handbook for cooperating teachers - Wilmington University

Wilmington UNIVERSITYMaster in Special Education (MSE)The Teacher Internship Portfolio AssignmentThe Teacher Internship course assignment for inclusion into the MSE Program Portfolio is a compilation of pretest/diagnosticinformation of IEP goals/objectives/benchmarks, lesson plans and implementation of those planswith post-test/diagnostic information discussing what the students have learned.If students have not learned, then lesson plans for correction and implementation are designed with resultingassessment information reporting the level of success for successive lessons is reported. Students are to use theWilmU Lesson Plan Template or the state/district approved lesson plan format. Rubrics used to assess thisassignment are at the end of this document.Assignment ParametersSelect students – Two students whom have IEP goals/objectives should be selected.Provide background information about students selected - Grade level for each student, disabilityclassification, and reason(s) for students’ placement into special education.Select two (02) IEP goals/objectives/benchmarks per student to focus on – The two (02)goals/objectives/benchmarks selected per student must be goals/objectives/benchmarks that are measurable,specific, and observable.Data Collection (Pre-test) – Do a pre-test to determine the students’ present level of performance (PLOP)and/or knowledge. Provide dates when test(s) were administered.Convert the goals/objectives/benchmarks into learning statements – Provide statements of studentperformance that include both a description of what the students know, understand, and are able to do currently.Determine the “problem” – What can I as an educator do to (improve/decrease/increase, etc.) the selected IEPgoals/objectives/benchmarks for each of the two (02) students selected?List your ideas – Brainstorm possible courses of action and likely consequences for each idea suggested.Evaluate your ideas – Determine which are likely to provide desired results and will result in changes that youcan monitor.Determine which strategies you will use and convert them into research questions or hypothesizes – “If Iimplement this strategy … I anticipate…will happen.”Division of EducationProfessional PartnersCreating Environments for LearningPage 90 of 136