EDU 6140. Instructional Leadership Development
(1 hour)
This one
hour seminar is a required training for Texas Principal Certification. The
seminar will be conducted by certified trainers from the Region 10 Educational
Service Center with SMU faculty participation.
EDU 6240. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Leadership
(2 hours)
This course focuses on the legal and policy issues critical to effective
educational
leadership. Topics include compliance, equity, code of ethics, and the
development, communication, and implementation of effective policy.
EDU 6241. Organizational Behavior
(2 hours)
This
course is a study of behavior in educational organizations. Topics include
vision, culture, organizational climate, perceptions, attitudes, motivation,
goal setting, influence, decision making, and leadership.
EDU 6242. Academic Leadership: Literacy & Language Arts
(2 hours)
This
course addresses trends and issues impacting instructional programs in literacy
and language arts. Topics include program development, evaluation, compliance
issues, and implications for budget, facilities, and staffing.
EDU 6243. Field Studies 1
(2 hours)
Field
Studies courses include internship activities directly aligned to the course
work in each module of the program. Field Studies projects will be part of a
summative portfolio assessment.
EDU 6244.
Organizational Leadership
(2 hours)
This
course focuses on leadership theories and models that could be applied to roles
such as campus planning, goal setting, consensus building, and resource
allocation.
EDU 6245.
Leading Organizational Change
(2 hours)
This
course focuses on practical models and change tactics that leaders can use to
make their organizations more effective. Topics include effective
approaches, as well as potential barriers to change.
EDU 6246. Academic
Leadership: Mathematics & Science
(2 hours)
This course addresses trends and
issues impacting instructional programs in math and science. Topics include
program development, evaluation, compliance issues, and implications for budget,
facilities, and staffing.
EDU 6247. Field Studies 2 (2
hours)
Field
Studies courses include internship activities directly aligned to the course
work in each module of the program. Field Studies projects will be part of a
summative portfolio assessment.
EDU 6248. Academic Leadership: World Languages & Social Sciences
(2 hours)
This
course addresses trends and issues impacting instructional programs in world
languages and social studies. Topics include program development, evaluation,
compliance issues, and implications for budget, facilities, and staffing.
EDU 6249. Academic
Leadership: Fine Arts/PE/CATE
(2 hours)
This
course addresses trends and issues impacting instructional programs for Arts/PE/CATE.
Topics include program development, evaluation, compliance issues, and
implications for budget, facilities, and staffing.
EDU 6250. Leadership Coaching Development
(2 hours)
This course provides experience in using collaborative tools to
build self-awareness, clarify goals, and formulate action plans with
accountability.
EDU 6251. Field Studies
3 (2 hours)
Field
Studies courses include internship activities directly aligned to the course
work in each module of the program. Field Studies projects will be part of a
summative portfolio assessment.
EDU 6252. Academic
Leadership: Special Populations (2 hours)
This course addresses trends and
issues impacting instructional programs for special populations. Topics include
program development, evaluation, compliance issues, and implications for budget,
facilities, and staffing.
EDU 6253. Personal & Professional Development
(2 hours)
This
course will focus on selection, development, supervision and retention of
effective teachers. Topics will include effective professional development
models, teacher leadership roles and equitable personnel policies and
procedures.
EDU 6254. Student Services
(2 hours)
This course examines how discipline, safety and crisis management
support a positive learning environment. Data from support services like
counseling, social and health services will be analyzed as contributing factors.
EDU 6255. Field Studies
4 (2 hours)
Field
Studies courses include internship activities directly aligned to the course
work in each module of the program. Field Studies projects will be part of a
summative portfolio assessment.
EDU 6375 Leading with Values (3 hours)
This course enables participants to examine their identity as a leader and how
their decisions and actions impact values-driven behavior, organizational
resilience, adaptability, and an achievement based culture.
EDU 6391. Collaborative Leadership
(3 hours)
This course will focus on strategies to engage families and communities in
campus improvement. Candidates will review how other governmental entities and
business partners can promote student achievement.
EDU 6392. Field Studies: Campus
Planning (3 hours)
Field
Studies courses include internship activities directly aligned to the course
work in each module of the program. Field Studies projects will be part of a
summative portfolio assessment.
EDU 6393.
Portfolio Seminar
(3 hours)
Final
portfolio development value added project presentations will take place in this
seminar. Participants will include the advising professor, clinical faculty and
school-based mentors.