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GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet
Course Number/Program Name: EDL 8840: Professional Learning/Educational Leadership
Concentration in the Educational Specialist for Leadership for Learning
Department: Educational Leadership
Degree Title (if applicable): EdS in Leadership for Learning
Proposed Effective Date: January 2010
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Sections to be Completed
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I, II, III
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Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
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GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog
Course Prefix and Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
Prerequisites
Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number : EDL 8840
Course Title: Professional Learning
Prerequisites: Admission to Program
Description (or Proposed Degree Req This module focuses on developing leaders who
can develop, implement, and monitor professional learning programs and activities that
are meaningful and job-embedded, and that provide follow-up support.
III.
Justification
This module is based on the premise that professional learning is most powerful and
sustainable when it is job-embedded, meaningful, and has follow-up. Collaboration and
professional learning communities provide opportunities for teachers and administrators to
engage in exploration of research-based innovations that are linked to improved student
achievement. Reflecting on practice, developing action research projects based on observed
student needs, instructional supervision, and mentoring are all vehicles for supporting
meaningful engagement in professional growth that translates into long term change in
practices (DuFour, Dufour, Eaker, & Karhanek, 2004; Glickman, 2002; Gordon , 2004).
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IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor:
TBA
Text:
Gordon, S. P. (2004). Professional development for school improvement: empowering learning
communities. Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
DuFour, R., Dufour, R., Eaker, R. & Karhanek, G. (2004). What ever it takes: How professional
learning communities respond when kids don’t learn. Bloomington, IN: National
Education Service.
Woolfolk, A. & Hoy, W. K. (2008). Instructional leadership: A research based guide to learning
in schools (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Educational Specialist
Program
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Objectives:
Demonstrate the ability to implement well-planned, context-appropriate professional
development programs based on reflective practice and research on student learning
consistent with the school’s vision and goals.
.Demonstrate ability to use and promote technology and information systems to improve
curriculum & instruction and provide staff assistance needed for improvement.
.Demonstrate the ability to use strategies such as observations, collaborative reflection,
and adult learning strategies to form comprehensive professional growth plans with
teachers and other school personnel focusing on authentic problems and tasks, mentoring,
coaching, conferencing, and other techniques that promote new knowledge and skills in
the workplace.
Demonstrate ability to promote a positive school culture that rewards and recognizes
teaching accomplishments that lead to improved learning for students and that capitalize
on multiple aspects of diversity to meet the learning needs of all students.
Develop and implement personal professional growth plans that reflect commitment to
life-long learning.
Demonstrate ability to facilitate and engage school and district personnel in activities that
use best practices and sound educational research to improve instructional programs and
student learning.
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Instructional Method
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Problem-Based Learning
Proficiency Examination
Cooperative Learning
Document-Based Inquiry
Case Study Analysis
Method of Evaluation
Dispositions Rubric
Activities Rubrics (Holistic and Analytic)
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
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VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
Approval, Effective Term
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
Required prerequisites
Educational Leadership
EDL 8840:
Professional Learning
3 hours
January 2010
Regular
n/a
n/a
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APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee
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