EDUC 542 Leading Learning Organizations

Educational leaders are responsible for facilitating school improvement efforts and communicating results to all stakeholders. This course fosters an understanding of how leaders develop, steward, and implement a shared mission in order to sustain organizational change and meet the learning needs of all students. 

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Explore the concepts, tools, and models of organizational change theories.
2. Evaluate the implementation of distributed leadership model in a school environment.
3. Discuss the fundamental knowledge, skills, and practices of instructional leadership to improve student learning.
4. Evaluate the implementation, communication, and evaluation of a school vision that respects all learners and their families.
5. Develop a comprehensive plan for communicating the school mission, vision, and core values to appropriate school constituencies.
6. Identify effective strategies for monitoring the implementation of school improvement goals through program evaluation models.
7. Defend the sustainability of a school-wide learning community.