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Leadership in
Educational Organizations
EDU 603
Leadership should be born
out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by
it.
Marian Anderson
Class Meetings: August
23, September 6 & 20 & October 6 in WAB 115
Credit Hours:
3 Graduate Credit Hours
Instructor:
Office: WAB 260
Office Hours: By appointment
Office Phone: 402.399.2432
E-Mail:
mschulz@csm.edu
(preferred communication)
Class Materials/Resources
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Woolfolk Hoy, A. & Hoy,
W., 2003. Instructional Leadership: A Learning-Centered Guide.
Boston: A B Longman.
Educational Leadership September 2007 Teachers as Leaders
http://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/ You must sign up for daily
online SmartBrief.
American
Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association (5thed.).
Washington, DC: Author .
Recommend: Membership in ASCD
http://ascd.org
Students will also be
required to explore readings/research independently as appropriate
for specified learner population and learning objectives.
Prerequisites: Graduate level
standing
Student Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Recognize that all actions and decisions must lead to quality
learning for all students.
Support visions and missions that assure learning.
Become aware of laws governing all aspects and all levels of
education.
Describe theories of educational leadership.
Cite research on leadership of educational organizations.
Cite research on instructional leadership.
Write a personal philosophy of educational leadership.
Describe leadership roles and opportunities of educators.
Create a plan for educational leadership in your career.
Develop a research-based leadership projects, portfolio and
presentation.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance at scheduled classes and designated, individually arranged
appointments with graduate faculty are expected. Virtual meetings are
acceptable if prior arrangements are made. One student developed
learning activity will be provided to the selected learner population at
a pre-determined time. Timelines throughout the semester are to be met.
Inability to meet with faculty or to meet timelines will affect the
final grade .
Student Evaluation and Grading
Students will be evaluated on synthesis of information in a
professional and scholarly manner for a written paper and classroom
presentation/demonstration of each of the following topics:
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REQUIREMENTS |
GRADING |
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Leadership Portfolio 400
Educational Presentation 200
Discussion Board 200
Personal Leadership Statement 100
Class
Participation 100_
Total
Points 1000 |
100-93% A
92-85 B
84-77 C
76-70 D
< 69 F |
Professional Leadership Portfolio
At the end of chapters 2 through 8 in the text you will find
suggestions for projects to post to your professional leadership
portfolio. You will choose one of project for each chapter, to develop
for your portfolio. Students will incorporate evidence-based teaching
and learning theories and concepts in a format demonstrating synthesis
of the literature. You are encouraged to produce work that is suitable
for submission for publication.
Presentations
You will prepare one of your portfolio projects for a targeted
audience and deliver as a class presentation on October 6th.
The presentation should use appropriate teaching strategies, technology,
citations and proper acknowledgement of sources. You are expected to
model professional, educational behaviors to stimulate critical
thinking, scholarly inquiry and enhance learner outcomes.
Discussion Board
Many of the course concepts are developed using the discussion board.
You are expected to check the discussion board regularly (a minimum of
three times a week) to check for new postings and to respond to posts of
others throughout the term. You are required to interact three
different times during the week, reading and posting during each visit
to the discussion board.
The discussion board’s most important purpose is to exchange ideas
with other participants; including responses to questions posted by the
instructor, discussion of readings, sharing information and resources
with classmates, and asking questions or responding to problems posted
by classmates.
APA Requirements:
Use of APA format for all assignments and materials for
presentations.
Policy for Academic Honesty
Academic dishonesty is a serious offense. It is a form of theft and
will be treated as such. In keeping with its mission, College of Saint
Mary seeks to prepare its students to be knowledgeable, forthright and
honest. It expects academic honesty from all its members. Academic
honesty includes adherence to guidelines established by the instructor
in a given course and prohibits, among other things, plagiarism,
cheating, tampering with the work of other students or knowingly
furnishing false information.
Plagiarism is the representation of another person’s words or ideas
as if they were one’s own. Examples of plagiarism include submitting a
paper in one’s own name that was written by someone else, including in a
paper sentences or ideas taken from a source without giving credit to
that source. Cheating is giving or receiving information or using
materials in exams, assignments, and projects when it is not allowed.
Examples of cheating include copying from another person during an exam,
and submitting a laboratory or practicum report based on data not
obtained by the student in the manner indicated by the instructor.
Collusion is working together with another person in the preparation of
work that the instructor expects to be accomplished by the student
alone.
The following procedure will be followed upon discovery of academic
dishonesty:
Penalties for academic dishonesty will be imposed by the
instructor and may include a grade of "F" on the work in
question or for the entire course.
The instructor will fill out the Academic Dishonesty Form and
send a copy to the student and to the student’s advisor for
inclusion in the student’s file.
Upon receipt of one or more Academic Dishonesty Form for the
same student, the Registrar shall report the violation(s) to the
Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for
Academic Affairs may expel a student for repeated instances of
academic dishonesty or upon the recommendation of the student’s
program director.
A student penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal a
judgment the student believes to be in error. In making this appeal, the
student should follow the steps outlined in the Academic Appeals Board
procedure. A copy of this procedure may be obtained from the Office of
the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Technology Requirements
Electronic submission of
designated assignments as an email attachment is expected. Students are
expected to be able to utilize email, Inspiration, Microsoft Word,
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft FrontPage and Microsoft Excel programs.
Significant work for each graduate course is to be posted to your
digital portfolio.
Special Accommodations
If you have a certifiable learning or physical disability and require
special accommodations, please call and make an appointment with the
Achievement Center ADA office at 399-2366. Considerable lead-time is
required for accommodations, so it is important that your request is
received in the Achievement Center ADA office as early in the semester
as possible. Please note: your request will be handled confidentially.
Declaration of Open Discourse
In the spirit of intellectual inquiry, College of Saint Mary is
committed to the exchange of diverse ideas and viewpoints. In this
environment, honest discourse is valued; demeaning remarks are not
tolerated. Each member of the campus community is encouraged to:
Recognize the basis of her or his own assumptions and
perspectives,
Acknowledge the assumptions and perspectives of others,
Promote understanding and respectful dissent.
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