
to Objectives strategies that do strategies that strategies that strategies that align
not align with align with stated align with stated with stated learning
(CAEP: 1.4; stated learning learning learning targets/objectives
InTASC: 7) targets/objectives. targets/objectives targets/objectives and considers
but does not and considers classroom/school
consider classroom/school context, as well as
classroom/school context and pre- each individual
context and/or assessment data. student’s
pre-assessment background and
data. pre-assessment
data.

Lesson Plan The procedures The procedures The procedures The procedures
Procedures section does not section includes section includes section includes all
include any of the some of the all of the required of the required
(CAEP: 1.1; required required elements, elements, including
CAEP: D; elements, such as elements, such as including sufficient detail of
InTASC: 8) a sequence of a sequence of sufficient detail of instructional
activities, activities, instructional strategies that are
assessments, and assessments, and strategies that are appropriate for the
differentiation differentiation appropriate for content. Elements
strategies to meet strategies to meet the content. are presented in a
students’ needs. students’ needs. Elements are logical sequence,
presented in a promote higher
logical sequence order thinking, and
and promote differentiation
higher order strategies to meet
thinking and students’ needs, and
differentiation actively engage
strategies to meet students throughout
students’ needs. the lesson.

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Multiple Levels of Plans Plans Plans Plans instructional
Learning instructional instructional instructional strategies and
strategies that strategies that strategies (e.g., activities (e.g.,
(CAEO: 1.1; focus solely on target recall higher-order higher-order
CAEP: D; basic recall skills. and/or questioning, questioning,
InTASC: 1) comprehension multiple multiple
level skills. representations, representations,
etc.) that foster etc.) that foster the
the development development of
of higher-order higher-order
thinking. thinking and plans
for student
responses to the
strategies/activities.

Collaborative No evidence of Co-plans lesson Co-plans lesson Co-plans lesson

Planning co-planning. with PK-12 with PK-12 with PK-12 clinical
clinical educator clinical educator educator and
(CAEP: 2.3; and special and special special educator (if
CAEP: D; educator (if educator (if applicable), and
InTASC: 10) applicable). applicable), other outside
selecting a co- resources (e.g.,
teaching strategy parents, related
that is appropriate service providers,
for the stated etc.), selecting a co-
learning teaching strategy
targets/objectives. that is appropriate
for the stated
learning
targets/objectives.

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 Evidence 1.1.7 Lesson Implementation Rubric
Lesson Implementation Evaluation Rubric
Instructions:
As you evaluate the implementation of the planned lesson:
• A rating of Emerging indicates acceptable performance for teacher candidates in their field
experiences.
• A rating of Target indicates acceptable performance for teacher candidates in their clinical
experiences.
• A rating of Accomplished should be reserved for exemplary performance.
• Observed Lessons 1-3: Candidate must score at least 7 of the 13 components at target or
accomplished level.
• Observed Lesson 4: Candidate must score at least 9 of the 13 components at target or
accomplished level.

Evaluator’s Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________________

School: ______________________________________________________________________
Grade Level: ___________________ Content: _____________________________________

Implementing Instruction
Source of Evidence: Lesson Observation

Component Ineffective Emerging Target Accomplished

Descriptor

Communicates Makes many Makes an Communicates Communicates an in-depth and

Content errors in occasional content accurate understanding of
communicating error in accurately, both content, both orally and in
(CAEP: 1.3; content, either communicating orally and in writing.
CAEP D; orally or in content, either writing.
InTASC: 4) writing. orally or in
writing.

Communicates Does not Communicates Clearly High academic expectations are

High explain academic communicates clearly part of the classroom
Expectations academic expectations (verbally and culture. (Students do not need a
expectations (verbally and via body reminder of the expectations.)
CAEP: 1.4; and/or via body language)
CAEP: D; communicates language); academic
InTASC: 4) low however, the expectations
expectations expectations and confidence
regarding seem unclear in students’
students’ to students. abilities to meet
capabilities. these
expectations.
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Establishes Communicates One, but not One, but not Communicates high standards
Positive standards of both aspects both aspects of conduct that are clearly part
Learning conduct that (standards or (standards or of the classroom culture.
Environment are unclear and behavior behavior
responses to response) of response) of the
(CAEP: 1.1; student the establishment of
CAEP D; behavior that establishment a positive
InTASC: 3) are of a positive learning
inappropriate. learning environment is
environment is clearly
appropriately communicated.
communicated.

Engages Makes Uses an Uses a variety Uses a variety of instructional

Students & minimal instructional of instructional strategies that engage all
Meets Diverse attempts to strategy that strategies that students throughout the lesson
Needs actively attempts to engage all and demonstrates the ability to
engage engage students adapt instruction to
(CAEP: 1.1; students or to students; throughout the unanticipated circumstances.
CAEP D; address diverse however, not lesson and
InTASC: 8) needs. all students are considers
engaged. students’
diverse needs.

Addresses Makes no Makes an Identifies Anticipates Not Applicable

Misconceptions effort to attempt to students’ students’ N/A
address address misconceptions misconception
(CAEP: 1.2; misconceptions misconceptions related to s related to No student
InTASC: 4) during during content and content and misconceptions
instruction. instruction but effectively proactively were evident
not in manner addresses them addresses during the
that alleviates during them during lesson.
students’ instruction. instruction.
confusion.

Facilitates Implements Implements Implements Implements instructional

Multiple Levels instructional instructional instructional strategies (e.g., higher-order
of Learning strategies that strategies that strategies (e.g., questioning, multiple
focus solely on target recall higher-order representations, etc.) that foster
(CAEP: 1.4; basic recall and/or questioning, the development of higher-order
InTASC: 8) skills. comprehension multiple thinking and is prepared for
level skills. representations, student responses to the
etc.) that foster strategies/activities.
the
development of
higher order
thinking.

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Uses Time & Performs non- Performs some Performs non- Performs non-instructional
Materials instructional non- instructional and/or instructional tasks in a
Effectively and/or instructional and/or manner that maximizes
instructional and/or instructional instructional time.
(CAEP 1.1; tasks in an instructional tasks in an
InTASC 3) inefficient tasks in an efficient manner
manner with efficient with minimal
considerable manner with loss of
loss of some loss of instructional
instructional instructional time.
time. times.

Creates a Safe Creates an Creates a Creates a Creates a classroom that is both

Environment unsafe classroom classroom emotionally and physically safe
classroom environment environment by treating all students with
(CAEP 1.1; environment or that is that is both respect and concern,
InTASC 3) engages in physically safe emotionally and encouraging students to treat
activities that for all students; physically safe each other with respect and
are dangerous however, there by treating all concern as well.
to students’ is a lack of students with
emotional awareness respect and
and/or physical regarding concern.
well-being. students’
emotional
well-being.

Implements No evidence of Co-teaches Co-teaches Co-teaches Not Applicable

Co-Teaching co-teaching; lesson with the lesson with the lesson with (N/A)
Instruction however, the K-12 clinical K-12 clinical the K-12
lesson plan educator educator and/or clinical Co-Teaching
(CAEP 2.3; may indicate and/or special special educator educator was not
InTASC 8) the intent to educator (if (if applicable) and/or special planned for
use a co- applicable) but with clearly educator (if this lesson
teaching rules were not defined roles applicable) (field
approach. clearly defined. and shared with clearly experiences
responsibility defined roles only).
for student & shared
learning. responsibility
to maximize
the learning of
all students.

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Uses Neither teacher Use of Use of Use of Not
Technology candidate nor technology by technology by technology by Applicable
During student use the teacher the teacher the teacher (N/A)
Instruction technology. candidate or candidate or candidate or
students, but students in a students in a Technology is
CAEP 1.5; its use does not manner that manner that not appropriate
InTASC 8) enhance facilitates and facilitates and and/or would
instruction or enhances enhances interfere with
student instruction instruction the lesson
learning. and/or student and/or student effectiveness.
learning. learning and
provides
differentiated
instruction
that supports
the needs of
all learners.

Uses Formative No use of Uses formative Uses formative Uses formative assessments to
Assessments formative assessments to assessments to determine students’ progress,
assessment determine determine guide instruction, and provide
(CAEP 1.2; during students’ students’ feedback to students.
InTASC 6) instruction. progress. progress and to
guide
instruction.

Allows Does not Provides Employs Provides on- Not Applicable

Opportunity provide opportunities student self- going (N/A)
for Student opportunities for students to assessment in a opportunities
Self- for students to engage in self- clear and for students to Student self-
Assessment engage in self- assessment but purposeful way assess and assessment
assessment. does not help and helps reflect on their was not
(CAEP 1.2; learners learners own planned for the
InTASC 6) understand understand and performance in lesson.
their use their order to
assessment assessment identify
strengths and
results. results.
areas for
future
learning.

Has Classroom Lacks the Uses either Uses Conveys volume, tone, energy
Presence appropriate appropriate appropriate and enthusiasm for content and
volume, tone, volume and volume, tone, encourages students to seek
CAEP 1.2; energy, and tone, or energy energy and additional opportunities to learn
InTASC 10) enthusiasm to and enthusiasm enthusiasm to beyond the classroom.
engage but not both, to engage
students. engage students.
students.

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 COMMENTS

Strengths Areas for Improvement

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 UVA Wise Teacher Education Program
Professional Characteristics and Dispositions

To be completed by college faculty and clinical faculty at the following stages: EDU 2510, EDU
3690, Internship (middle and end).

Candidate Name: _________________________________________________________

Person Completing Form: __________________________________________________
Term: ____________________ Year: _______________

The specific levels (grading rubric) of observed behavior reflecting each disposition are included
beneath each disposition category below. If behavior is not observed, select the description that
BEST characterizes the candidate based on previous observations.

1. Oral communication skills ____________________

➢ Ineffective = Makes frequent speaking errors; inarticulate, hesitates to express self; or does
not use voice effectively
➢ Emerging = Expresses self but not regularly; makes some errors; or does not consistently use
voice effectively
➢ Target = Expresses self regularly; uses Standard English grammar; uses voice effectively
➢ Accomplished = Expresses self very well; communicates ideas very well; is adept at using
voice effectively
2. Written communication skills ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Writing frequently includes grammatical/mechanical errors; or is often unclear,
unorganized, or not well-developed
➢ Emerging = Writing includes some grammatical/mechanical errors; or is somewhat unclear,
unorganized, or not fully developed
➢ Target = Writing includes very few minor errors; clear, well-organized, well-developed
➢ Accomplished = Writing is error-free and is very clear, organized, and highly developed
3. Attendance and punctuality ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Unacceptable absenteeism or tardiness
➢ Emerging = Frequently absent, tardy, or leaving early
➢ Target = Rarely absent or tardy
➢ Accomplished = Perfect attendance
4. Work habits / Commitment to Excellence ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Work or performance does not meet minimal requirements or expectations
➢ Emerging = Work or performance meets minimal requirements or expectations
➢ Target = Work and performance indicate significant effort and care
➢ Accomplished = Work and performance consistently demonstrate commitment to
candidate’s own high standards for professional work
5. Quality of work___________________
➢ Ineffective = Consistently hands in work that is of poor quality, incomplete or late; does not
make use of available resources, help, or suggestions to develop or improve work
➢ Emerging = Often submits work that is of poor quality, incomplete or late; does not
consistently use resources, help, or suggestions to develop or improve work
➢ Target = Submits work that meets minimum requirements on time
➢ Accomplished = Reaches beyond the minimum, and turns in excellent work
6. Professional dress ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Consistently dresses inappropriately
➢ Emerging = Sometimes dresses inappropriately
➢ Target = Usually dresses professionally
➢ Accomplished = Consistently dresses professionally

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7. Quality of Interactions and Participation (classroom and field experiences)
(InTASC 10c, e, k) ___________________________________
➢ Ineffective = Consistently apathetic or indifferent; is disruptive or off-task; does not
contribute to classroom activities or is not appropriately engaged with students and
colleagues; unprepared
➢ Emerging = Sometimes uninvolved or disruptive or off-task; minimally contributes to
classroom activities or is sometimes not engaged with students and colleagues; not well-
prepared
➢ Target = Contributes to classroom activity and is appropriately engaged with students and
colleagues; comes prepared
➢ Accomplished = Contributes to classroom and school activity, often as a leader; highly
engaged with students and colleagues; comes well-prepared
8. Critical thinking skills ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Makes no attempt to question, analyze, interpret, explain, or evaluate; unable
to justify the results of his/her thinking; or maintains or defends views based on self-interest
or preconceptions; close minded
➢ Emerging = Struggles with questioning, analyzing, interpreting, explaining, or evaluating,
and/or with providing rationale for reasons, points of view; or does this in a superficial
manner
➢ Target = Thoughtfully questions, analyzes, interprets, explains, or evaluates and is able to
justify the results of his/her thinking; open-minded
➢ Accomplished = Accurately interprets; identifies salient information or reasons; draws
warranted judicious conclusions; justifies and explains assumptions and reasons; fair-
mindedly follows where evidence and reason lead
9. Collegiality (InTASC 10a) ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Often does not demonstrate collaborative skills (e.g., active listening; able to
switch from leading to being a member; encouraging ideas; facilitating group in reaching
goals)
➢ Emerging = Sometimes demonstrates collaborative skills
➢ Target = Responsibly engages in group/team efforts
➢ Accomplished = Strong contributor to group/team efforts
10. Respect for others ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Overly negative or critical; insensitive to the feelings and needs of others;
discourteous; does not show that he or she values ideas of others; may ignore rules or
common etiquette; acts out of self-interest in most situations; may lack self-control in
interactions
➢ Emerging = On a few occasions, is overly negative or critical, insensitive, or discourteous;
sometimes does not value others’ ideas or ignores rules/common etiquette or acts out of
self-interest; may lack self-control in interactions
➢ Target = Applies critical perspective appropriately; is sensitive to the feelings and needs of
others; courteous; demonstrates that he or she values the ideas of others; abides by rules
and common etiquette; acts in the interests of others; demonstrates self-control in
interactions
➢ Accomplished = Uses positive approaches when questioning or criticizing; acts on concerns
for the feelings and needs of others; abides by rules and common etiquette; is very
courteous; acts in the best interests of others in many situations
11. Initiative ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Passive, depends on others
➢ Emerging = Needs supervision to implement ideas
➢ Target = Demonstrates self-initiative and independence
➢ Accomplished = Creative, resourceful and self-directed

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12. Attitude toward learners (InTASC 10j) ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Lacks interest in or is negative toward students; does not demonstrate an
attitude that all students can learn; does not view own responsibility in motivating students;
lacks knowledge and skills in establishing rapport and motivating students
➢ Emerging = Makes minimal efforts to establish rapport with students; does not always
demonstrate an attitude that all students can learn; makes minimal effort to motivate
students
➢ Target = Develops rapport with students; demonstrates an attitude that all students can
learn; demonstrates knowledge and skills in motivating students
➢ Accomplished = Effectively develops professional/personal connections with students which
contribute to student development; acts on a strong belief that all students can learn; uses
many strategies that effectively motivate students
13. Response to constructive feedback ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Defensive/non-responsive and does not make changes to subsequent
performances or behaviors
➢ Emerging = Defensive and/or non-responsive; subsequent performances or behaviors show
some changes
➢ Target = Receptive; subsequent performances show some productive changes
➢ Accomplished = Receptive; subsequent performances consistently show productive changes
14. Ability to handle stress and to manage workload ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Often handles stress in non-productive manner (e.g., by complaining, becoming
angry, withdrawing); unable to manage the demands or workload associated with teaching;
often sick, tired, or lacking stamina
➢ Emerging = Sometimes handles stress in non-productive manner; sometimes unable to
manage the demands/workload of teaching
➢ Target = Handles stress in productive manner; manages the demands/workload associated
with teaching
➢ Accomplished = Handles stress in a productive manner and maintains an optimistic and
positive approach in stressful situations; manages the demands/workload associated with
teaching very well
15. Commitment to diversity and equity (InTASC 2a, d) ___________________
➢ Ineffective = Ethnocentric; considers only personal perspective
➢ Emerging = Demonstrates awareness of diversity issues and of multiple perspectives
➢ Target = Demonstrates some commitment to learning more about diversity and teaching
from multiple perspectives
➢ Accomplished = Consistently demonstrates a commitment to understanding diversity;
teaches or plans to teach from multiple perspectives

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 UVA Wise Teacher Education Program (TEP) Summative
Evaluation for Growth and Development
The following instrument is used before students enter the TEP, during their TEP experience,
and the 3 years after TEP completion. The instrument is used by college faculty, clinical faculty,
and completer supervisors.

Initial Middle Internship Year 1, 2, 3

(EDU 2510) (EDU 3690) Midterm ______Final ______ (Career)
By College Faculty By College Faculty By College Faculty/Clinical Faculty By Employer

Candidate _____________________________________________________
Person Completing Evaluation ____________________________________
Date __________________________________________________________

1 2 3 4
Claim 1: Professional (Ineffective) (Emerging) (Target) (Accomplished)
Competency

1. Content Knowledge Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates

(CAEP1.1; InTASC 4) little or no some familiarity knowledge of the expertise in the
familiarity with with the subject subject matter subject area and is
the subject matter matter but shows well and is comfortable in
and appears some confusion accurate in discussions
uncomfortable about content. presentation and beyond the
when asked interaction with content/grade
questions about students. standard.
content.
2. Knowledge of Learner Presents no more Presents multiple Demonstrates a Demonstrates
and Learning than one idea on ideas on how solid theoretical exceptional
(CAEP 1.1; InTASC 1,2; how to teach students develop understanding of understanding of,
VDOE 8VAC20-542-80, content and no and learn. child and/or and is current on
8VAC20-542-130) more than one adolescent research in, child
idea about how development and and/or adolescent
students learn. how students development and
learn. how students
learn.
3. Planning and Planning and/or Plans lessons Plans lessons Plans lessons
Instructional Practices instructional with some primarily focused focused on
(CAEP 1.1; InTASC 7, 8; strategies are consideration to on measurable, measurable,
VDOE 8VAC20-542-80, inappropriate, learning achievable achievable
8VAC20-542-130) ineffective or objectives and outcomes, which outcomes, which
absent, and do not uses somewhat are aligned with are aligned with
align with stated appropriate and most stated all stated learning
learning effective learning objectives and
objectives. instructional objectives and unit goals, using
Lesson plans strategies that unit goals, using appropriate and
appear to be may lack appropriate and effective
aimed primarily alignment with effective instructional
at entertaining stated learning instructional strategies, while
students or objectives. strategies. considering
covering textbook Demonstrates Lessons classroom/school
chapters. minimal demonstrate context and/or
consideration for consideration for pre-assessment
classroom/school classroom/school data.
context and/or context and/or
pre-assessment pre-assessment
data. data.
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4. Assessment Practices Plans methods of Plans methods of Plans methods of Plans methods of
(CAEP 1.2, 1.3; InTASC 6) assessment that assessment that assessment that assessment that
do not measure are somewhat align with and align with and
student related to the directly measure directly measure
performance on stated learning student student
the stated targets/objectives. performance on performance on
learning the stated the stated learning
targets/objectives. learning targets/objectives
targets/objectives. and incorporate
methods of
student self-
assessment.
5. Professional Description of Provides a Provides a Provides a
Collaborative Activities professional description of detailed detailed
and Co-Teaching collaborative professional description, with description, with
(CAEP1.1; InTASC 9, 10) activities and co- collaborative examples, of examples, of
teaching is vague activities and co- professional consistent effort
or absent. teaching for the collaborative at professional
purpose of activities and co- collaborative
improving teaching for the activities and co-
instruction and purpose of teaching for the
professional and improving purpose of
student growth. instruction and improving
professional and instruction and
student growth. professional and
student growth.
6. Fails to describe Describes Describes Describes specific
Interactions/Collaborations interactions with, interactions with, interactions with, examples of
for and/or and/or and/or significant and
Diverse Students collaborations collaborations collaborations meaningful
(CAEP 1.1; InTASC 2, 8, 10) for, diverse for, diverse for, diverse interactions with
students during students during students during diverse students
clinical clinical clinical over the semester;
experiences, or experiences and experiences; demonstrates
does so without connects connects consistent effort
connecting information to information to toward
information to student learning. student learning; differentiation.
student learning. demonstrates
some effort
toward
differentiation.
7. Communication Makes frequent Makes an Communicates Communicates an
(CAEP 1.1; InTASC 3, 10) errors in occasional error content in-depth and
grammar, syntax, in grammar, accurately, both accurate
usage, and/or syntax, usage, orally and in understanding of
spelling in and/or spelling in writing, in content, both
communicating communicating professional orally and in
content, either content, either contexts. writing, in
orally or in orally or in professional
writing, in writing, in contexts.
professional professional
contexts. contexts.

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 1 2 3 4
Claim 2: Evidence of (Ineffective) (Emerging) (Target) (Accomplished)
Growth

1. Reflection of Reflection may Reflection Reflection Reflection

Professional Growth attempt to address demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates learning
(CAEP 1.1, 1.2; InTASC learning and learning and learning and and professional
9) professional professional professional growth growth throughout
growth throughout growth throughout the the semester by
the semester but throughout the semester by describing clearly and
description of semester by describing clearly thoughtfully
strengths or describing and thoughtfully strengths,
weaknesses or strengths or strengths, weaknesses, and
plans for future weaknesses or weaknesses, and specific action steps
growth is vague or plans for future plans for future for future growth.
absent. growth. growth.
2. Impact on Student Student learning Provides relevant Provides relevant Provides relevant
Learning data is absent or data and a cursory data and a precise data and precise
(CAEP 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3; irrelevant to stated analysis of the analysis of the analysis of the
InTASC 6, 7) learning teacher’s impact teacher’s impact on teacher’s impact on
objectives; on student student learning; student learning;
analysis is cursory learning; includes includes plans for includes plans for
or missing or plans for appropriate next appropriate next steps
plans for next appropriate next steps based on based on stated
steps are overly steps based on stated outcomes. outcomes; includes a
general or stated outcomes. description of
missing. implemented plans
demonstrating
candidate’s ability to
be a reflective
practitioner.
3. Use of Research to Shows no Shows some Shows evidence Shows evidence
Inform Pedagogy evidence of using evidence in lesson through lesson through lesson plans,
(CAEP 1.2; InTASC 7,9) research to inform plans of using plans and implementation of
pedagogy. research to inform implementation of appropriate
pedagogy. appropriate instructional
instructional practices, and
practices of using explanation (with
research to inform references) of using
pedagogy. research to inform
pedagogy.

1 2 3 4
Claim 3: Application of (Ineffective) (Emerging) (Target) (Accomplished)
Content

1. Knowledge of Shows little or no Shows some Shows Shows expert

Academic Standards familiarity with knowledge about substantial knowledge about state
(CAEP 1.3; InTASC 4) state standards and state standards and knowledge about standards and
required tests. required tests. state standards required tests.
and required
tests.
2. Application of Shows little or no Shows some Shows evidence Shows convincing
Content and Pedagogy evidence of evidence of (with examples) evidence (with
CAEP 1.1; InTASC 5) appropriate appropriate of appropriate examples) of
application of application of application of appropriate
effective effective effective application of
pedagogy. pedagogy. pedagogy. effective pedagogy.

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 1 2 3 4
Claim 4: College and (Ineffective) (Emerging) (Target) (Accomplished)
Career Ready
Standards

1. Skill and Exhibits little or Exhibits some Exhibits Exhibits evidence of

Commitment no skill and skill and/or competent skill expert skill and strong
CAEP 1.4; InTASC 4, 7) commitment to commitment to and commitment commitment to
standards. standards. to standards. standards.

2. Student Access Provides no Provides some Provides Provides complete

CAEP 1.4: InTASC 7, 8) student access to student access to appropriate student access to
standards. standards. student access to relevant standards.
standards.

1 2 3 4
Claim 5: Use of (Ineffective) (Emerging) (Target) (Accomplished)
Technology

1. Student Engagement Neither teacher Use of Use of technology by Use of technology by

and Learning candidate nor technology by the the teacher candidate the teacher candidate
CAEP 1.5; InTASC 1, 2, 8) students use teacher candidate and students in a and students to
technology. or students, but manner that facilitate and enhance
its use does not facilitates and student learning, as
enhance enhances instruction well as to provide
instruction or and/or student differentiated
student learning. learning. instruction that
supports the needs of
all learners.
2. Enrichment of Fails to Demonstrates Searches for new Searches actively for
Professional Practice demonstrate openness to new ideas and is willing new ideas and
CAEP 1.5; InTASC 9) openness to ideas and to incorporate new consistently
new ideas for attempts one concepts/strategies incorporates new
improving innovative idea for improving concepts/strategies
teaching or for improving teaching and for improving
learning. teaching and/or learning. teaching and learning.
learning.

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