EDAD 5013 - Leadership that Promotes Quality Principles for Teaching and Learning and Data Use

2 credit hours
The course teaches prospective leaders the use of data analysis, mining and understanding databases for systematic inquiry into school issues including data use for instructional improvement and instructional rounds to promote cycles of inquiry. It includes curriculum develop principles, principles of good pedagogy for various content areas, and how to develop and review assessments and understand uses for and interpretations of standardized assessments. Specific projects will be tailored to students’ needs in relation to the entities in which they are preparing for leadership roles, including Catholic schools, public school districts, independent schools, and charter schools.