Syllabus for EDL-700
FIELD-BASED PRACTICUM
The Field-Based Practicum is a culminating activity for students completing the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEdL) program. It requires the student to engage in a 150-hour practicum experience, and thus the completion of 300 hours of practicum activities, at your school site or at an alternative site where you can put leadership theory into practice, working with a local school administrator and the course mentor. The student will design and implement a series of administrative, supervisory, curricular, and professional development activities that address the standards developed by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). Activities will be structured to address each of the six ISLLC Standards during the 12-week practicum. On completion of the activities, the student will develop a final report that includes artifacts as well as analysis and reflective commentary on the Practicum.
Before enrolling in this capstone course, you should have completed 150 documented hours of practicum activities. These hours are distinct from the 150-hour Field-Based Practicum and may not be used to satisfy the 150-hour practicum.
For a list of sample activities that can be used to complete both the 150-hour prerequisite and the 150-hour Field-Based Practicum, see the Sample Activities document posted in Course Documents.
Note: As part of the requirements for administrative certification with the endorsement of Principal in New Jersey, you are required to complete a total of 300-hours school-based practicum activities.
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to accomplish the following:
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
As a capstone experience in the Educational Leadership program, you will prepare an electronic portfolio that demonstrates your incremental achievement of the program standards. Each course in the program helps you to identify artifacts to place in your portfolio on completion of the course. To this end, you are required to purchase an electronic portfolio registration code upon your entry into the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership program. Basic directions for purchasing access to and using your electronic portfolio are posted within the Educational Leadership Students Organization (online community).
The Field-Based Practicum is a 12-week, three-credit, graduate course that comprises student-created modules of approximately two-week duration. The 150-hour Field-Based Practicum is an extension of the 150 hours of practicum activities completed prior to entering this course. Each student-created module focuses on one or more activities aligned to the six ISLLC standards. Any module may address primarily one standard and also address one or two others.
For a list of sample activities that can be used to complete both the 150-hour prerequisite and the 150-hour Field-Based Practicum, see the Sample Activities document posted in the Course Documents folder located at the top of the course site, beneath the Class Lounge link.
In completing the Field-Based Practicum, you will be assessed using a variety of evaluation strategies, techniques, and activities in the form of plans, reports, logs, and artifacts.
Consult the Course Calendar for assessment due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
Your first assignment will be to document the 150 practicum hours completed prior to taking this practicum course, using the Educational Leadership Practicum Log provided in the Course Documents folder. This initial accounting of previous practicum activities provides a basis for developing a suitable action plan for the 12-week, 150-hour Field-Based Practicum.
To submit the activities log, go to the Activities Log section of the course Web site.
You will develop an action plan for the 12-week practicum that addresses all six ISLLC standards and uses a school or school district as the base of study. The plan will include objectives aligned with standards, proposed activities, timelines, and anticipated outcomes.
To submit both a draft of your plan and the finalized Action Plan, go to the Action Plan section of the course Web site.
Activity reports will follow the completion of each module or set of activities (approximately every two weeks). Included is a description of the activities, relationship to standards, accomplishment, feedback from administrator and mentor, and artifacts.
To submit activity reports, go to the Activity Reports section of the course Web site.
You will maintain a reflective log on the course Web site that will include personal observations, comments, ideas, and other statements that monitor the various steps of the practicum. The log is shared with the course mentor only.
Class Discussion Forums will provide daily or weekly opportunities to exchange ideas and thoughts with other students. The course mentor will monitor the board and participate as appropriate.
You will produce a final report in electronic format. Included will be samples of your work during the practicum.
To submit the final report, go to the Final Report section of the course Web site.
You will organize all the products of the practicum into an artifact file for review by the University mentor and yourself. It will serve as both a means to evaluate your work as well as a means to display to others the outcomes of the experience.
The on-site mentor or school administrator will provide feedback on your performance relative to the ISLLC standards.
The principal artifacts for this course are the documents you create that can support the hours accrued for the practicum. These can include memoranda, meeting agenda, formal presentations, etc. Accompanying each artifact is a reflective narrative that describes the process and how the artifact meets specific standards and prepares you for school leadership.
Upload your artifacts to your electronic portfolio, and be certain to indicate their alignment to the applicable ISLLC standards.
The New Jersey Department of Education requires that all educator certification programs initiated by state institutions, including the one in which you are enrolled, incorporate HIB (Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying) prevention curriculum. You will satisfy this requirement by working through a module within this field-based practicum course. (Completion is a required, but ungraded, part of the Practicum course.)
You will read the HIB prevention materials linked through the EDL-700 course site and take seven short quizzes.Your completion of the quizzes will be recorded in the Gradebook for this course, and after you have completed all seven quizzes an email will automatically be sent to the University indicating that you have fulfilled your responsibility.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | B | = | 83–87 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–82 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | F | = | Below 73 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or higher on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, projects, etc.). Graduate students must maintain a B average overall to remain in good academic standing.
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