EDL 9884 - Emerging Trends in Instructional Leadership, Curriculum, and Evaluation

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Doctoral program in Leadership for Learning
This course explores different strategies for bringing about change leading to curriculum, institutional improvement, evaluation, and reform. The focus is on guiding doctoral candidates toward understanding trends with an emphasis on curriculum, instructional methods, and effective assessments. Candidates will engage in research that identifies political, ethical, and societal changes that impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Special attention is given to the educational leader’s role in building a strong, collaborative culture and increasing system’s capactiy to change. This course includes a performance-based field experience.