Sarah Marie Catalana

Fall 2015
EPSY 7710/9710: Practicum/Internship in Gifted Education
Proposal for Practicum/Internship
A. Sponsoring Agency Info
Agency Name: University of Georgia
Site of Placement: College of Education, Center for Teaching and Learning,
Center for Service Learning, other colleges/departments in the University
Site Address:
B. Sponsor Info (Experienced person you may be assigned to and can provide
feedback on your progress)
I plan to reach out to the following individuals:
-Dr. Paul Quick in the Center for Learning and Teaching
-Dr. Pritchett in Educational Psychology
-Dr. Paul Mathews in Service Learning
-Torrance Center faculty with extensive knowledge concerning the IMT
-Instructors of other core education classes (I have met a few in my Course
Design Class)
C. Description of Experience (2 pages max length, choose one of the following
formats). Please also give your experience a title (exs: Schoolwide Enrichment
Model Cluster Facilitation or Professional Development Course in Differentiated
Instruction for Local School):
a. Project Oriented Format:
i. Project Title: Rethinking Reflection: Course Design that Promotes
Critical Reflection
ii. Project goals and Rationale
A. Redesign my EPSY 2130, Exploring Learning and Teaching,
course

a. Emphasize critical reflection

b. Use the IMT framework
B. Submit edits for my THP article on reflection
C. Create a professional, online portfolio to present my work (this is
an ongoing goal that I have)
iii. Activities (how you plan to meet your goals, outlining major tasks,
experiences to be engaged);
A. Attend professional development lectures related to my interests
a. i.e. I have registered for the Scholarship for Learning and
Teaching Retreat, as well as workshops for Service
Learning Course Design and Promoting Critical
Reflection
b. I also plan to research professional development
opportunities outside of the University
B. Meet with various professors in the education department in
order to develop a clear understanding of the reflective
component of the Teacher Education Program
a. I have already set up a meeting with a graduate student
who teachers EDUC 2120
C. Continue to investigate the literature on critical reflection
iv. Location and Time Frame (where and when experience will occur,
reflecting a minimum of 60 hours (practicum) or 90 (internship) over the
course of semester including in-field and off-site preparation and
execution of experience);
This will really vary. I see my time being split in four:
-Developing my 2130 course
-Attending professional development opportunities concerning my
research interests
-Researching!
v. Products/Portfolio (how you plan to document what you have
learned/accomplished to be submitted for final evaluation).
A. EPSY 2130 Course Design

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a. Im planning to build this from the ground up, so will be

including over-arching goals, assessments, daily
activities, etc.
B. Notes/Reflective Reactions to professional development
seminars I attend
C. Working online portfolio

D. Developmental Statement
I am hoping this experience will allow me to more fully develop my work on critical
reflection last semester. I feel that I delved deeply into the reflection literature last
semester, and now I want to focus on how to most effectively communicate my findings.
One of the most interesting findings was the importance of teaching students how to
reflect.
Now that I have a grounded understanding in the reflection literature, I am excited to redesign the 2130 course in a manner to promote critical reflection. I see this class as the
ideal (teaching based on theory that promotes reflection). Basically, this internship will
allow me to develop multiple methods of sharing my findings (with my future 2130
students) and engaging in continual research.
E. Courses Pursued and Work-related Duties During Practicum Term
-Writing my comps!!!
-GRSC 7900 Course Design
-EPSY 8990 Doctoral Seminar
-Assistantship with Torrance Center
-Writing job with Childhood Center for Creativity

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