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How long to you have to complete the 90 hours, and what the
requirements - i.e. one big ongoing project, or an hour here
and an hour there, or (most likely) something in between? For
the program I did several years ago, we had to do a series of
20-hour projects.

Anyway, ideas which may or may not fit your needs... filling
in when an admin is out, as has been mentioned... lead a
committee or after-school program or other project... take the
lead in a change your school is undergoing... be a testing
coordinator... take a leadership role in writing/revising a
school plan such as budget, emergency preparedness, parent
involvement, etc... after-school sports supervision at the
high school if that's feasible (perhaps not since you
mentioned elementary/middle school, but it's good way to
accumulate lots of hours outside the school day!)... conduct a
needs assessment survey (staff, students, and/or parents) and
analyze the results to identify needs and formulate a way to
address them... etc.

On 9/22/13, Busy intern AND teacher in Florida! wrote:

> I'm currently teaching 8th grade language arts while taking

> my last two courses for administrative certification. One

> of these courses is the internship, and I've chosen an

> approach that incorporates both elementary and middle

> school experiences.

>

> The challenge is finding the time to complete the required

> 90 hours of experiences while teaching full-time. I have a

> few colleagues who have done this while working in an

> administrative position, such as a dean or even as a CRT.

> They reported few issues due to the nature of their jobs.

>

> I'm trying to avoid taking personal days, but I'm not sure

> how I'll be able to complete the hours without taking time

> off. I did not do this over the summer because I wanted to

> have the chance to work with a principal while school was

> in session.

>

> I would appreciate any suggestions for tasks that could be

> completed outside of school. I'm looking at planning a

> brief inservice of some kind, doing some data analysis at

> home, and so forth.

>

> I would also like to hear any suggestions regarding

> experiences you feel are absolutely essential for the

> internship. I will be taking some personal days next month.

>

> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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