ELOE School Leadership Fieldwork Strand

ELOE S996 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

Fieldwork, or an internship, is the perfect complement to your academic studies. It gives you work experience, let’s you practice and apply what you’ve learned, develop your leadership skills, extend and enhance your professional network, and gives you a competitive edge in your job search. As a professional school, we offer internship learning just as they do at Harvard’s other professional schools.

• Work closely with a local school principal who will be your mentor
• Bridge theory, practice, and policy
• Learn more about organizations, leadership, and entrepreneurship
• Apply your learning and gain valuable experience and insights
• Explore career paths
• Promote reflection to learn and refine your voice
• Extend and enhance your professional network
• Familiarize yourself with different types of organizations, leadership styles and work sites
• Get individual support from a distinguished leadership coach to support, guide and encourage you in your learning journey

You will complete a 250-hour internship each semester and earn 4 credits for a total of 8 credits. Subject to approval, some or all internship hours may count toward the MA DESE requirements for principal/assistant principal licensure in Massachusetts.

Open only to students in the Education, Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (ELOE) Master’s Program. Students must have three to four years of teaching, school, or other educational experience to enroll in this strand.

Final enrollment is subject to approval of Mary Grassa O’Neill, the lead faculty member.

This course supports ELOE Core Competencies.