EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP and TEACHER EDUCATION
Urban Teacher Leadership Option
MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
 Explore leadership in general and teacher leadership in particular including evaluation of personal leadership
knowledge, skills, dispositions and style
 Develop leadership skills to support teaching and learning for equity and high achievement for all students.
 Develop systems thinking and strategic approaches for teacher leaders to help create a learning community that
demonstrates ethical, caring and reflective practice.
2. ASSESSMENT METHODS
 Repeated self evaluations using portions of the Department of Educational Leadership’s Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership Rubric
 On-going analyses of case studies about the role and practices of teachers leading efforts related to
improvement of curriculum, instruction and staff development including development of case study from
practice and analysis of work site
 Running records of leadership in site based inquiry projects
 Oral/written reflections and interpretations of recent, related literature and research
3. Initial Course
EDLD 6000 Introduction to Leadership
Assessments-- Reflection using department Bold, Socially Responsible Leadership Rubric, Case studies
4. Identification of exit level course (capstone, thesis, culminating experience, etc.) where assessment of learning
outcomes will occur.
EDLD 6908 Graduate Synthesis
Assessments-- Written reflection on leadership addressing teaching and learning for equity and high achievement;
Group product synthesizing a year –long, school based inquiry; presentation of inquiry process, product and
leadership reflection to outside audience (e.g., faculty, local school administrators, etc.)
Master’s in Educational Leadership
Learning Objectives
Explore leadership in general
and teacher leadership in
particular including evaluation of
personal leadership knowledge,
skills, dispositions and style
Develop leadership skills to
support teaching and learning
for equity and high achievement
for all students.
Assessment Methods
 Repeated self evaluations
using Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership
Rubric
 On-going analyses of case
studies including
development of case study
from practice
 Oral/written reflections and
interpretations of recent,
related literature and
research
 Repeated self evaluations
using Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership
Rubric
 On-going analyses of case
studies about the role and
practices of teachers
leading efforts in
curriculum, instruction and
staff development.
 Oral/written reflections and
interpretations of recent,
related literature and
research
Initial Course
EDLD 6000 Introduction to
Leadership
Assessments-- Reflection using
department Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership Rubric,
Case studies
Exit Level Course (Capstone)
EDLD 6908 Graduate Synthesis
Assessments--Product
synthesizing a year -long inquiry
into a school issue; presentation
of product and leadership
reflection to outside audience
(e.g., faculty, local school
administrators, etc.)
EDLD 6000 Introduction to
Leadership
Assessments-- Reflection using
department Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership Rubric
Case studies.
EDLD 6908 Graduate Synthesis
Assessments—Written
reflection on leadership
addressing teaching and learning
for equity and high achievement;
Presentation of leadership
reflection to audience (e.g.,
faculty, local school
administrators, etc.)
Learning Objectives
Develop systems thinking and
strategic approaches for
teacher leaders to help create a
learning community that
demonstrates ethical, caring and
reflective practice.
Assessment Methods
 Repeated self evaluations
using Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership
Rubric
 On-going analyses of case
studies including analysis of
work site
 Running records of
leadership in site based
inquiry projects
 Oral/written reflections and
interpretations of recent,
related literature and
research
Initial Course
EDLD 6000 Introduction to
Leadership
Assessments--Reflection using
department Bold, Socially
Responsible Leadership Rubric
Exit Level Course (Capstone)
EDLD 6908 Graduate Synthesis
Assessments—Group product
synthesizing a year-long, school
based inquiry into a school issue;
presentation of inquiry process,
product and recommendations to
audience (e.g., faculty, local
school administrators, etc.)