Generating critical reflection in the members of the educational community, regarding the daily practice of the internship, for the purpose of improvement, requires experiential experiences of observation and interaction in new settings. Based on the objective, the investigation entitled “The internship to improve educational management” was carried out, with the directive, teaching and administrative staff of the Institution. The research corresponds to the qualitative approach, in its participatory action research modality, with a population of 48 people and the census sample. The techniques used are: observation and survey; the field diary and the questionnaire were used as instruments. The results of the research show that the internship constitutes an adequate strategy of continuous training, to promote changes of improvement in the conception and practice of educational management and teaching performance; based on observation, critical reflection and self-established improvement proposal; In addition, it contributes to better communication, organization, collaboration, teamwork, appreciation of humane treatment, mutual respect and attention.