“Courses” in Reach do not resemble traditional college classroom style courses. Instead, each of the seminar & practicums described below combine small group seminars, job-embedded application, online work and collaboration, and gathering evidence of practice. Seminars are taken sequentially, with participating teachers typically focusing on one topic for approximately a month before moving on to the next topic. Additionally, the seminars spiral, returning to similar themes repeatedly, each time with greater depth and a different perspective.

The following is a sample of a seminar sequence through the program. Please note: your actual sequence is likely to vary depending on your needs and the needs of our cohort:

Internship Year 1 Summer Pre-Service:

150 - Introduction To Teaching as Leadership (10 Units)

1. •Elements: 45 hours practicum, 60 hours institute, 5 hours one-on-one, and 50 hours online/independent
   

2. •Assessment: UbD Unit
   

3. •Topics Include:
   

4. ★Standards for the Teaching Profession
   

5. ★Teaching as Leadership
   

6. ★Intro to Methods: English Learners Content Standards, Healthy Environments & Classroom Community
   

Internship Year 1 Fall:

160 - Developmental Learning: Planning & Pedagogy (6 Units)

1. •Elements: 36 hours seminars (12 sessions), 36 hours one-on-one & practicum, and 18 hours assignments/online collaboration
   

2. •Assessment: TPA Task 1
   

3. •Topics Include:
   

4. ★Building Classroom Community
   

5. ★Subject Specific Content & Pedagogy
   

6. ★Literacy
   

7. ★How People Learn
   

Internship Year 1 Spring:

170 - Equity and Access

1. •Elements: 36 hours seminars (12 sessions), 36 hours one-on-one & practicum, and 18 hours assignments/online collaboration
   

2. •Assessment: TPA Task 2
   

3. •Topics Include:
   

4. ★Differentiation
   

5. ★Equity & Diversity
   

6. ★ELL
   

7. ★Sped
   

Internship Year 2 Fall:

250 - Knowing Students and Assessing Learning (6 Units)

1. •Elements: 36 hours seminars (12 sessions), 36 hours one-on-one & practicum, and 18 hours assignments/online collaboration
   

2. •Assessment: TPA Task 3
   

3. •Topics Include:
   

4. ★Standards for the Teaching Profession (revisited)
   

5. ★Teaching as Leadership (revisited)
   

6. ★Healthy Child/ youth development
   

7. ★Designing Assessment
   

8. ★Standardized Assessments
   

Internship Year 2 Spring:

260 - Demonstrating Teacher Performance 6 Units

1. •Elements: 36 hours seminars (12 sessions), 36 hours one-on-one & practicum, and 18 hours assignments/online collaboration
   

2. •Assessment: TPA Task 4
   

3. •Topics Include:
   

4. ★Technology
   

5. ★Demonstrating teaching
   

6. ★Reflection on teacher leadership for social change
   

7. ★Professional portfolio and panel presentation
   

Note: Teacher Intern Program leads to a Preliminary Teaching Credential

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