Teacher Education Collaborative Partial Internship Program (TE)

Introduction

School and district administrators report that graduates of the TE Collaborative are typically 1-2 years ahead in their teaching ability compared to their new teacher peers. The reason…?

The TE Collaborative Partial Internship Option is a K-6 credential program conducted as a close partnership between San José State University and several school districts in our service area. This option focuses on providing candidates with a realistic full year experience in a school classroom. We emphasize a strong, continuous link between the theory provided in coursework and practice provided in the year-long field assignment.

The TE Collaborative is an accelerated program in which candidates are able to complete all requirements for the Preliminary Teaching Credential in one year plus two summers (see schedule in brochure). Teacher candidates work in a classroom right along side an excellent classroom teacher (Faculty Associate) three full days each week, starting at the beginning of the school year. So, our candidates get to experience how the classroom, curriculum, and students develop over the course of an entire academic year and develop a strong working relationship with both the teacher and the children.

We believe it takes a community to develop an outstanding teacher. So, candidates participate as part of a cohort group that becomes a supportive learning community. Friends and colleagues are made that last a lifetime. University faculty work closely with both the schools and each other to insure that candidates have every opportunity to grow and succeed in their chosen profession.

Intern teachers typically receive substitute pay for one of their field days as they are provided the opportunity to “fly solo” while their Faculty Associate leaves the classroom to help other new teachers.

What Makes This Program Unique?

• Be on the district’s fast track for obtaining a first year teaching position in one of our participating districts.
• Work closely with a highly experienced & carefully selected mentor teacher from the first to the last day of school.
• Earn your preliminary Multiple Subject teaching credential in just one year (two semesters plus summer sessions).
• Experience a tightly woven field/course connection throughout the program.
• Participate in program as part of a cohort group, developing a long-lasting community of supportive colleagues and friends.

Application Process

1. ATTEND A GROUP ADVISEMENT SESSION: These orientation sessions, held twice a month, are required of all students who wish to enroll Multiple Subject Credential Program. For information regarding upcoming sessions, please call 408-924-3771 or click here for a schedule. If you live outside the Bay Area, please study the Advisement Guide for program requirements, and admission information; then contact the Director of Admissions and Advisng at bill.goodrich@sjsu.edu.
2. APPLY TO THE MULIPLE SUBJECTS TEACHING CREDENTIAL PROGRAM: Follow the general application process for admission to the credential program through the Department of Elementary Education. On the application form, indicate your interest in the TE Internship Program. Your initial meeting with the Director of Admissions in the Elementary Education Department will help you determine if the TE Internship Program is right for you. Your file will then be forwarded to the internship program coordinator and you will be contacted for an interview.

Intern Selection Process

1. Paper screening of all applications will be done by the university and credential program admissions advisor.
2. First interview for candidates who pass paper screening will be done by the internship program coordinator.
3. Second interview for candidates invited into the program will be done jointly by the internship program coordinator and district representative.

NOTE: Candidates accepted to the internship program who are not successful in getting a teaching position will be automatically transferred into the flexible credential program.

Program Course Schedule

Participating School Districts

Campbell Union School District
Oak Grove School District
Santa Clara Unified School District
Union School District

Contact Information

Nancy Markowitz
Program Coordinator
nmarko49@gmail.com

Brenda Fikes
Program Co-coordinator
bfikes@email.sjsu.edu

Ha Thai
Administrative Assistant
htai6@email.sjsu.edu
408-924-3643