Johns Hopkins University
School of Education
Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching
ED. 813.601.9B-9F
Fall 2012
Homewood Campus/Online
Instructor:
Brent Watkins
brent.watkins@teachforamerica.org
Credit Hours:
1
Key Contacts
For questions about Saturday Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching, please
reach out to the following individuals:
To Report an Absence
For Logistics or Attendance
For Course Content
Missed Event
Survey
Caroline Glass
Deborah Hollick
Brent Watkins
Found on TFANet
caroline.glass@teachforamerica.org
dhollick@jhu.edu
brent.watkins@teachforamerica.org
Overview
As part of our agreement with the Maryland State Department of Education, Teach For America
corps members are required to attend an Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching
course all four semesters while in the corps. This course will meet five Saturdays per semester
to develop corps members’ competencies in the Teaching as Leadership (TAL) framework, the
TAL impact model, and our developing understanding of Transformational teaching. While much
of corps members’ University development is rooted in instructional methods and teacher
execution, the Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching course develops teachers’
ability to foster the more enduring qualities of access, advocacy, and habits of mind.
Teach For America Baltimore’s Relationship with Johns Hopkins University School of
Education
To ensure that University learning is well aligned and relevant to corps member needs, Teach
For America Baltimore and The Johns Hopkins University School of Education collaborated in the
creation of the Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching. As a result, University
course work is not an extension of the Teach For America experience, but a core component of
Teach For America’s plan for developing teachers’ classroom leadership.
Meeting Dates
Please hold the following key dates and times for the Internship in Transformational Leadership
& Teaching course. These dates are also listed on the comprehensive Teacher Leadership
Development Calendar on TFANet.
Syllabus Guidelines
2
Internship in
Key Date
Time
Transformational
Leadership & Teaching,
Fall Semester
August
Saturday, August 18th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
September
Saturday, September 8th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
th
October*
Saturday, October 20 *
9:00 am – 8:00 pm*
November
Saturday, November 3rd
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
st
December
Saturday, December 1
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Internship in
Key Date
Time
Transformational
Leadership & Teaching,
Spring Semester
January
Saturday, January 5th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
nd
February
Saturday, February 2
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
March
Saturday, March 2nd
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
th
April
Saturday, April 13
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
May
Saturday, May 11th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
*Teach For America Baltimore Summit (we’ve listed the times for the entire summit, though
some of the events in the morning and evening will be optional. More information will follow in
the early fall)
Additional Work for Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching
The Internship in Transformational Teaching will require a modest amount of work outside of
the time spent in sessions. Since this course is worth one graduate credit hour, corps members
should expect between fourteen and sixteen hours of outside work for this class over the course
of each semester.
Attendance Policy
Teach For America and The Johns Hopkins School of education have invested a lot of energy
and thought into creating a professional development program that will align with corps
members’ needs and push corps members’ skills and thinking around transformational teaching.
Accordingly, attendance at Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching is critical to
corps members’ development as teacher.
Passing the Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching course is required for
certification and corps members’ standing in the course depends upon regular attendance,
engagement in the sessions, and completion of course work. This course is required for
certification under our current alternative certification agreement with the Maryland State
Department of Education.
Corps Members are required to attend five Internship in Transformational Leadership &
Teaching classes per semester. Corps members who miss a Saturday class must arrange to
attend one of the makeup dates indicated below. If a corps member misses a Saturday
class and does not attend a makeup, ten points will be deducted from the corps
member’s attendance grade for the month of the absence.
Syllabus Guidelines
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As with other required Teach For America development events, corps members who are going to
be absent from an Internship in Transformational Teaching class must complete the missed
event survey on TFANet.
Tardy Policy
Since this course only meets five times over the semester, prompt arrival is critical. Arriving
more than fifteen minutes late will constitute a late arrival. For every late arrival, five points will
be deducted from a student’s attendance grade for the month of the lateness.
Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching Makeup
For corps members who are absent from Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching
due to religious observances, illness, or family emergency, an alternative internship date will be
offered. Absence from the alternative date will constitute an absence from the class. Corps
members must provide advance notice of their intent to attend the alternative date for the
Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching course by filling out the missed event
survey on TFANet and provide justification of absence (i.e doctor’s note, etc.). Below are the
alterative dates for The Internship in Transformational Teaching:
Internship in
Transformational
Leadership & Teaching,
Fall Semester
August
September
October
November
December
Internship in
Transformational
Leadership & Teaching,
Spring Semester
January
February
March
April
May
Key Date
Time
Tuesday, August 21st
Monday, September 10th
Monday, October 22nd
Monday, November 12th
Monday, December 17th
Key Date
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:00
pm
pm
pm
pm
pm
–
–
–
–
–
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Time
Monday, January 14th
Monday, February 11th
Monday, March 11th
Monday, April 22nd
Monday, May 20th
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:00
pm
pm
pm
pm
pm
–
–
–
–
–
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Grading Policy
The overall grading and reporting policy for this course will follow the Johns Hopkins University
grading policy found in the Graduate Student Handbook. The final grade will consist of three
major categories worth the following number of points:
Item
Attendance & Lateness
Reflection
Data Submission
Weight
10 points
10 points
10 points
Syllabus Guidelines
4
What to Bring
The following items are required for Internship in Transformational Teaching
 Charged Laptops (Spaces have limited electrical outlets)
 Notebook and pen
 Pre-Work (sent in advance of the meeting date)
The following items are recommended for Internship in Transformational Teaching:
 Water bottle (we will not provide drinks)
 Headphones
 Umbrella (given the weather)
 Instructional Plans
Location
Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching will be held on the Johns Hopkins
Homewood campus. The location of the class may change from month to month, but we’ll
communicate the location in advance of each meeting date.
Parking
Both street and garage parking are available on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. We
recommend the San Martin Lot or the South Garage. Parking is $6 dollars a day on the
weekends.
Campus Map:
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/campuses/homew
ood_campus/pdf/campus_map_0907.pdf
Attire
On Internship in Transformational Leadership & Teaching Saturdays, we will follow a “neat
casual” dress code. This means that corps members are welcome to wear jeans, sandals, and
other casual attire, but should not wear sweatpants, work out clothing, etc.
Food
We will provide a light breakfast on Saturdays that we’re holding Internship in Transformational
Leadership & Teaching. We will make reasonable dietary accommodations provided that corps
members reach out to us in advance and inform us of any dietary restrictions.
Religious Observance Accommodation Policy
Religious holidays are valid reasons to be excused from class. Students who must miss a class
or examination because of a religious holiday must inform the instructor as early in the
semester as possible in order to be excused from class and to make arrangements to make up
any work that is missed.
Statement of Academic Continuity
Syllabus Guidelines
5
Please note that in the event of serious consequences arising from the H1N1 flu pandemic
and/or in other extraordinary circumstances, the School of Education may change the normal
academic schedule and/or make appropriate changes to course structure, format, and delivery.
In the event such changes become necessary, information will be posted on the School of
Education web site.
Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
The following statement must be included on all syllabi exactly as written below:
If you are a student with a documented disability who requires an academic adjustment,
auxiliary aid or other similar accommodations, please contact Jennifer Eddinger in the Disability
Services Office at 410-516-9734 or via email at soe.disabilityservices@jhu.edu.
Statement of Diversity and Inclusion
The following statement must be included on all syllabi exactly as written below:
Johns Hopkins University is a community committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion
in order to achieve and sustain excellence. We believe excellence is best promoted by being a
diverse group of students, faculty, and staff who are committed to creating a climate of mutual
respect that is supportive of one another’s success. Through its curricula and clinical
experiences, the School of Education purposefully supports the University’s goal of diversity,
and, in particular, works toward an ultimate outcome of best serving the needs of all students
in K-12 schools and/or the community. Faculty and candidates are expected to demonstrate a
commitment to diversity as it relates to planning, instruction, management, and assessment.
IDEA Course Evaluation
The following statement must be included on all syllabi exactly as written below:
Please remember to complete the IDEA course evaluation for this course. These evaluations are
an important tool in the School of Education’s ongoing efforts to improve instructional quality
and strengthen its programs. The results of the IDEA course evaluations are kept anonymous—
your instructor will only receive aggregated data and comments for the entire class. Typically,
an email with a link to the online course evaluation form will be sent to your JHU email address
approximately 85% of the way through the course. Thereafter, you will be sent periodic email
reminders until you complete the evaluation. The deadline for completing the evaluation is
normally one week after the last meeting of class. Please remember to activate your JHU email
account and to check it regularly. (Please note that it is the School of Education’s policy to send
all faculty, staff, and student email communications to a JHU email address, rather than to
personal or alternative work email addresses.) If you are unsure how to activate your JHU email
account, if you’re having difficulty accessing the course evaluations or you haven’t received an
email reminder by the day of the last class, or if you have any questions in general about the
IDEA course evaluation process, please contact Rhodri Evans (410-516-0741; idea@jhu.edu).