MSUM PRACTICUM GUIDE CONTRACT SIGNATURE FORM PRACTICUM CONTRACT APPROVAL Thave reviewed the Practicum Contract for___David Ruehs_ (name of student) and approve of the activities outlined and timelines established in the contract: aE (2 fowe= Yoo 22 Field Supervisor Signature Date University Supervisor's Signature DateMSUM PRACTICUM GUIDE STUDENT CONTRACT FORM Student Name __David Ruehs_ Student Signature. Baal Mall — “Type of practicum:_ K-12 Principal Date, orig, - General Information and Directions: Review the competency grid and consider areas for needed growth (refer to assignments from ED 645 Pre-Assessment) Review coursework and consider areas of growth relative to the theories and principles acquired in coursework and the need for practice applying these theories and principles, ‘Mect with Site Supervisor and MSUM Super ‘Begin to develop an action plan for your Practicum. 1 10 discuss areas of personal and school needs. Complete the Action Plan (below) and sign and date this contract form. Put this and all forms in your €Folio, Make sure your supervisors have access to and view your completed and signed form, ‘They must approve of your contract and Action Plan, ‘Action Plan ‘Mr. Ruchs will work on multiple projects this year to help move Burlington High School towards a few different goals. He will continue to work with the Freshman Success Team to tighten up the student support structures that have already been put In place, He will continue to work with the ‘systemic Literacy Task Force as they move forward with Open Response and Annotating Text strategies across all of the content areas. He will lead the work for the Rebranding this year to develop a cohesive look to the entire school district with a new logo. He started work with AIW last year and will continue to get that peer review structure to catch on through the “viral” leadership approach. Looking through the Minnesota Core Administrative Competencies, Mr. Ruehs will need to focus ‘on a few including organizational management, specifically with budgets, community relations, curriculum planning and development for the success of all learners, specifcaly in learning technologies, alternate learning strategies, and most of the human resource management competencies. Mr. Ruehs will make sure that those competencies are discussed during administration meetings when he is looking for better ways to demonstrate understanding.MSUM PRACTICUM GUIDE EIELD SUPERVISOR EVALUATION FORM ‘Name of Student___David Ruehs A. Overall Assessment of Student Skills (Circle one): Scoring Notations skills, Z = a & + ° Minus | Weak Minus | Weak Plus Plus Anegregious | Alackot | Some lack of | Someskills | Skills Skills demonstration | skills skills | demonstrated. | demonstrated | demonstrated ofalack of | demonstrated, | demonstrated effectively. | inan outstanding manner, ‘Acts of commission Comments: David has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills. He establishes strong relationships with those in hopes to lead by being an excellent listener. That being said, after he receives their input he is not affaid to make a decision that may be unpopular with some of his team. David bases his decisions on a very strong set of values and beliefs which center on doing what is best for students, After a decision is made, he provides his team the rationale behind his decision. He has eared the respect of all those he works with due to his strong work ethic, his willingness to listen to divergent points of view and for the consistency in ¥ (ea Field Supervisor’s Signature fate he operates, (0p 2010 PRACTICUM CONTRACT COMPLETIO! __David Ruehs___(name of student) has fulfilled the requirements ofthe practicum: Lao wt Kem _ __ tafre Field Supervisor's Signature Date University Supervisor’s Signature DateMSUM PRACTICUM GUIDE REFLECTIVE ESSAY-GUIDELINES FOR WRITING The purpose of reflective writing is to give you an opportunity to examine your learning experience, integrate it, and make it relevant four your own purposes. Occasionally you may have a specific topic to write on or begin with an open-ended starter phrase, These will help you focus your attention on particular aspects of the material or experience. However, once you have addressed these topics, you will want to go beyond them and/or to address different topics as well. Other times, you will need to decide what is interesting and important to you and go in that direction, When you write, consider that... your audience is your advisor, instructor, and/or fellow graduate students. reflection is NOT the same thing as summarizing. Only summarize the content of the material or experience when it is nevessary for the reader to understand what you are saying and the comments you make. ‘you should expect to go into depth The length of a reflection is dependent not only on the topic and the amount of material or length of the experience, but also on the depth of your integration of the ideas and connections you make to other material and experiences. Frequently, students ask what the instructor or advisor “want” in reflections. Although the content of the reflection is to be based on what you think and how you integrate ideas, there should also be depth, connections, evidence of understanding, and brosd integration of ideas There are lots of ways to address those etiteria, but for those of you who would like further guidance, a possible pattern to pursue in your writing-one that seems comfortable for most people is to.2 summarize your understanding CONCISELY and in your own words, support your perspective with examples from your own experience, agree, disagree--and support your position, doubt or question any elements, conclusions, draw your own tentative conclusions and / or applications, identify and ask remaining questions. Not all of the above need by addressed in every reflection; however, your reflection illustrates the depth of your learning and needs to be thorough enough for you and your reader to draw an accurate picture.