Core Coursework
The core coursework in the School Improvement program falls within three curricular strands:
- Teaching and Learning (9 hours)
- Leadership for School Improvement (9 hours)
- Reseach and Effective Use of Data (15 hours)
The core also includes the following:
- The School Improvement Orientation (no credit)
- Dissertation Mentoring I, II, and III (2 hours each; EDSI 9901, 9902, 9903)
- The Dissertation Prep Summer Institute (no credit)
Courses in the "Teaching and Learning" Strand:
- EDSI 9941: Models of School Improvement and Reform
- EDSI 9942: Instructional Leadership that Facilitates School Improvement
- EDSI 9943: Models of Professional Development
Courses in the "Leadership for School Improvement" Strand:
- EDSI 9923: Leadership for Diversity in the 21st Century
- EDSI 9925: Policy Analysis for School Improvement
- EDSI 9933: Leadership for Change
Courses in the "Research and Effective Use of Data" Strand:
- EDSI 9960: School Improvement Through Data-Driven Decision Making
- EDSI 9961: Quantitative Research Methods
- EDSI 9962: Qualitative Research Methods
- EDSI 9963: Action Research for Change I
- EDSI 9964: Action Research for Change II
Click here to view the plan of study for the three-year School Improvement program.
Click here to review Core Competencies.