Course Materials - EDL 8441 Leadership and Change

Sunset provision: The final opportunity to take this course will be in the Fall 2006 term.

The syllabus for the online version of this course is available in WebCT for online sections of this course a few days prior to the course start date.

• Leadership and Change 2004/2005 Study Guide
  (PDF, 19 pages, 8/27/04; pg. 16 rev. 10/12/04)
     
• Leadership and Change Faculty Directory (PDF, 1 page, 8/27/04)
   
• Preassignments
  -Review the study guide;
  -The preassignment consists of four items discussed on pages 9-10 of the study guide.
   
• Assignment aids (partial listing)
  -Leadership Appraisal Final Assignment;
  -Hector's Challenge (pp. 7-30) in Leading for Learning: Reflective Tools for School and District Leaders at www.ctpweb.org;
  -Forum article by Richard Elmore and
    Parker Palmer's Interview with Dennis Sparks
    (from the Journal of Staff Development, Summer 2003, at www.nsdc.org).
   
• Required Texts (see pg. 16 of the ELC Study Guide)
  
  Boleman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2003). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  
  Heifetz, R. A. (1994). Leadership without easy answers. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University (to be read as part of the pre-assignment prior to Session One).
  
  Fischler School of Education Electronic Textbook: http://www.educationalimpact.com
   
• Web Sites (extracted from the 2003/2004 ELC study guide)
  American Educational Research Association: www.aera.org
  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: www.ascd.org
  Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy www.ctpweb.org
  Educational Testing Service: www.ets.org
  Education Week: www.edweek.org
  Eric:  http://0-elib.nova.edu.novacat.nova.edu/db/n/nalphalist.cfm (rev.)
           http://www.eric.ed.gov   http://www.eduref.org
  Institute for Educational Leadership
       School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative www.iel.org/programs/21st/refmaster.html
  Kappan: www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm
  National Staff Development Council: www.nsdc.org
  New Jersey Department of Education: www.state.nj.us/education
  US Department of Education: www.ed.gov