EPSY 7710/9710: Practicum/Internship in Gifted Education

Proposal for Practicum/Internship

Caitlin Lemieux

A. Sponsoring Agency Info

Agency Name (e.g., Clarke County School District): Georgia Association for
Gifted Students Equity and Access

Site of Placement (location where experience will occur; e.g.,

Winterville Elementary School):

Site Address:

B. Sponsor Info (Experienced person you may be assigned to and can provide
feedback on your progress)

Name: Dr. Hines Phone#: 706-410-6200

Sponsor email: mhines@uga.edu

Sponsor Role: (Brief description of sponsor's experience with area

of interest)

C. Description of Experience (2 pages max length, choose one of the following

formats). Please also give your experience a title (exs: Schoolwide Enrichment
Model Cluster Facilitation or Professional Development Course in Differentiated
Instruction for Local School):
a. Job Oriented Format (please include):
i. Practicum/Internship Title
ii. Goals (What you want to learn/accomplish, list). Please make these
goals specific, measureable and succinct.
iii. Duties/Responsibilities (how you plan to meet your goals, outlining
major responsibilities, duties or roles to be assumed);
iv. Location and Time Frame (where and when experience will occur,
reflecting a minimum of 60 (practicum) or 90 (internship) hours over
the course of semester including in-field and off-site preparation and
execution of experience);
v. Products/Portfolio (how you plan to document what you have
learned/accomplished to be submitted for final evaluation)
or
b. Project Oriented Format:
 i. Title: Resource Development in Identification Tools and Talent
Development for the Georgia Association for Gifted Children’s
Coalition for Access and Equity
ii.
iii. Project goals and Rationale (general list what you plan to
learn/accomplish and tell why). Please make these goals specific,
measureable and succinct.
1)To investigate issues related to access and equity through the
support of state level projects.
2)To participate in a resource working group to help bring completion
to a talent development survey project and identification menu tool for
districts in the State of Georgia.
3)To capture the impact of my work through the collection of
quantitative and qualitative data pieces.

iv. Activities (how you plan to meet your goals, outlining major tasks,
experiences to be engaged); Attend meetings and take part in
research for the coalition.

v. Location and Time Frame (where and when experience will occur,
reflecting a minimum of 60 hours (practicum) or 90 (internship) over
the course of semester including in-field and off-site preparation and
execution of experience);
vi. Products/Portfolio (how you plan to document what you have
learned/accomplished to be submitted for final evaluation).
1)Annotated bibliography on talent development
2)Survey development of talent development initiatives for districts in
Georgia 3)Annotated bibliography on instrumentation in gifted
evaluation.

D. Developmental Statement
In a brief statement (1 single-spaced page max), discuss how this experience is
new and/or qualitatively different from what you have done before, and how it helps
to enhance your professional development/future aspirations.

This experience will allow me to assist in the project completion of the coalition,
which seeks to evaluate assessment methods and brainstorm issues for high ability
students. I will be able to take a closer look at the gifted experience of a student
through research and collecting data from local schools.

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E. Courses Pursued and Work-related Duties During Practicum Term

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