(EDL 666) Curriculum Leadership

Syllabus of Record

Catalog Description: A study of a variety of organizational and management approaches used in leading staff through curriculum development. Topics will include preplanning, principles of curriculum decision-making, effective schools and participatory strategies for curriculum and instructional leadership, exemplary curriculum practices and the process of change. Emphasis will be on leadership skills building that will enhance educational institutions, educators and education, and students and learning. Three credits.

Unit Mission, Philosophy, Values:

Our Mission:

“Teaching, Leading and Learning in a Democratic Society”

The College of Education prepares candidates who enhance the individual growth of their students while working to establish policies and practices that promote the principles of democratic education. The College articulates this mission as Teaching, Leading, and Learning in a Democratic Society.

Philosophy:

Student Potential, Ethical Implications

Believing that schools function as social and political entities as well as for the growth of individuals, the College of Education prepares teachers and leaders

a) to enhance the academic and personal potential of their students

b) to evaluate the social and ethical implications of educational policies and practices.

Values:

“Expertise, Equity, Liberal Education, Social Responsibility”

The College of Education values expertise to guide our practice, equity to guide our interactions, liberal education to guide our perspectives, and social responsibility to guide our commitment to democratic education. We value these ideals in our preparation of candidates, our development of faculty, and our relationships with the larger community we serve.

Unit and Program Standards:

Common Unit Standards: Michigan Department of Education (MDE), National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Standards for Advanced Programs Preparing Other School Professionals: Council for the Social Foundations of Education (CSFE); College of Education Research Standards.

Specialty Program Standards: Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC).

Course Standards and Assessments:

Course Standards: Standards 1.5a, 2.2b, 2.3c, 6.2a & 6.3c

Common Assessment: Final Assessment Project

Major Topics:

· Discuss mission, vision, beliefs, and opinions as related to Curriculum Leadership

· Define Curriculum/Leadership

· Technology in the curriculum process

· Assessment

· Accreditation and NCLB

· Self Assessment with Instructional Leadership Checklist

Course Knowledge Base:

Bernhardt, V.L. (2002). The school portfolio toolkit Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education. Inc/

Doll, R.C. ( 1996). Curriculum improvement: Decision-making and process (9th ed.). New York: Allyn and Bacon

Ellis, D.G. & Fisher, B.A. (1994). Small group decision making: Communication and the group process (4th ed.). NewYork: McGraw- Hill, Inc.

Kouzes, J.M. & Posner, B.Z. (1995). The Leadership Challenge (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.

McEwan, E.K. (2003). Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.