COURSE SYLLABUS
Department of Educational Leadership
College of Education, FAU

Course Number and Title: EDA 7930 Seminar in Administration

Catalog Description:

3 semester hours. Discussion of problems in school administration, patterns of curriculum organization, and research projects.

Required Texts:

Professor will select the text for this course from the Recommended Text list below. Please see the University Book Store for your professor's choice(s).

Recommended Texts:

Kozol, J. (1995). Amazing grace. New York: Crown Publishers Inc.

Senge, P.M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of learning organizations. New York: Doubleday.

Bliss, T. & Mazur, J. (1998). Secondary and middle school teachers in the midst of reform: Common thread cases. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Drake, T. & Roe, W. H. (1986). The principalship (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Lunenberg, F. C. (1995). The principalship: Concepts and applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill.

Sergiovanni, T. J. (1997). The principal - Creative leadership for effective schools. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Audio/Visual Technology

            Video

            Electronic mail

            Internet

            Power Point presentations

Guidelines used in Developing Course Objectives

            National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

            Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE)

            Florida Principal Competencies (FPC)

            Interstate Leader Licensure Consortium Standards (ISLLC)

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

1.         Demonstrate a knowledge of prevalent conceptions of schooling. (FELE Public School Curriculum F, G; ISLLC 2; NCATE 4)

2.         Demonstrate a knowledge of computers and related technological applications for administering an educational facility. (FELE Technology A, E, F; ISLLC 2,3; NCATE 6)

3.         Establish a vision for the school based upon current best practices. (FPC 3; ISLLC 6)

4.         Demonstrates the ability to see patterns and relationships, hypotheses and the formulation of ideas. (FPC 6; ISLLC 6; NCATE 3)

5.         Establish goals that encourage high academic performance. (FPC 12; NCATE 5)

Content Outline

            Units               Topics

            1                      Struggle for Integration

            2                      School Vouchers

            3                      Parental Involvement

            4                      NCAA Eligibility Ruling for Athletes

            5                      Distance Learning

            6                      Child Care Advocates

            7                      Social Emotional Learning

            8                      Youth Suicide

            9                      Social Promotion

            10                    Equity and Excellence

Course Requirements

1.         Make a major and minor presentation to class

2.         Develop a learning portfolio

3.         Complete 10 abstracts

4.         Participate in class discussions

Grading/Evaluation Criteria

This course will follow FAU’s grading policy.

            A         =4.0                 C         = 2.00

            A-        =3.67               C-        =1.67

            B+       =3.33               D+       =1.33

            B          =3.0                 D         =1.00

            B-        =2.67               D-        =0.67

            C+       =2.33               F          =0

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Regular attendance is expected. Attendance includes active involvement in all class sessions and class activities as well as professional conduct in class.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Ackerman, R., Donaldson, G., & Van Der Bogert, R. (1996). Making sense as a school leader: Persisting questions, creative opportunities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Barth, R. (1990). Improving schools from within: Teachers, parents, and principals can make a difference. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Bolman, L. G. & Deal, T. E. (1995). Leading with soul: An uncommon journey of spirit. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Corcoran, T. (1995). Helping teachers teach well: Transforming professional development. Policy Brief for Consortium for Policy Research in Education. Philadelphis, PA: University of Pennsylvania.

Donaldson, G. & Sanderson, D. (1996). Working together in schools: A guide for educators. CA: Corwin Press.

Fashola, O., & Slavin, R. (1998, January). Schoolwide reform models. Phi Delta Kappan, 370-379.

Fullan, M. (1997). What’s worth fighting for in the principalship? NY: Teachers College Press.

Goodlad, J. (1984). A placed called school: Prospects for the future. NY: McGraw-Hill.

Osterman, K., & Kottkamp, R. (1993). Reflective practice for educators: Improving schooling through professional development. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press.

Sarason, S. (1995). School change: The personal development of a point of view. NY: Teachers College Press.

Sarason, S. (1996). Revisiting "The culture of school and the problem of change." Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Seashore, K., Miles, M. (1990). Improving the urban school. NY: Teachers College Press.

Sergiovanni, T.J. (1992). Moral leadership: Getting to the heart of school improvement. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Sizer, T. (1984). Horace’s compromise: The dilemma of the American high school. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Web sites:

http://www.ed.gov/databases/eric_digests/ed317099.html

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Leadership/execsumm.html
http://www.sedl.org/change/facilitate/leaders.html
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html
http://greenleaf.org/index.html
http://www.oise.on.ca/~bwillard/leadaid.htm