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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines significant theories of student motivation in the classroom, classroom management, and the connections therein. Teachers create a program to address classroom management within their own classroom and techniques for sharing their understanding with other teachers.
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3.00 Credits
Research is the foundation for the improvement of teaching and learning in the classroom. This course examines two valuable classroom research tools, action research and the case study. Teachers will research a classroom issue relevant to increasing student learning. Course requirements include conducting the research and preparing a presentation to report potentially their findings at a state, regional, or national conference on educational research.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops reflective practices that assist students to explore both professional and personal growth that has occurred throughout the masters program. Students will learn organizational tools that will help formalize their working portfolios to a final presentation portfolio that reflects self-directed learning. Goal setting will be fostered to assist life-long learning. This course should be the final course taken for the master's degree.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the overarching context for the entire certificate curriculum in educational leadership. Participants consider theories and practices relating to effective leadership in educational settings. Topics include team building, diagnosing the work environment, decision- making, problem solving, and strategic planning and human development. Students will reflect on their own leadership, observe and analyze other leaders, and explore how the theories and practices relate to the Interstate School Leaders Licenses Consortium (ISLLC) standards for leaders.
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3.00 Credits
In today's complex society, educational administrators must possess a working knowledge of federal and state statutory and case law impacting education. This course will provide a foundation of the legal underpinnings of the American education system and how the "law" has had an effect on schools. Specific legal principles relating to church/state issues, tort liability, teachers' responsibilities, students' rights, and administrative concerns such as contracts and collective bargaining will be covered. Students will be required to apply these legal principles to analyze actual case scenarios. Assignments will be included to acquaint students to their state's laws that will affect them as future educational leaders.
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3.00 Credits
Regardless of how beneficial a desired change may seem, new initiatives are often difficult to implement. Each educational setting has its own culture, and innovations and changes that are incompatible with the prevailing climate may elicit resistance and hostility. The course examines change theory; studies case histories of successful and not so successful change efforts; and reviews change strategies to equip students with skills for introducing effective reforms.
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3.00 Credits
Supervision and evaluation strategies need to support teachers' growth into strong, competent professionals. This course examines requirements of educational leaders engaged in supervising and evaluating educational personnel and explores new directions and procedures currently under development. Emphasis is given to understanding the theory behind the practice, strengths and weakness of varying methods, and hands-on applications. Drawing on knowledge of developmental stages and multiple styles of learning and teaching, participants consider such practices as peer evaluations, self-evaluations, portfolios, and mentoring.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves a one-week on-campus summer seminar in which a cohort group explores leadership styles focusing on ethical decision-making. Readings and writing assignments will be required prior to the seminar, and a follow-up research paper will be submitted within one month of the seminar week.
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3.00 Credits
An effective educational leader promotes the success of all students by communicating the learning community's vision, policies, and successes to staff, students, parents, community, decision makers, legislators and media. The leader understands, responds to, and influences the systems that support the educational process. Developing and maintaining partnerships and forging relationships with multiple constituent groups, understanding emerging issues and educational trends and communicating them effectively to stakeholders are all essential leadership competencies. The effective leader plans public relations and communications strategies that build broad support and public ownership for the educational mission that is articulated. This course provides opportunity for self-assessment in developing a communications plan and an understanding of skills and strategies necessary for communicating in ways that positively impact the education of students.
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3.00 Credits
School leaders must also be "lead teachers". To effectively instill motivation and creativity in teachers, participants learn current models for curriculum design to ensure that instructional materials meet appropriate for content and learning goals in which also address students' diverse needs, abilities and experiences. Learning theories and styles are included, as are topics relating to curriculum theory and assessment.
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