Selected Topics in Education; Career Development and Advising
Credits:1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg
EDUC645
Leading Instructional Improvement
Credits:3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Credit only granted for: EDHI645 or EDUC645.
Formerly: EDHI645.
Development of knowledge and skills in the use of data bases, research findings and models of supervision, to improve instruction in schools.
EDUC670
Learning Communities
Credits:3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Credit only granted for: EDHI670 or EDUC670.
Formerly: EDHI670.
Reviews contemporary research on student and teacher learning and schools as learning organizations. It aims to build students understanding of opportunities and challanges to implementing learning environments in various educational organizations. Readings, cases and assignments emphasize students' understanding of learning theories and their application to various organizational settings.
EDUC705
Education Policy Making and the School Leader
Credits:4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-College of Education.
Credit only granted for: EDUC705 or EDPL663.
Formerly: EDPL663.
Course analyzes educational K-12 policies and their impacts on school systems and the leadership of those systems
EDUC767
Seminar on School District Leadership
Credits:4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-College of Education.
Credit only granted for: EDUC767 or EDHI767.
Formerly: EDHI767.
Examination of theory and research related to school district leadership with focus on improvement sciences. Course uses improvement science model to understand organizational, political, community, instructional problems of practice.
EDUC773
Seminar in School Finance and Resource Management
Credits:4
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Restriction: Must be in the Ed.D. School System Leadership program.
Issues related to financing and resource management in US K-12 public education systems will be investigated including how various levels of government support public education, and the revenue-generating tools they use. A major theme throughout the course will be on how the values and concepts of educational equity drive the distribution of revenue to schools and how to use data to create . a school-level resourcing plan that provides access and opportunities to learning for every student.
EDUC829
(Perm Req)
Doctoral Capstone
Credits:1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
Contact department for information to register for this course.