EDLA 6434 Student Learning and Professional Growth

3 semester hours

This course assists new and aspiring Catholic school administrators in understanding the dynamic relationship between teaching, learning, assessment and leadership. Focus will be placed on individualization of student instruction, evaluation and assessment of instructional practices, skill in design and implementation of instructional sequences, curriculum standards-based instruction for all students, observations, evaluations and interventions, accountability systems, data-based decision making, and professional development. There will be an emphasis on building intercultural competency, socio-economic and linguistic diversity, Catholic school inclusion, and the parent-school relationship. This course is aligned with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools for use in planning and assessment.