| EDN
579 Instructional Leadership in Secondary Schools |
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Instructor: Dr.Gill |
Introduction
Students earning the M.Ed. in Secondary Education must complete a
culminating
product/portfolio as part of EDN 579: Instructional Leadership in Secondary
Schools. The portfolio should provide evidence that students 1) have synthesized
the learning from
graduate courses, and 2) are able to demonstrate proficiency in meeting
professional
standards such as INTASC, National Board Certification, or the national
standards of other learned societies.
Course Description
Facilitates the development of instructional leadership skills and professional
documentation of scholarly teaching by providing expectations and assignments
promoting development of leadership skills and preparation and defense
of professional documentation and portfolio products.
Course Goals
The overall course goals include development of instructional leadership
skills, and professional documentation of excellent teaching. This course
facilitates the development of both goals through expectations and assignments.
This seminar approach facilitates each student's development of leadership
skills and preparation and defense of portfolio products that could contribute
to that student's efforts to seek National Board Certification. Students
who complete the course successfully will be able to:
1. Identify and articulate concepts of instructional leadership and professional
practice.
2. Demonstrate instructional leadership skills.
Required materials
There is no textbook
for the course. A collection of readings will be made available
to students at the start of the course. Additional required journal articles
related to course goals, excerpts from books and other sources of professional
interest, will be identified as assignments are made throughout the course.
Online of Electronic
Materials
1. Readings
2. Schedule
3. Assignments
Attendance and Assignment Submission:
Regular class attendance and participation are required. If you are unable
to attend a class, inform the professor ahead of time.
More than one unexcused absence is considered excessive and may result
in the final grade being reduced by one letter grade. Assignments are
due on the date specified in the syllabus. Points may be deducted for
assignments handed in more than one week late. Specific instructions for
assignments will be given in class.
Assessment:
The final course grade will be based on the percent of the total points
accrued out of 300
possible points (A = 90 100%, B = 80 89%, C = 70 79%, D = 60 69%, F <
60%).
- Leadership Project 100
- Journal Entries and Reflective Statements 100
- Portfolio based on WSE requirements
for M.Ed. 100
Communication
You can almost always reach me via email at gilld@uncw.edu. If you would
like to talk or have an urgent matter, please feel free to stop by my
office during office hours or at other times.