XEL 610 - Ed. Leader & The Princ:Theory & Pract

Institution:

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Educational Leadership

Description:

This course, an introduction to school administration leadership theory and practice, is designed to acquaint the aspiring administrator with issues and trends that are likely to shape tomorrow's schools and exhibit how these issues and trends affect the practice of school administration. This course focuses on the 21st century role of the principal as instructional leader with emphasis on the SCHOOL VISION, while incorporating data-driven decision-making as an essential best practice to facilitate effective school operations that impact students' success. The research-based foundation of this course is an historical and current myriad of perspectives on leadership- theory and practice(s). The course of study includes fieldwork, i.e., action research-based projects, case studies, and a problem-based learning final project, as well as written and verbal presentations (Critique/Reflection-on-Practice essays), that encompass class participants' analyses of schools /students' performance data to inform instruction as an extension of the creation of a culture of teaching and learning with an emphasis on school-based students' academic achievement. Course participants will be required to do a minimum of 36 hours in a school-based FIELD EXPERIENCE. This course of study is embedded in the Framework and Guidelines for Principal Preparation Programs, i.e., PILS- Pennsylvania Instructional Leadership Standards. The PDE PILS core standards, corollary standards, and related competencies, along with a focus on special needs students and issues of diversity serve as the underpinnings of the course. Pre-Requisite: None (Formerly:XEL506 - Intro to Educational Leadership: Theory & Practice - 3 crd hours; and XEL606- The Principalship I - 3 crd hours)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cheyney.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 399-2275

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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