EDL 6003 - Honing Instructional Leadership to Improve Student Learning

This course has its central focus on selecting and developing K-12 educators in order to promote high levels of student achievement and instructional capacity. Education is a people business with approximately 80-90 percent of a school’s operational budget invested in its staff. The influence of the principal is second only to the teachers in affecting student achievement. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the ways school leaders bring multiple resources such as teachers, parents, the community, programs, professional development, the schedule, and supervision together to focus on curriculum, instruction, and student achievement. Working on the assumption that effective classroom instruction is a necessary foundation for student achievement, school leaders need to know how to evaluate teachers’ instructional practices and design/select professional development programs. (ISLLC ST 2,3,5)

Hours:
3