EDARL 67400 Literacy Leadership: Influencing and Facilitating Program Improvement

This course will enable the Instructional Specialist K-12 Literacy candidate to conduct needs assessment and program evaluation necessary for leading school improvement efforts. Topics include analyzing K-12 student performance on district, state, and national assessment reports, surveying professional development needs as they relate to the improvement of K-12 student achievement, developing data collection systems to evaluate literacy program effectiveness, and grant writing skills. The candidate will apply principles of inquiry and research to develop, present, and review grant proposals which link to objectives from district school improvement goals. To be taken concurrently with EDARL 67500 Cognitive Coaching for Teaching Diverse Populations and Adult Learners.

Credits

3