Crosswalk Between
BCPVPA Leadership Standards
and University of Oregon
Core Competencies and
Learning Outcomes
BCPVPA LEADERSHIP DOMAIN AND
STANDARD
Domain 1: Moral Stewardship
Standard 1: Values, Vision, and
Mission
“Principals and vice-principals guide the
development and implementation of shared
values, vision, mission, and goals to support
learning and achievement for all students.”
CORE COMPETENCY AND
LEARNING OUTCOME IN MS Ed
PROGRAM
Core Competency:
Educational Practice and Theoretical
Frameworks
Learning Outcomes:
COURSES ADDRESSED
EDLD 620: Educational
Leadership
EDLD 610: Leading Change
EDLD 644: Learning
“Identify qualities of leadership, including the Organizations
principles and disciplines that strengthen
EDLD 607: Leadership
leadership practices and applications.”
Academies (each term)
“Design a personal philosophy of
educational leadership directly linking the
student to their field of practice.”
Domain 2: Instructional Leadership
Standard 2: Leadership for learning
“Principals and vice-principals foster quality
teaching and learning opportunities to
support student learning and achievement.”
Core Competency:
Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills
Learning Outcomes:
“Develop professional inquiry and writing
skills on a topic of instruction or leadership
significance.”
EDLD 610: Class Assessment
EDLD 610: Information
Technology
EDLD 681: Program Evaluation
I, P, or M
Domain 2: Instructional Leadership
Standard 3: Supervision for Learning
“Principals and vice-principals create a
system and structures for effective
supervision focused on instructional and
assessment practices that maximize student
learning and achievement.”
Domain 2: Instructional Leadership
Standard 4: Curriculum, Instruction
and Assessment
“Principals and vice-principals are
knowledgeable and provide guidance
regarding current curricula, instructional and
assessment practices and their impact on
student learning and achievement.”
Core Competency:
Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills
Learning Outcomes:
EDLD 610: Class Assessment
EDLD 610: Information
Technology
EDLD 681: Program Evaluation
“Evaluate the effectiveness of current
technology tools, assessment systems, and
instructional practices within the student’s
community of practice.”
Core Competency:
Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills
Learning Outcomes:
EDLD 610: Class Assessment
EDLD 610: Information
Technology
EDLD 681: Program Evaluation
“Evaluate the effectiveness of current
technology tools, assessment systems, and
instructional practices within the student’s
community of practice.”
Core Competency:
Educational Research and
Methodological Skills
Learning Outcomes:
EDUC 611: Social Science
Research Methods
EDLD 646: Action Research
“Locate and evaluate different sources of
technical information in education to develop EDLD 685: Masters Project
an empirical framework and argument.”
EDLD 659: Professional Writing
Domain 3: Organizational Capacity
Standard 5: Learning Culture and
Climate
“Principals and vice-principals develop and
sustain a culture and climate to support
student and adult learning.”
Core Competency:
Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills
Learning Outcomes:
“Examine the dynamics and patterns of
decision-making and change in instruction
and leadership, including the differences
between technical/incremental and adaptive
change.”
EDLD 620 Educational
Leadership*
EDLD 610 Leading Change*
EDLD 644 Learning
Organizations*
EDLD 607 Leadership
Academies (each term)*
*please see note below
Domain 3: Organizational Capacity
Standard 6: Community Building
“Principals and vice-principals build positive
and effective interdependencies between
the school, families and the larger
community.”
Domain 3: Organizational Capacity
Standard 7: Systems Thinking and
Planning
“Principals and vice-principals incorporate
systems thinking to strategically plan and
manage for student learning and
achievement.”
Core Competency:
Educational Practice and Theoretical
Frameworks
Learning Outcomes:
“Develop an understanding of educational
policy, and its relationship to leadership
practices.”
Core Competency:
Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills
Learning Outcomes:
“Examine the dynamics and patterns of
decision-making and change in instruction
and leadership, including the differences
between technical/incremental and adaptive
change.”
Core Competency:
Educational Practice and Theoretical
Frameworks
Learning Outcomes:
“Develop an understanding of educational
policy, and its relationship to leadership
practices.”
“Compare past, current, and emergent
literature relevant to leadership in general
and educational leadership specifically.”
Domain 4: Relationships
Standard 8: Intrapersonal Capacity
“Principals and vice-principals demonstrate
self-knowledge and personal qualities that
support positive relationships and build
cultures of integrity.”
EDLD 620: Educational
Leadership
EDLD 610: Leading Change
EDLD 644: Learning
Organizations
EDLD 607: Leadership
Academies (each term)
EDLD 610: Class Assessment
EDLD 610: Information
Technology
EDLD 681: Program Evaluation
Core Competency:
Educational Practice and Theoretical
Frameworks
Learning Outcomes:
EDLD 620 Educational
Leadership
EDLD 610 Leading Change
EDLD 644 Learning
Organizations
EDLD 607 Leadership
Academies (each term)
EDLD 620: Educational
Leadership
EDLD 610: Leading Change
EDLD 644: Learning
“Identify qualities of leadership, including the Organizations
principles and disciplines that strengthen
EDLD 607: Leadership
leadership practices and applications.”
Academies (each term)
“Design a personal philosophy of
educational leadership directly linking the
student to their field of practice.”
Domain 4: Relationships
Standard 8: Interpersonal Capacity
“Principals and vice-principals build and
support positive and effective working
relationships within the school and
community.”
Core Competency:
Educational Practice and Theoretical
Frameworks
Learning Outcomes:
EDLD 620: Educational
Leadership
EDLD 610: Leading Change
EDLD 644: Learning
“Identify qualities of leadership, including the Organizations
principles and disciplines that strengthen
EDLD 607: Leadership
leadership practices and applications.”
Academies (each term)
“Design a personal philosophy of
educational leadership directly linking the
student to their field of practice.”
CORE COMPETENCIES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES THAT DO NOT ALIGN DIRECTLY
WITH BC LEADERSHIP STANDARDS:
Core Competency: Educational Research and Methodological Skills
Learning Outcomes:
Identify key components of empirically based educational research designs.
Outline the steps of conducting research, including definition of the research question, selection of measures, data collection, data analysis,
treatment and control, and threats to validity.
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research approaches, with an emphasis on determining the
validity, reliability, and generalizability of specific educational studies.
Core Competency: Instructional Leadership and Analytical Skills:
Learning Outcomes:
Characterize major historical developments in Canadian education, and critically analyze the continuing influence and relevance of those historical
developments on contemporary educational thought and practice.
* Please note that the courses mentioned are aligned with the Core Competency area Instructional Leadership and
Analytical Skills, but also cross over into the Educational Practice and Theoretical Frameworks area as well. As such
there is an overlap between the areas. The courses EDLD 620 Educational Leadership, EDLD 610 Leading Change,
EDLD 644 Learning Organizations, EDLD 607 Leadership Academies align directly with the learning outcome
“examine the dynamics and patterns of decision-making and change in instruction and leadership, including the
differences between technical/incremental and adaptive change.”