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Masters Degrees. Overview Curriculum Faculty Admissions Tuition. Credits for Licensure: Program Approved: Massachusetts Dept. Program Description. Learning Outcomes Graduates: a demonstrate a knowledge of and sensitivity to school and system organization; b understand that improving teaching and learning is an intricate process that requires a willingness to change, an educational vision, and persuasive communication; c pursue action research and data collection to inform decision making and create meaningful professional development for faculty; and d explore technology, inclusive strategies for reaching a diverse student body, and develop skills in teaching students with special needs and those for whom English is a second language.

Careers Graduates enter into the full range of school leadership positions in public, private, and charter schools and in corporate and community education. Curriculum Term 1. Foundations of Social Science Research. The information in this course supports the research design and analysis of data for completion of the Action Research Project. The emphasis is on familiarizing students with methods of research and data analysis.

Examples of quantitative and qualitative methods are presented. Students explore techniques used in the identification of research problems, the formulation of hypotheses, the construction and use of data-gathering instruments, the design of research studies, and utilization of statistical procedures.

Students will learn commonly used statistical procedures, including introductory computer applications for data analysis. Each student designs an Action Research Project which includes: identifying a topic relevant to his or her field, conducting a literature review, and writing an introduction, a purpose statement, method and procedure.

School administrators write a school improvement plan. Special educators write a program implementation plan. Professionals in curriculum and instruction develop a curriculum development plan. Pre-practicum hours of directed field-based training required. Structural and Institutional Barriers to Equality in Education. This course examines the structural barriers and institutional practices in schools that have helped to create and sustain socioeconomic inequality and educational inequities.

Through readings and discussions, students closely assess past and current education policies based on stated aims and observable outcomes. This course focuses on the understanding of the local, state and federal laws which guide the successful administration and management of a comprehensive school system including fiscal responsibilities and collaborative structures.

Attention is also paid to federal and state laws and issues associated with collective bargaining. Particular emphasis is given to Massachusetts laws relevant to education including the Education Reform Act of , NCLB, its revisions and other such laws. Students will examine legal issues to develop understandings and skills needed to be an effective school administrator during these times of challenging change.

Practicum hours of directed field-based training required. Term 2. Advanced Graduate Research Seminar. Prerequisite ECL Students begin implementing their research designs that were created and approved in ECL They systematically organize inquiries demonstrating connections between theory and professional practice in an organization or school setting.

Students receive ongoing support during research and have a learning environment that helps them develop their projects successfully. This seminar serves as a learning lab, allowing students to experience peer learning and support. Students complete a culminating capstone learning project in the form of an Action Research Project or a program evaluation. Capstone projects are presented to the class for review. This advanced leadership issues course merges leadership theory with practice to examine leadership roles in educational settings.

Using case studies and problem-solving techniques, students actively examine a wide variety of current leadership issues that impact the ability of educational institutions to fulfill their public trust. State and professional educational leadership standards are examined. Topics include practical considerations of collective bargaining, managing student and staff diversity, budgeting, legal issues, and implementing school reforms from the perspective of an educational leader.

This course focuses on fiscal management issues in schools and school systems. Specific topics include financial accounting, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, financial analysis and accounting, budgeting, cost containment, and strategic planning. The financing of charter, choice and voucher programs will be studied as well as importance of and the methods for addressing issues of plant and equipment maintenance. Term 3. SEI required only if needed.

Pre-Practicum logs documenting hours embedded in courses appropriate to the area of licensure. Advanced Technologies in Education. This course focuses on the impact of a worldwide information intensive society on education policy and planning.

Students study practical and theoretical issues pertaining to educational technologies. The course surveys practical applications for managing organizational information systems and databases. From a theoretical perspective, it focuses on using new technologies to serve various pedagogical philosophies and the impact of new technologies on instructional design, teaching and school reform. Advanced Leadership in Policy and Practice. This course explores the educational policy making process at the federal, state and local level.

Simulations and scenarios from class members, practitioners and research are used to inform the creation of educational policy in complex situations involving competing constituencies. Leadership skills are challenged by the opposing perceptions of stakeholders vying for scarce resources and by the need to identify an appropriate theoretical context from which to work toward policy formation to solve problems.

Students gain skills in identifying educational issues in the context of practical problems, and to strategize, implement, and assess policy outcomes that directly impact teaching and learning environments. Assessment, Developing and Evaluating Curriculum. All educational leaders regardless of their position within a school system should have the ability to lead instruction. This course provides a better understanding and practices related to the real-world application of instructional leadership in regard to curriculum.

The course strengthens the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of educators as instructional leaders, and provides practice in identifying and researching current and emerging curricular issues.

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