// Master of Education with Certification:
Secondary
+ Curriculum
+ Year Long Internship
+ Course Model: SECONDARY
+ MCERT Brochure (
Secondary) (.pdf file)
Curriculum:
Interns complete 12 credits in the intensive summer component
aimed at preparing them with a solid foundation for their full year
internshi.
Summer course work includes:
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background studies in adolescent learning
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reading/literacy
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diversity
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subject matter curriculum and pedagogy.
Course work included:
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subject matter-based curriculum and pedagogy
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an emphasis on working with diverse learners
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a commitment to a class/practice-based inquiry project.
All secondary graduate interns are assigned independent and/or apprentice teaching duties in classes in their certification area for no more than 2/3 of a school day for the full school year. Usually, this means an assignment to independent and/or apprentice teaching for four classes per day. Nevertheless, graduate interns are encouraged to be at school the entire day and to participate as staff members in a variety of school-activities.
Support and Guidance within the Internship
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All secondary graduate interns are assigned a school-based mentor, an experienced certified teacher in the student’s area of certification.
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In addition, all graduate interns receive support during the school year from a university-based supervisor, and a subject-based coordinator who are experienced educators in the area of the intern’s certification field.
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Whenever possible, graduate interns are placed in clusters in a department in a professional development school as part of building a peer-support network in addition to the mentor and university supervisor.
*The conditions and scope of the Internship Component, both the Paid Option and the Unpaid Option are defined by a Memorandum of Understanding agreed to by University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). These internship options have been approved by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The specific conditions and scope of the UMCP-MCPS agreement are renegotiated annually.
Paid Internship Option
EDCI in cooperation with the MCPS (Montgomery County Public Schools)
makes available to selected students a paid internship opportunity for
Secondary Education Interns in the disciplines of English, Foreign Language,
Mathematics, and Science. MCERT students in the identified fields interview
with the MCPS during the summer, and if selected by MCPS, are eligible
for compensation commensurate with the level and nature of their independent
teaching duties.
In independent duties, the intern is the teacher of record, although continuing to be supervised in that work by the on-site mentor and the university supervisor; in apprentice duties, the intern works directly with a mentor, who remains as the teacher of record.
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Secondary certification graduate interns are employed by MCPS proportionally at long term substitute rate for the independent teaching assignments they take on; these are limited to two or three classes per day for the school year; this makes it possible for two interns to share one regular full time teaching position.
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Secondary certification graduate interns apprentice with a mentor in their subject area, preferably in an assignment similar to that in which they do their independent teaching; they apprentice in one or two classes per day, depending on the number of independent teaching assignments they have.
Unpaid Internships
This option is for Secondary Interns who will not receive paid internships due to: their subject area is not in an area of high need (i.e., Social Studies, Art); there are more interns in a content area than MCPS has openings for as employees in their system; or they do not want to accept a paid internship.
In the Unpaid Internship Option:
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Secondary certification graduate interns apprentice in three to four classes per day for the entire school year under the direct supervision of an appropriate mentor teacher, who remains as the teacher of record throughout the year.
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Graduate interns are encouraged to be at school the entire day and to participate as staff members in a variety of school-activities, but they are formally assigned apprentice teaching duties for no more than 2/3 of a school day.
Summer Sessions-2 Four Week Sessions to include the following courses:
EDCI 680 – Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools (3 credits)
Each subject area has a separate section
EDCI 688 or EDHD 619 – Special Topics in Adolescent Learning and Development – (3 credits)
EDCI 697 – Enhancing Diversity in Education – (3 credits)
EDCI 661/688 – Reading and Writing in Content Areas – (3 credits)Fall
- One of the following:
*EDCI 640 (3 credits)
*EDCI 433 (3 credits)
*EDCI 788v (science) (3 credits)
*EDCI 788u (social studies) 3 credits *EDCI 455 (3 credits)and
*-- EDCI 763 Reading, Cognition, and Instruction:Reading in the Content Areas (3 crs)
*--EDCI 611 Studying Student Learning in Diverse Settings (3 credits)
*--EDCI 688 Internship Practicum (2/3 time placement) (3 credits)Total credits: 12
Spring
EDCI 689 Internship (6 credits)
EDCI 696 Conducting Research on Teaching (3 Credits)EDCI Content Based Course, one of the following: (3 Credits)
EDCI 673-English
EDCI 620 Social Studies
EDCI 654 Mathematics
EDCI 670-ScienceTotal credits: 12
Summer Session (June: 4 weeks) – 6 credits
EDCI 784 – Teaching, Professional Development and School Change (3 credits)
EDCI 689 – Internship (3 credits)
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of Curriculum and Instruction, College
of Education,
2311 Benjamin Building, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1115
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