The American Council on Education (ACE)

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a nationally recognized major coordinating body for post-secondary education. The ACE is a nonprofit membership organization composed of national and regional education associations and 1,600 institutions of higher education.

NJ-L2L course transcripts for ACE credit recommendations are available through Thomas Edison State College and may be presented to any higher education institution nationwide by candidates for acceptance of credit toward degree programs. The higher education institution has the final word on the number of credits it will accept and tuition costs or waivers for accepted credits. ACE transcripts may also be used where district policies/bargaining agreements require graduate credit for tuition reimbursement and/or advancement on the salary guide. Again, school districts have the final word in these areas.

NJ-L2L residents who have successfully completed the courses associated with the program modules listed below can request an ACE transcript by accessing the Online Transcript System at https://www.acenet.edu/transcripts/ or by contacting ACE directly at the College Credit Recommendation Services at 202-939-9434 or 202-939-9470.

COURSE
NUMBER / NJ-L2L
COURSE/MODULE TITLE / HOURS / AMERICAN COUNCIL ON
EDUCATION (ACE)
COURSE TITLE / ACE
GRADUATE
CREDITS
EDL 009 / Enhancing School Leadership Practice: Guided Inquiry and Residency
(NJ-L2L yr 1) / 105 / Residency for School Leaders / 4
EDL 010 / Data-Driven School Improvement: Guided Inquiry and Action Research (NJ-L2L yr 2) / 105 / Applied Educational Research / 4


ACE Course Titles and Descriptions

Enhancing School Leadership Practice: Guided Inquiry and Residency

RESIDENCY FOR SCHOOL LEADERS- (4 Graduate Credits)

Student will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required by the state for Standard Principal Certification, as indicated by formative and summative performance assessments during the year-long Residency by his/her mentor using state criteria and evaluations. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of, and appropriate for, a beginning school leader during continuing professional development activities, mentoring, guided inquiry, and job-embedded experiences, as indicated by summative performance assessment at the end of the year-long Residency by his/her mentor using the FEA School Leader Standards Framework. Demonstrate an understanding of systematic inquiry and effective applications of knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the effective use of action research, research-based practices, data driven decision-making and planning, and technologies to school, program, and/or instructional improvement that enhances learning for all students, as indicated by a Proficient rating on an individual job-embedded Action Research Project that demonstrates theoretical and conceptual understanding and effective application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the use of action research and research-based practices to district, school, program, and/or instructional improvement that focuses on enhancing learning for all students. Provide evidence of his/her knowledge, skills, dispositions, and performance applied in program activities and job-embedded experiences during the year-long Residency, as indicated by assessment of his/her Leadership Portfolio by his/her mentor based on the national and state standards for school leaders.

Data-Driven School Improvement: Guided Inquiry and Action Research

APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (4 Graduate Credits)

The student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of systematic inquiry and effective applications of knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the effective use of action research, research-based practices, data driven decision-making and planning, and technologies to district, school, program, and/or instructional improvement that enhances learning for all students, as indicated by a Proficient rating on an individual job-embedded Action Research Project that demonstrates theoretical and conceptual understanding and effective application of knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the use of action research and research-based practices to district, school, program, and instructional improvement that focuses on enhancing learning for all students. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of a novice school leader during continuing professional development activities, mentoring, guided inquiry, and job-embedded experiences, as indicated by performance assessment by his/her mentor based on the national and state standards for school leaders. Provide evidence of his/her knowledge, skills, dispositions, and performance applied in program activities and job-embedded experiences, as indicated by assessment of his/her Leadership Portfolio by his/her mentor based on the national and state standards for school leaders.