University of Houston-Clear Lake

Instructional Technology

Graduate Internship Contract

Jo Abernathy

Fall 2003

 

 

 

Jo Abernathy

Site:  Deepwater Junior High

Supervisor:  Terri Armendariz

Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Caroline M. Crawford

 

Overview

The goal of my internship is to employ the skills and concepts I have learned through the courses I have taken in the Instructional Technology Master’s program at The University of Houston-Clear Lake.  I will be implementing my internship at Deepwater Junior High in the Deer Park I.S.D.  My supervisor will be Terri Armendariz, Technology Coordinator.

 

Internship Site Description

Deepwater Junior High is located in Pasadena, Texas, although it is within the Deer Park I.S.D.  It is 80% low SES with about a 60% minority population.  Grades six through eight are taught at this campus. 

 

My internship will be focused on, sixth grade students, with abilities ranging from limited English skills, special education students to regular students, and gifted/talented students.

 

Skills and knowledge expected to be learned during internship

-          Development of Web quests

-          Development of WebPages

-          Development of technology lessons

 

Learning Outcomes

Through this experience, I will learn to incorporate a variety of multimedia lessons incorporating my district’s and TEA’s curriculum.  I plan to expose my students to an assortment of technology projects that will be interesting, challenging and rewarding.  Some of the products/projects to be developed include:

 

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Multimedia activities incorporating sixth grade curriculum for

Language Arts, Technology, Social Studies, Math and Science. 

Some areas to be covered:

          -          Word documents

-          PowerPoint

          -          Publisher

          -          Inspiration

          -          Storyboards

          -          Digital storytelling

-          Web quests

-          WebPages

 

Timeline

 

WEEK

ACTIVITIES

DELIVERABLES

PIRATE PROJECT

Week 1

August 25-29

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

        

 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Research topics and groups will be chosen.  Files will be created.

 

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student files.

 

 

Week 2

Sept. 2-5

 

7 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Web quests will be used for research and note taking.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Web quests and word processing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 3

Sept. 8-12

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Use Inspiration to create a flag.  Use word processing to create a “Code of Conduct.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of a flag and a “Code of Conduct.”

 

Week 4

Sept. 15-19

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Create a ship’s log of a journey.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of a ship’s log.

Week 5

Sept. 22-26

 

4 hrs.

 

1

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Use Inspiration to create a sequencing web of research info.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of an Inspiration sequencing web.

Week 6

Sept. 29-Oct. 3

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

 

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

 

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Create a PowerPoint presentation.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student product of a PowerPoint presentation.

Week 7

Oct. 6-10

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Create a newsletter using Publisher.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of a newsletter

Week 8

Oct. 13-17

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)   

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Create a web page.

 

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of a web page

 

WEEK

ACTIVITIES

DELIVERABLES

MIDDLE AGES PROJECT

Week 1

Oct. 20-24

 

7 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Research topics and groups will be chosen. 

 

 

 

 

Journal

Week 2

Oct. 27-31

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)    

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

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Web quests will be used for research and note taking.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web quests and word processing.

Week 3

Nov. 3-7

 

4 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.)

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Storyboards will be created for a Digital Story.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Storyboards

Week 4

Nov. 10-14

 

5 hrs.

 

1 hr.

 

 

M-W-TH-F (6 hrs.) 

 

 

 

Preparation of materials for students.

Meeting with onsite supervisor.

 

Digital stories will be created and presented.

 

 

 

Journal

 

 

 

 

Student product of a digital story.

December 1

 

20 hrs.

Final internship portfolio to be submitted.

Portfolio

 

 

Total hours:  166

 

 

 

Sexual Harassment Policy

 

Following is the UHCL sexual harassment policy in place.  The field-based master’s interns within the Instructional Technology specialization area are protected under this umbrella.

 

          “The University of Houston-Clear Lake is committed to

          providing a professional working and learning environ-

          ment free from sexual harassment.  Sexual harassment

          is illegal.  The University of Houston-Clear Lake will not

          tolerate any form of sexual harassment.  The institution

          is committed to providing training to educate the staff,

          faculty, and student about sexual harassment.”

 

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If further information is of interest, please locate a copy of the policy online at http://www.cl.uh.edu/hr, in the employee handbook or in the Student Life Policies.

 

 

 

Contact Information

Field-Based Supervisor

          Terri Armendariz

          Technology Coordinator

          Deepwater Jr. High

          501 Glenmore

          Pasadena, TX 77503

          832-668-7600

          tarmendariz@dpisd.org

 

University Supervisor

          Dr. Caroline Crawford

          Associate Professor

          School of Education

          University of Houston-Clear Lake

          Campus Box 50

          2700 Bay Area Blvd.

          Houston, TX 77058

          281-283-3587

          crawford@cl.uh.edu

 

Master’s Internship Student

          Jo Abernathy

          7018 Red Coral Drive

          Pasadena, TX 77505

          281-998-3442

          832-668-7600 (work)

          wjchat@swbell.net

          jabernathy@dpisd.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Signatures of Agreement and Compliance

 

 

 

_______________________________                  ___________________

Terri Armendariz, Field-Based Supervisor                                            Date

 

 

 

________________________________________                        _______________________

Dr. Caroline M. Crawford, University Supervisor                            Date

 

 

 

________________________________________                        _______________________

Jo Abernathy, Master’s Intern                                                     Date