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You must complete 100 hours of required fieldwork before starting a practicum experience, including 15 hours minimum of working with students with disabilities.
By the end of your program, you must select and complete two practicum experiences * in different Library Media Centers, at the elementary and secondary levels. You must work with a Library Media Specialist who has been certified for at least 3 years, and you may not select a site that is in the school district in which you live or work (does not apply to residents of Albany, Buffalo, NYC, Rochester, or Syracuse). A total of 120 work hours on-site must be completed for each practicum experience. For each assignment, the paperwork discussed in the Checklist on page 3, including Proposal , School Media Learning Agreement , Student Evaluation , and Site Supervisor Evaluation must be submitted.
At each practicum site, you must use the School Media Learning Agreement to detail which specific competencies will be targeted by the work assignment. Determine your objectives and the methods you will use to meet these objectives on the School Media Learning Agreement.
Keep a detailed daily journal of activities in which you are involved at the site. Directions for submitting journals are detailed in the syllabus.
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Complete the required 100 hours of fieldwork and submit Completion of Fieldwork in the School Media Forum
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Request Permission to Register for IST 972 from onladvising@syr.edu who will set permission in MySlice for you.
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Register for IST 972 (School Media Practicum). You will be responsible for regular University tuition fees per credit hour.
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Select the Practicum Site and Site Supervisor. Arrange a face-to-face visit with the Site Supervisor at least one week prior to beginning at the practicum site.
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Submit the Proposal Form (s) in the appropriate section in the IST 972 course site.
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Submit the School Media Learning Agreement in the appropriate section in the IST 972 course site, by or before completion of 30 hours at the site.
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Submit your journals on a weekly basis as required by the Faculty Supervisor.
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Contact the Faculty Supervisor to arrange a mid-point evaluation, at approximately 60 hours into the practicum. This evaluation will consist of one of the following: (1) a site visit, during which time you will be observed providing instruction to students, (2) a phone call to your site supervisor, or (3) an email to your site supervisor.
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When the practicum is completed, submit the Student Evaluation Form in the appropriate section in the IST 972 course site.
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Ask your Site Supervisor to mail, email, or fax the Site Supervisor Evaluation Form to the Faculty Supervisor immediately following the end of your practicum.
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