Sustaining Practitioner Change

Course Description

This class builds on the leadership, learning, and broad contexts experiences in the core courses and the models of professional development course in the concentration. It is designed to help students think strategically about ways to support and contribute to ongoing improvements in teaching through adult learning/professional development and school improvement efforts. At the end of this course, participants will be able to draw on a repertoire of tools and strategies to support teachers in making and sustaining significant changes in practice. This class will concentrate on working with participants to create workplaces for ongoing teacher learning and growth. Students will learn about and practice different ways to build capacity and support by accessing and using community resources, developing networks and relationships with key stakeholders, and building functional teams and communities of practice. Students will also learn how to develop effective evaluation tools and communicative strategies that help with building support for ongoing improvement and professional development initiatives. Additionally students will learn strategies to prevent burnout and stay current while also helping colleagues to learn and change. Prerequisite: Admission in the Ed.D. program.

Code

15:267:620

Credits

1.5

Subject

267