Gifted Education Internship

Gifted Education Internship is the culmination of course work to qualify for the TAG endorsement. This internship focuses on application of best practices related to the field of gifted education. Participants will take part in 20 hours of learning and leadership experiences in multiple educational settings, supervised cooperatively by the university internship supervisor and/or an approved mentor in the field of gifted education. A minimum of 10 of the required 20 hours must be outside of participant's current grade level endorsement area. Participants will showcase their knowledge and skills acquired through their previous three required courses and the on-site clinical experiences in the internship. Internship opportunities include any administration, supervision or teaching opportunities that are components for either Iowa Code for gifted and talented programming or Gifted Education Standards from the National Association of Gifted Children. Candidates will reflect upon a minimum of 10 varied experiences. Upon completion of the internship candidates will have completed documentation showing understanding and application of each of the NAGC Gifted Education Standards and share their compilation of learning through a 20 minute presentation similar to Viterbo University's capstone presentations. Restricted to students admitted to the Iowa talented and gifted graduate program.