EDU 7420 Field Experience I for Accountable Leaders
This field experience is conducted during the first semester of the Specialist in Accountability and Instructional Leadership (SAIL) program. Specifically, candidates are expected to clearly demonstrate an understanding of leadership styles and facilitation skills for meeting the needs of all student groups, and be able to advocate, nurture, and sustain a school culture and instructional program conductive to student learning and staff professional growth. They will master skills and attributes that can be used to develop the kinds of relationships that must exist between and among individuals functioning in a social system. Candidates will develop a plan to involve a diverse population of parents and community members in the education of Pre K-12 children. The analysis of case studies will inform approaches which can be used to set high expectations for all students and lead to school improvement/effectiveness. Candidates will analyze a set of data provided to them at the elementary, middle, or high school level and build a school improvement plan from this analysis of data. Candidates will begin their research for their major school project while developing a knowledge concerning both qualitative and quantitative research designs.