INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY
FORT WAYNE – SUMMER II 2009
SYLLABUS for A720, Workshop on Selected Problems in Educational Leadership
I.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a study of selected problems in Educational Leadership. The focus
of the course will be on current issues facing public education. The student will be
assigned a topic to research. Emphasis will be on historical data collection, present
practice, and future solution or resolution of the problem.
II.
TEXTBOOK:
Suggested Reading:
Shaking Up the School House by Phillip Schlechty
The New Meaning of Educational Change by Michael Fullan
Schools That Learn by Senge, Cambron, McCabe, Lucas, Smith, Dutton, & Kleiner
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of The Way by Robert Ramsey
Inventing Better Schools by Phillip Schlechty
Leading Change by John Kotter
III.
LOCATION and TIME:
Indiana University-Purdue University, IPFW campus, Fort Wayne, Indiana
46805-1499, Phone: 260-481-4123. Classes meet from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on
beginning Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ending August 4, 2009. Class meets in Kettler Hall
G22.
IV.
PROFESSOR: Dr. F. Patrick Garvey
Available during normal office hours, Monday through Thursday. Other times by
appointment. Office: room 252 Neff Hall; phone 260-481-4123.
Email: garveyf@ipfw.edu
V.
COURSE GOALS:
This course is designed to provide the student(s) with a practical working
knowledge of current problems/issues facing Public Education. The course will provide
students an opportunity to gain knowledge and practice skills, which will enable them to
develop strategies that can be used in the work environment.
VI.
THE TOPIC:
Totally rethinking how we might provide public education. As you know every state
in the union is facing funding shortages. The cost of public education is the largest
portion of any state’s budget. With tax funds shrinking how might we rethink the
delivery system to educate our students and ourselves?
VII.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
Class meetings will be structured primarily around a problem based format to fully
develop the assigned topic. Very little lecture and audio/visual presentations will be
utilized. Current events related to the topic will be discussed during the class to relate the
academic elements with practical applications. Web based articles from current programs
as well as periodicals and newspapers relevant to the topic are an important source to
update information on the education issues in this course. Student interaction is expected
to provide personal experience information that will lend practicality to the discussions.
VIII.
IPSB STANDARDS:
As the State of Indiana moves to alter its certification/licensing requirements to
move adequately reflect national standards, course objectives and activities are expected
to reflect these changes. This syllabus reflects such a source: the Indiana Professional
Standards Draft Standards for Building Level Administrators (1996).
A school administrator:
1. Promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development,
articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning
that is shared by the school community.
2. Promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and
sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to
student learning and staff professional growth.
3. Ensures the management of the organization, operations, and resources
for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
4. Collaborates with families and community members, responding to
diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community
resources.
5. Acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
6. Understands, responds to, and influences the larger political, social,
economic, legal, and cultural context.
IX.
ASSIGNMENTS and REQUIREMENTS:
The professor will adhere to all University policies pertaining to attendance, make-up
tests, cheating/plagiarism, as well as withdrawal, incompletes and final examinations.
Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to these policies.
As a minimum, all students will be expected to have read and thought about the
information provided in the assigned readings before class commences. This is a
professional, graduate responsibility to the rest of your classmates as well as yourself.
If you have or acquire a disability and would like to receive information concerning
special services and accommodations, contact Services for Students with Disabilities in
WU 118 and 218. (481-6657)
X.
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes, with active participation in class
an important element of study. In the event that circumstances beyond control preclude
attendance of a class or portion of a class, the student should contact the professor to
arrange make-up work or other equivalent effort. In case of cancellation of a class
session, the professor will modify the syllabus to cover the relevant topics. Canceled
classes will not be made up.
XI.
EVALUATION SYSTEM:
Project Research/Participation
Project Presentation
XII.
70%
30%
MATERIALS SUBMITTED:
The professor will retain all materials submitted. Should you desire copies of the
submitted materials, duplicate copies prior to submission. You may be asked to provide
copies for your classmates. The professor reserves the right to modify or change the
course syllabus as needed during the course.
XIII.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
Issues related to student diversity will be addressed in each of the courses in the
Educational Administration Program. This specifically means that issues related to
differences in individuals and groups will be discussed. These include: concerns with the
cultural backgrounds of learners, concerns with multiple learning styles and
competencies of learners, and concerns with the variation in contexts from which
students come and in which schooling occurs. It is our understanding that differences in
contexts result in differences in how parents, educators, and students view the world.
Unless educators understand these differences and create programs that build on these
differences, may be placed at risk of failure simply because of their differences. We
believe that a respectful concern for diversity must be at the heart of every
administrator’s effort to improve “the opportunity to learn” for all students.
It is the intent of the professor to stress diversity issues and their significance in
relationship to school administration.
XIIII.
WRITING CENTER:
Students are encouraged to visit the Writing Center at G35 Kettler. Students may
sign up for an appointment or walk-in for help (priority is given for those with
appointments). The Writing Center staff will not revise, edit, or proofread your paper for
you, but will help you learn how to better revise, edit and proofread your own papers.
TO:
School of Education
Faculty, Staff, and Students
The Program Guide & Unit Assessment System (UAS) for your
graduate program will soon be available only online. To find
it:
1) Click on this address:
http://www.ipfw.edu/educ/students/advising/graduate.shtml,
scroll down the page to find to find your program and its
Program Guide & Unit Assessment System (UAS).
2) Or, go to the SOE website (http://www.ipfw.edu/educ), and
a. click on the dropdown menu for Departments and
Centers, and then
b. click Student Information Center,
c. click Advising Information,
d. click Graduate Programs,
e. scroll down to your program and click on the
Program Guide & Unit Assessment System (UAS).
3) To find assessment forms directly, click on “Forms only”
next to the program’s Program Guide & Unit Assessment
System (UAS). This is currently only available for the
Elementary and Secondary Education programs, but will be
coming soon to Counseling, Educational Leadership, and
Special Education.
Summer 2009