EDU 6004 Field Experience IV for School Leaders
This field experience is conducted during the fourth semester of the program. Candidates will use technology to maximize student learning, increase efficiency of school operations, and learn to access school data effectively. The use of technological multimedia products for enhancing the curriculum will be explored. Candidates will focus on the principles, strategies, and techniques utilized to enhance student learning and close achievement gaps through in-depth data analysis and interpretation. Multiple data sources will be utilized. Best practices in instructional strategies will be explored to determine which strategies should be used to reinforce each specific identified area of need. Areas of interest will include: student learning, effective teaching, connecting students and community resources, analyzing problems, interpreting data and understanding student growth and development. Observation of and interaction with school leader(s) are required. In addition, guidelines and procedures for conducting action research are explored.