Program Internship Procedures Assessment Performance-Based Assessment Project Elementary PDS Secondary PDS Loyola College's undergraduate elementary education program has a rich history of educating students to become exemplary teachers. The program's graduates are leaders in their schools and school systems both locally and throughout the nation. Students are prepared for teaching through a program which blends theory with practice. To enable elementary education majors to respond to the needs of exceptional children within a school environment, two courses in special education are required. The internship is an extensive, three semester experience designed to complete the student's transition into teaching.
Students begin their internship during the fall of their junior year.
The second phase of the internship, micro teaching, is completed in the spring semester of the junior year. Micro teaching provides for the continuation of the intern's experience in the same general education classroom. One demonstration lesson is video taped and observed by other interns allowing for a self-reflection and peer reflection of the lesson. The intern also completes lesson plans for all subject areas and a five day lesson plan in one subject area for review by the mentor and PDS Coordinator. This experience is completed at the current Professional Development School, another Professional Development School, or in a traditional student teaching assignment at another school.