Over the 15 weeks of the semester, students will develop a notebook which contains the following items pertinent to this course. Please see your course calendar for due dates during the first ten weeks.

This information will be accepted either in hard copy (in a three-ring binder) or in CD formats.

The following items, a and b, will be completed prior to the internship:

a. In-class workshops: You will be a part of a group which will participate in four in-class workshops. Each group will hand in a written product having to do with the assignment, and will present their group's findings to the rest of the class.

	1. Lesson Plan Workshop. 10 points.
	2. CAST Workhop. 15 points
	3. CBM Workshop. 10 points
	4. Modifications Workshop. 20 points.

b. Lesson plans: During the first eight weeks of the course you will develop a series of lesson plans that will become part of your notebook. Each lesson plan must have both a peer review and a UDL checksheet attached. (Pages in this order: Peer review sheet, UDL sheet, lesson plan.)

	1. K - 8 resource room lesson. 20 points.
	2. Middle or high school co-teaching lesson. 20 points.
	3. Modification of general education lesson in packet. 20 points.
	4. Unit plan. 50 points.

c. A brief paper describing your internship experience. This paper should synthesize and reflect on what you have learned from your internship experiences, as well as your other block courses. The paper should be 4-6 pages long, typewritten and double-spaced. As you write, consider the following points (but please don't let your paper be a mere list of responses to these!)

• where your internship was and who was your cooperating teacher
• a physical description of the setting, number, grades, and ages of students served
• what you/your cooperating teacher taught
• what you liked about the class, and what problems you feel might be encountered in this class by a beginning teacher
• describe the types of special education services (e.g., resource room, team teaching, self-contained room, consultation, etc.) that are available at the school in which you interned
• your thoughts, attitudes, and insights on (block) course content
• your thoughts, attitudes and insights on learning, exceptional students, and teaching at elementary, middle, and/or secondary levels
• discuss what you learned from coursework, discussion with peers, cooperating teacher, internship, students you taught
• include any anecdotes that were outstanding to you in some way

d. A description of two good lessons you observed during your internship (general or special education). Use the lesson plan format to describe the lesson. While these lesson plans may not be as "complete" as ones you write, you must have a behavioral objective and a good description of the lesson. Attach a one-page critique of the lesson explaining why you thought each was effective. Please include the teacher's name in the critique. 20 points.

e. With the help and cooperation of your cooperating teacher, develop and teach five lesson plans during the internship and attach a one-page critique to each lesson plan after you have taught it. It is imperative that these be lessons that you have planned in advance. If at all possible, some or all of these lessons should be sequential. Evaluate your teaching performance, student reactions to the lesson, whether students met the objectives you set for them, lesson strengths, where to go from that point, what you would do differently, etc. For these lessons, your data collection should be completed. Remember not to use students' real names. 50 points.

f. Miscellaneous. Any other material, papers, articles, software you feel important to add to the portfolio that do not fit any of the other categories. You need to explain items in this section. (e.g., Why did you choose to include them?) 5 points.

Organization of the Notebook: 20 points

Hard Copy Version:

Your notebook should begin with an introduction (1-2 pages). The introduction should explain how the contents as a whole demonstrate your growth as a teacher during the semester. A table of contents is also required. Sections should be clearly labeled and tabs should be used. Points will be earned for overall neatness, ease of use, organization, and creativity.

CD Version:

Your CD-notebook should be easily navigable. I suggest that it include a file with a table of contents, and information about how to open each item. The following formats are definitely acceptable: Word documents, WAV (sound) files, PDF files, Excel documents, PowerPoint files, HTML files. If you wish to include something in a different format, please check with me first to make sure I will be able to open it.

Entire notebook due at first class meeting after internship and should include all material listed above. If you wish to include other assignments (e.g., case studies, quizzes), you may, but these will not count for "miscellaneous".

Points for notebook (recap):

	items a-b:	165
	c - f:	100
	organization:	20
	TOTAL	285