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Frostburg State University

Form 002

Intern____Sarah A. Eberle____

Administration and Supervision


Self-Assessment of Final Practicum
Your internship has been a total experience that included not only yourself, but also all of
the staff, administration, students, parents, and community members who participated in
some way in projects of your implementation. Also, you might consider all of the individuals
you were required to deal with as you conducted the internship duties and responsibilities.
For example, discipline problems would normally involve students, teachers, and parents at
a minimum. As you attended to such discipline problems, you would be engaged in trying
to facilitate among the needs of all individuals. Given this back-drop, provide answers to
the following questions regarding your internship practicum experience.
1. Was your internship effective? Did it meet all of the goals and objectives as stated in
your Planning Guide?
In answering this question fully, consider the use of such instrumentation as:
a. Pre- and post-surveys to determine outcomes of staff development training
b. Observation checklists to determine if students were behaving in the ways
expected by the school and the community
c. Interview schedules to determine parent and community opinions about the
need for a change or the impact of a change
d. Data from standardized tests and measures to determine how well students
have learned over a given period of time in given subject areas.

My internship was very effective. Although it occurred during the summer months, I was still
able to gain tremendous insight into the operations of the school building, the additional
responsibilities administration has during the off months, and the incredible amount of
preparation, critical reflection, and planning that goes into preparing for an upcoming year.
2. Did your internship projects meet the specific needs of all of the individuals who
participated? Where Question #1 focuses on the project goals and objectives of your
internship, this question focuses on the needs of individual participants. How well do
you believe individual participants needs were met throughout your internship?

As a lead teacher, I have a fair amount of time, exposure, and understanding of adult learning
theory and staff management. I did feel that the projects I participated in over the summer
supplemented my understanding of the role of the administrator, as most projects would have
occurred while I was not at work. I became more aware of the planning and preparation that goes
into the beginning of a school year.
3. Did your internship help to bring about meaningful organizational change in your
school building? Many times internship projects are designed to facilitate the
development and implementation of new programs either for the delivery of
instructional services to students of to help in the management of the organization.
Did your internship facilitate such conditions at the building level? One important way
to determine the answer to this question is to investigate whether or not your

internship projects had an impact on the buildings mission and /or vision statements
regarding schooling. Was learning positively affected by your work?

During my internship, I proposed a new way to assist teachers with setting goals relevant to the
observation tool utilized in my county. My proposal was accepted and agreed upon as the new
way to support teachers goal setting. I had to evaluate previous years strategies and evaluate the
effectiveness of each prior to developing a new method.
4. Did your internship help to bring about meaningful organizational change in the school
district? There have been times when an internship project has been piloted at a
building site with the intention that, if judged to be effective, the district or the division
would have considered adapting it at other sites. In this way a pilot project could have
an impact on the organizational change of an entire district or division. How close did
your internship come to enjoying such an impact on the district or division? In refining
your answer to this question with an interest of establishing a broader base t it,
consider reviewing the districts or the divisions mission statement or board of
education annual reports on their goals to the community.

I will still continue to strive to contribute to district initiatives and progresses. At this point, my
work will strongly benefit the school at which I work.
5. Did your internship experience provide project participants an opportunity to have
input on the overall assessment of the experience? Did you give staff members,
parents, students, and community members an opportunity to let you know how they
think your internship affected the district or the division, the building, and the
instructional programs?

Because my work was primarily done during the summer months, the valuable input I received
came from fellow colleagues in the program and my talented administrators. Together, we met
frequently to discuss goals and progress which was extremely helpful.
6. Identify your efforts to bring members of different groups together to work on
achieving similar goals and objectives.

I was able to complete the internship with a colleague who is a classroom teacher. Together, we
collaborated and communicated effectively as we each brought different perspectives to the
table. I believe this was a true asset as we were able to consider the impact initiatives would have
on all stakeholders.
7. Identify strategies used to engage members from different constituents in the project
work. Examples of such constituents include but are not limited to these: parents,
senior citizens, and local government figures.

When working with community partners, it is imperative to communicate the benefits of the
relationship. It is also very important to approach most conversations as brainstorming events

open to input, feedback, and effective collaboration.


8. Name or identify types of planning strategies utilized in your project work.

Timelines
Calendars
Debriefing Meetings
Check Lists
Collaborative Editing (Google Docs)
Conference Calls
9. Name or identify ways by which your internship experience might have made it clear to
you that local issues can confront us with barriers to change.

It is essential to understand and appreciate that education is a living, breathing entityone


capable of much change during a small amount of time. This past year has been a time of great
change in the county. This internship has given me insight into how change is communicated
with the county and the expectation of administration during change initiatives.

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