What is the PDS Conceptual Framework?
How does the PSU Conceptual Framework help organize the internship experience? The Penn State Elementary and Kindergarten Education Conceptual Framework undergirds all of the work required and completed by undergraduate elementary education majors at Penn State. By the end of the internship, the intern must be able to demonstrate competency in each area of the outcomes framework. What are the “blue sheets”? The Conceptual Framework (nicknamed “blue sheets”, as they are reproduced on blue paper making them readily identifiable) appear attached to the course syllabi of all courses offered in the EKED program by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Faculty who teach EKED courses are required to note where the “blue sheets” are located in their course syllabus, discuss how their course is particularly tied to each of the nodes in the conceptual framework, and list the particular EKED outcomes addressed in their course. How do interns and mentors use the blue sheets? As interns com
