INED 8315 - Supervision, Mentoring and Collegial Coaching in Special Education

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Inclusive Education/ESOL Ed.D. Program.
This course assists aspiring supervisors in developing skills in distributed leadership, particularly in terms of effectively providing support, guidance and feedback to teachers, paraprofessionals and related services practitioners in their respective areas of expertise. Competencies are couched in effective collaboration, communication and collegial coaching aimed at increasing the outcomes for students with disabilities. This course ultimately prepares supervisors with the strategies to assist teachers in reaching the level of master teacher, one who routinely implements validated practices and engages in on-going professional development through classroom-based action research. (For those who are otherwise qualified, successful completion of this course may lead to an endorsement as special education administrator.)