This course brings together candidates across programs to examine issues facing educators today. Focal points will include curricular and instructional decisions, legislative mandates, school financing, technological advances, diversity, special education, and related contemporary topics in education. Examining personal biases and clarifying individual perspectives to develop professional empathy will be an integral part of the course.
This course asks participants to analyze the philosophical underpinnings of the common issues that affect the instructional practices of teachers and the decision made by instructional leaders.
This course focuses on relevant topics that are currently shaping education today. In doing so, participants will identify and analyze the effect of these issues on the stakeholders and the eventual outcome of the interplay between instructional practices and instructional leadership. Essential questions that will guide the course are: What influences school leadership? How do we teach and learn in the era of school reform? Where is the balance between standardization and educational equity?
Credit
This course may be taken either as part of a Licensure Program or as an individual course for PDPs. Graduate Credit through Fitchburg State University is available at additional cost; Master’s Degree and CAGS options are available. This course is included in your CES Initial Licensure tuition cost if it is required for your program. If you are a Licensure Enrollee and your account is in good standing, please indicate your status when registering for the course. This course may also be taken individually for professional development and/or license renewal.
Important Notice for License Program Enrollees: Licensure Program Enrollees must take courses in sequence.
Course Structure
This course is fully online with 2 asynchronous sessions to be scheduled by the instructor in conjunction with the full group of participants.
Coursework begins on the course start date.
