Internship Journal

Summary of Internship Hours

NBPTS Proposition
NBPTS Proposition 1: Teachers show commitment to students and their
learning.
NBPTS Proposition 2: Teachers know the subject that they teach and how
best to teach those subjects to students.
NBPTS Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and
monitoring student learning.
NBPTS Proposition 4: Teachers reflect on their practice and grow
professionally through their classroom experiences.
NBPTS Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities.
Total
NBPTS Proposition
1: Teachers show
commitment to
students and their
learning.

Date
1/7/16

1/28/16

2/1/16

2/4/16

2/21/16
2/23/16

2/23/16

2/27/16
2/28/16
3/5/16
3/23/16

Total Hours
22 1/2

Brief Description
Collaboration with school
psychologist on supporting
students with working
memory difficulties.
Monitoring after school
homework lab to ensure
students are understanding
their lessons.
Monitoring after school
homework lab to ensure
students are understanding
their lessons.
Monitoring after school
homework lab to ensure
students are understanding
their lessons.
Research for assignment 2
Research and gather
materials at the local library
for assignment 2
Monitoring after school
homework lab to ensure
students are understanding
their lessons
Research for assignment 2
Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Collaboration with school
psychologist on supporting
students with the lack of
executive reasoning.

16 1/2
33
16
33
121 hrs.
Hours
1 hr.

1 hr.

1 hr.

1 hr.

5 hr.
1 hr.

1 hr.

2 hr.
4 hr.
4 hr.
1.5 hr.

Total Hours

NBPTS Proposition
2:
Teachers know the
subject that they
teach and how best to
teach those subjects
to students.

Date
1/11/16

2/8/16
3/15/16
3/17/16
3/18/16
3/19/16
4/11/16
Total Hours

22
Hours

Brief Description
Contact Old Courthouse
Museum and set up a
date/time for their StarLab
Outreach Program to come to
the school (assignment 3).
Attended a meeting to discuss
the new language arts series
Assignment 3
Assignment 3
Assignment 3
Assignment 3
Attended a conference on
Balanced Literacy.

Hours
.5 hr.

1 hr.
2 hr.
2 hr.
2 hr.
2 hr.
7 hr.
16
Hours

NBPTS Proposition
3: Teachers are
responsible for
managing and
monitoring student
learning.

Date
1/14/16

1/18/16
1/18/16
1/18/16
1/19/16
1/21/16
1/25/16
2/4/16
2/9/16
2/15/16
2/16/16

2/17/16
2/18/16

3/10/16
3/28/16
3/29/16

Brief Description
South Dakota Math Counts
collaboration with team and
math coach Assignment 1
Reviewed Smarter Balance
Data from 2015.
Prepare for Math Counts
Observation Assignment 1
Plan schools Geography Bee
South Dakota Math Counts
collaboration with math coach
Analyze SLO Data and
determine course of action.
Math Curriculum Alignment assignment 1
Math Curriculum Alignment
assignment 1
Math Curriculum Alignment
assignment 1
Assignment 1
Observation in sixth grade
math classroom Assignment
1
Prepare for Math Counts
Observation Assignment 1
South Dakota Math Counts
collaboration with math coach
Assignment 1
South Dakota Math Counts
Team collaboration
Prepare for Math Counts
observation
South Dakota Math Counts
collaboration with math coach

Total Hours

NBPTS Proposition

Date

Hours
1 hr.

7 hr.
1 hr.
.5 hr.
3 hr.
.5 hr.
2 hr.
1 hr.
1 hr.
6 hr.
1 hr.

1 hr.
3 hr.

1 hr.
1 hr.
3 hr.

33
Hours

Brief Description

Hours

4: Teachers reflect on
their practice and
grow professionally
through their
classroom
experiences.

3/11/16
3/12/16
3/30/16

3/31/16
4/5/16

Research for assignment 4.

Assignment 4
Taught math lesson using
skills suggested by math
coach
Assignment 4
Taught math lesson using
skills suggested by math
coach

Total Hours

NBPTS Proposition
5: Teachers are
members of learning
communities.

Date
12/29/15
1/13/16

2/16/16

2/22/16
3/17/16

3/21/16

3/24/16

3/25/16
3/31/16

4/4/16

4/11/16

5 hr.
7 hr.
1 hr.

2 hr.
1 hr.

16
Hours

Brief Description
Completed CPR Certification
to insure student safety.
Attended a training on
handling students with
diabetes to insure student
safety.
Meeting to prepare for Read
Across America Week for the
elementary school.
Observation of Kindergarten
Readiness
Attended a meeting at Dakota
State University for the
Student Assessment and
Monitoring Committee.
Collaboration with school
principal and 4th grade
teacher on updating Madison
Central School Wellness Policy
Collaboration with school
principal and 4th grade
teacher on updating Madison
Central School Wellness Policy
Assignment 5
Collaboration with school
resource officer about
empower (drug/alcohol class)
graduation
Assembled information for
empower graduation
(invitation, schedule,
speakers, etc.)
Assembled information about
5th grade transition day to the

Hours
4 hr.
1 hr.

2 hr.

4 hr.
1 hr.

2 hr.

1 hr.

6 hr.
1 hr.

1 hr.

1 hr.

4/12/16

4/9/16

Total Hours

middle school
Worked on schedule for 5th
grade transition day to the
middle school
Worked on lesson plans, field
trips, and schedule for the
summer program with the
summer program coordinator

2 hr.

7 hr.

33 Hours