Online principal licensure program works for busy teachers driven to lead

This course focuses on the development of the skills and knowledge required to meet the day-to-day decisions and problems that confront educational leaders to include relationships among local, state, and federal agencies as well as families, community members, and school personnel.

This course is an introduction to school administration, including the theoretical and historical development of school administration as an academic discipline, an examination of organizational behavior and theory, an exploration of political and legal structures which impact schools and school administration, and the development of the concepts and practices associated with successful leadership and decision making. The course will explore the challenge for both aspiring and veteran school leaders to create a community of shared commitment, responsibility, and accountability designed to serve the learning of the adults and the children in the school?a sustainable, professional learning community.

This course explores human ethics within educational foundations. It assists learners to reflect on their own experiences to develop humane values of self-determination and self-realization, and social and individual empowerment. The course addresses the legal and political underpinnings of schooling in a globalizing and postmodern world, providing an overview of major issues in school law, to include U.S. Supreme Court decisions as well as relevant state and federal lower court opinions.

This course will focus on the tools that educators need to achieve deep alignment. Effective curriculum design and deep alignment are critical factors in maximizing student achievement. The purpose of the course is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of learners as instructional designers and managers by evaluating models for managing curriculum as they identify and research current and emerging issues in curriculum.

This course prepares learners to gain an introductory understanding of educational research methodologies as well as their impact on rigorous program evaluation. This course examines the ethical considerations when conducting educational research, how previous peer-reviewed studies can inform future programmatic action, and the role that theoretical and empirical research should shape a school leader?s selected methodology.

This course examines current and emerging issues and trends impacting education: inquiring into demographic shifts; globalization; technology, data-based decision-making; inclusion of diverse learners in American schools; and recent research on student achievement when influenced by race, gender, and poverty. Additionally, the issues and responsibilities related to understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts as they impact the school community.

This course covers curriculum and intervention strategies for working with children in a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive culture within the educational environment. Learners will use their observation, assessment and communication skills to meet the individualized needs of children in inclusive environments. Includes the role of the teacher as a professional working with families, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and cultural competence.

The internship course is PK-6th grade field-based, where learners nearing the end of the principal preparation coursework have an opportunity to apply and demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills in a real-world school setting. As a reflective decision-maker, the learner will be able to make informed decisions based on the previous acquisition of theory and knowledge gained from the foundational and professional coursework. During this internship, the learner will exhibit ethical behavior and provide evidence of being a capable professional apprenticing the craft of school administration. The course includes the use of reflection, coupled with critical thinking and ethical judgment demonstrated through artifact-based evidence of performed leadership experiences in the school environment.

The internship course is 4th ? 9th grade field-based, where learners nearing the end of the principal preparation coursework have an opportunity to apply and demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills in a real-world school setting. As a reflective decision-maker, the learner will be able to make informed decisions based on the previous acquisition of theory and knowledge gained from the foundational and professional coursework. During this internship, the learner will exhibit ethical behavior and provide evidence of being a capable professional apprenticing the craft of school administration. The course includes the use of reflection, coupled with critical thinking and ethical judgment demonstrated through artifact-based evidence of performed leadership experiences in the school environment.

The internship course is 5th -12th grade field-based, where learners nearing the end of the principal preparation coursework have an opportunity to apply and demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills in a real-world school setting. As a reflective decision-maker, the learner will be able to make informed decisions based on the previous acquisition of theory and knowledge gained from the foundational and professional coursework. During this internship, the learner will exhibit ethical behavior and provide evidence of being a capable professional apprenticing the craft of school administration. The course includes the use of reflection, coupled with critical thinking and ethical judgment demonstrated through artifact-based evidence of performed leadership experiences in the school environment.