The Year-Long Internship Program The Master of Arts in Teaching Year-Long Internship Program is designed so that school-based faculty can work more directly with NCE/NLU interns in elementary classrooms. Candidates enrolled in the MAT Year-Long Internship Program are hired by individual school districts as teaching assistants for the school year. While working in the classroom, interns complete their Practicum II observation hours and Student Teaching assignment. (The base salary and benefits are varied and determined by the individual school districts. The student teaching term is unpaid.) This program provides experience in a classroom for a full year, leading to increased understanding of the multiple roles of teachers and the socio-emotional and academic needs of children. Contact Lisa Mozer ( lisa.mozer@nl.edu) , Director of the Office of Field Experiences, for more information about this program. Disposition Assessment Candidates are expected to demonstrate the professional behaviors and attitudes required of all educators in P-12 schools. These professional behaviors and attitudes are referred to as Professional Dispositions . Candidates who demonstrate positive growth in their dispositions reflect the kinds of teachers who can positively impact student learning in the diverse schools and communities where they will ultimately teach. The Disposition Assessment will be applied in the Elementary MAT program in the following courses: ELE 500, ELE 510, ELE 590, and one methods class (SCE 540 or MHE 540). Please refer to the Dispositions Assessment tool for more details. Academic Advising Academic advising is an important facet for successfully completing the Elementary Education MAT program . Candidates can contact the Academic Advising Center or 1-800-443-5522, ext. 5900 . Once candidates have been admitted and the General Education Assessment has been completed, they will be assigned an academic advisor from the Academic Advising Center. Advising can be provided concerning: • Meeting deficiency requirements (finding classes, monitoring progress/completion, deadlines) • Planning program schedules • Selecting classes • Additional endorsements (ELL, Content Fields, SPE) • ISBE Licensure Tests
• Graduation requirements • Licensure requirements
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