Discovering Your Leadership Potential - EDU-X782R
Course Description
Understand Your Leadership Purpose and Begin Your Journey toward a Teacher Leader Role
This course will explore Theory and Ideology related to leadership in education, including exploring Leadership styles and identifying their strengths. Additional focus will be placed on how educators can exhibit leadership in their current role. A greater focus will be placed on developing a peer's skillset and crafting meaningful Professional Development experiences.
Learner Outcomes
- Identify your "leadership why" as well as understand how healthy and efficient leadership practices can affect school culture and student outcomes
- Identify Leadership Opportunities on your campus or within your district
- Explore entry-level coaching habits and gain an understanding of how to foster collaboration within your teams
- Explore facets of effective Professional Development opportunities including in-person, asynchronous, small-group, one on one, and hybrid formats
- Create a Professional Learning opportunity based on an identified need at your campus
Course Details
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for educators seeking additional opportunities for growth and leadership. Participants may be currently serving in a leadership role, looking to hone their practice, or looking to excel into leadership in the coming years.
Course Materials: Recommended (not required) reading, The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation by Elena Aguilar available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore.
Prerequisites
This course requires participants to be able to self-advocate to acquire new technology skills such as Google apps, extensions and Digital portfolio tools.
Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s), Professional Programs and Series
- Teacher Leadership Certificate : Required Courses - Take courses one at a time in order
Online Self-Paced courses are a perfect blend of accessibility, convenience and flexibility for you to control your learning pace. You will use course textbooks, manuals, assignments and exams to learn and earn credit. Depending on the course, you may also use streaming audio and video, CD-ROM, and download embedded materials through the Internet. Communication with your instructor will take place through your course site online. Your instructor will provide feedback via written responses on your assignments and exams. Grades are based on completed projects, assignments and exams. You can register at any time and you will have six months from the time of registration to complete your course.