Educational Leadership

Acquaints graduate students in Education with literature about educational research methodologies. Topics include development of an understanding of such methodology considering assessment and instruction; becoming a critical reader, consumer, and producer of research reports; improving teaching and learning in classrooms of all levels; develop, conduct research, and use the data to answer significant questions about individual or collective student learning concerns or issues.

Provides a broad overview of the essential elements of special education, guidance and counseling, activity and other student support programs as outlines by the E.L.C.C. and 1.S.L.L.C. standards as well as the EAD Knowledge Base. This course is designed as an entrance level course for the study of student personnel programs.

Explores practical knowledge of constitutional, statutory, case law, and ethics relevant to issues affecting the organization and administration of public schools.

Emphasizes speaking, listening and writing skills for educational leaders. Topics include internal communication with school faculty and staff as well as external communication with parents and community.

Emphasizes the instructional role of the educational leader. Topics include the history, politics, process, and current trends in both elementary and secondary curriculum development and implementation.

Introduces the major issues involved in educational administration. Topics include the Evangel University Christian Leadership Development Model, the standards for educational leadership developed by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) and begin to develop a portfolio validating individual competence for each standard.

prepare future principals for transformational leadership by conceptualizing their role as learners, mentors, supervisors, managers, politicians and advocates. Topics include the six Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards, the complex role of creating learning communities.

Introduces supervision and personnel issues. Topics include essential elements of recruiting, training and nurturing quality instructional staff members as outlines by the E.L.C.C. and 1.S.L.L.C. standards as well as the EDL Knowledge Base.

Examines aspects of educational organizational behavior. Topics include organizational culture, leadership, motivation, change, conflict, and decision-making, the No Child Left Behind Act and maintaining high standards of scholarship.

Equips the administrator with the tools to guide curriculum development, instructional development, and staff development within a school.

Provides the student the opportunity to complete the required portfolio, demonstrate knowledge and skills required with the ISLLC standards and take the assessments necessary for graduation from the Educational Leadership program. This is the last course a student takes in the Educational Leadership program.

Provides Field and Clinical Experiences for (3) semester hours with a minimum requirement of three hundred (300) clock hours as required by DESE for certification.

Provides an overview of the activities of a Director of Special Education. Topics include: typical activities including student assessment, and student placement and compliance. This course is aligned to programs standards outlined by the Missouri Leader Standards. The course is also aligned to MoSpe standards.

Provides a detailed investigation of the activities of a Director of Special Education. Topics include: typical activities including student assessment, and student placement and compliance. This course is aligned to programs standards outlined by the Missouri Leader Standards. The course is also aligned to MoSpe standards.