The student must maintain a minimum overall 3.00 GGPA in educational administration courses at all times. Students who have been dropped must seek re-admission to a specific degree program in the department and meet all existing admission, program, and examination requirements. Concepts of curriculum as they are affected by educational ideologies, history and culture, the nature of the learner, and by current trends and issues. Designed to develop skills for leading staff in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the curriculum. Introduction to the foundations, techniques, roles, and needed skills for effective supervision in a school setting.
Views supervisor as leader for instructional improvement and as innovator in curriculum change.
Focus on basic principles of supervision and their practical application. Course considers the purposes of staff development, critical attributes of effective staff development programs, and various staff development formats. Participants will develop skills in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of staff development programs. Skills needed to lead a staff development team and facilitate needed change will be developed. Effective Communication for Leaders 3 cr.