EDLD 7535 - Using Data in Leadership

Institution:

Georgia Southern University

Subject:

EDLD Educational Leadership

Description:

This course provides educational leaders with knowledge, skills, and application of data in the school improvement process. The 21st century accountability-driven, educational environment requires that educational leaders make conscious and informed adaptation of their practices to build meaningful educational practices to impact student outcomes. Among key competencies that educational leaders need to successfully harness, manage and implement educational change efforts leading to student outcomes is through the use of educational data. This course builds such competencies by equipping candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to identify, navigate, discuss, explain, analyze, interpret, and communicate school, district, state, and national educational databases appropriate in school development and improvement processes. Major topics to be covered, among others, include: accountability and leadership dilemmas in using data in leadership for learning; skills and strategies for building school and classroom data to engage and lead data analysis team; using data to identify trends in educational outcomes of students from disadvantaged background; integrating local, state and national data in school improvement process; and summarizing, reporting and communicating educational data with major partners and stakeholders. This course is aligned to the Georgia Board of Regents Principles, Assessment and Data Analysis, and ELCC Standards.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.georgiasouthern.edu

Phone Number:

(912) 478-5391

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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