EDU 6810 Exemplary Leader Residency
During the fall and spring semesters, grant candidates - mentors in training - will be residents in MNPS schools and serve as collaborators to improve student achievement and increase teacher efficacy. Candidates will work daily during the regular school calendar year within their assigned high priority elementary schools as part of a collaborative team. Candidates will provide mentoring, assistance, and direction in the creation and establishment of Professional Learning Communities within the school, focused on the specific needs of the schools. Based on these specific needs, the candidate team will identify and implement an action research project. To build the learning community, program candidates and University faculty will participate in reflective seminars. Candidates will maintain journals of their work with teachers and principals and will share their residency experiences in these sessions. The purpose of this professional discourse will be to identify problems and collaboratively seek solutions.