EDL 522 Leading Student-Centered Schools

This course provides an opportunity for candidates to explore what it means to lead student-centered schools, with a particular focus on culturally responsive pedagogical principles and to support student-centered initiatives. Student-centered schools are characterized by a culture of equitable access for all, empowered learning, personal accountability, self-discipline, and safety. This course will look at the school leader’s role and dispositions as well as the need for self-awareness and reflection in creating and sustaining a culturally responsive culture by integrating building management and program supervision skills with knowledge of best practices in student-centered classrooms, child and adolescent development, student motivation and discipline strategies, social emotional learning, environmental and emotional safety, character development programs, and relationship building. Issues of safety will be addressed, including disaster planning, bullying, and cyber-bullying. Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the M.Ed. or Ed.S. Program. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

Credits

2