Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDL 8740:Professional Learning

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.S. in Leadership for Learning program.
Because 21st century educators must constantly adapt to changing school populations, it is essential that professional growth and development for school leaders evolve from proven best practices and course content that has been enhanced with research based materials. In this course, candidates will satisfy dynamic and meaningful objectives through demonstration of their ability to design and implement professional development programs for faculty and staff. Professional development and professional growth plans will focus on leading, teaching and learning, and solving authentic problems with insightful and results-driven agendas. Assignments with demonstrated connectivity to existent avenues for professional growth are a key component of the course. Deeper understanding of underlying structures that serve as barriers to improving student and teacher success will be identified and targeted for project based inquiry. This course is non-performance based.



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