TACA'S INTERN OF THE YEAR

COMPETITION ELEGIBILITY

• To be eligible, the nominating program must be an active member of TACA. 

• At the time of nomination, the Intern of the Year applicant must meet these requirements:

  • Be currently enrolled, in good standing, in a TACA-member alternative certification program and employed on an Initial Certificate, OR

  • Have completed a TACA-member alternative certification program within the last year and be currently employed as a teacher, AND

  • Have been nominated by a TACA-member alternative certification program, AND
    
     

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• Complete ALL required materials by April 15, 2019, by the ACP entity nominating the intern.  

VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

• The intern must provide no more than a 10-minute (mp4) video of the intern teaching in their classroom. The video should be observable teaching demonstrating the following five domains:

  • Student Interaction 

  • Learner-Centered Instruction

  • Evaluation and Feedback 

  • Student Management - discipline, instruction, strategy, time, material 

  • Use of Technology

• You must upload the video into the folder linked in the email sent immediately to the nominator following the nomination of the candidate.  Please check your SPAM mail if did not receive the reply email within 10 minutes, otherwise reach out to vicepresident@texastaca.org.  Refer to the Submission Procedures document for additional directions.

RATIONALE FOR VIDEO

The rationale should provide some insight for the evaluator and give framework for the lesson presented in the video. The intern will write a one-page paper, based upon the lesson plan, regarding the reason behind teaching this specific lesson, what events have led to the specific teaching style and tools used in the video, and the expected goals for student learning.

*To address the issue of comparable amount of space allotted for each submission, all written materials are to be double-space using 11 or 12 sized Times New Roman or Calibri font. 

LESSON PLAN

The intern will supply the lesson plan used for the lesson taught in the video. The lesson must align to TEKS.  In the lesson plan, please note the use of any technologies that would have been incorporated in the teaching but were not available through the district.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS

The intern must supply three mandatory letters of recommendation ON LETTERHEAD with Contact Information, one from each of the following:

• Principal

• Campus mentor

• ACP Director

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Letters should be one page and MUST include:  

• A strong and clear endorsement of the intern’s teaching skills,

• Information related to classroom performance,

• Contributions to and participation in school or district committees,

• Evidence of cooperative working relationships with parents, peers and community; and

• Unique contributions to the school and evidence of leadership responsibilities  

LETTER FROM INTERN

The letter should be two pages in length and MUST include:  

• The intern’s name, email address, contact phone number, and mailing address,

• Why the intern selected teaching as a profession,

• Why the intern selected an alternative route to certification,

• Why the intern believes alternative certification is important and valuable,

• Any awards or recognition received during internship, 

• Any professional growth beyond the required internship training

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You must upload the written materials into the folder linked in the email sent immediately to the nominator following the nomination of the candidate.  Please check your SPAM mail if did not receive the reply email within 10 minutes, otherwise reach out to vicepresident@texastaca.org.