Students taking this course will examine the concept of "community education" within international and domestic contexts. More specifically, students will analyze historic and contemporary theories, skills and applications within the field.

This course is designed to expand student understanding of the theory and practice of leadership, conflict management, and decision-making. It is also designed to focus on issues of cohesiveness, trust, motivation, vision, and goals. Students must integrate their personal ethics and definition of leadership in various course assignments and projects.

This course will present the basics of teaching and learning within a community setting. Community learning and development, community-based education and community education will all be explored, as well as effective teaching methodologies outside of the classroom. Students will learn innovative, unique teaching techniques through hands on instruction in a variety of community settings.

This course exposes students to many facets of design thinking and provides them with an interdisciplinary perspective about the role of design in addressing the world's challenges. This course also raises awareness about the value and power of design thinking our culture. Students will work in collaborative teams on semester-long projects in collaboration with client organizations, field liaisons, and a set of multidisciplinary experts.

This course explores multiple strategies for instructional coaching and mentoring and their relationship to educational leadership, school improvement, and student learning.

This course focuses on the role of educational administrators in creating and sustaining a culture of learning that ensures all students have access to an academically rigorous, relevant, and engaging education through the use of appropriate digital technologies. Prereq: Admission to the program or consent of instructor.

Study of diverse strategies and protocols used to identify authentic problems of practice in educational settings, diagnose potential options, determine innovation solutions, and assess impact by using diverse data sources.

This course focuses on understanding the role of the school district superintendent in leading system-wide change and innovation, educational reform in national, state and local contexts and change models and processes. Students will collaborate with a superintendent mentor in completing field-based, work-embedded assignments. Preqeq: Admission to the Superintendent Certification Program or consent of the instructor.

A study of leadership with particular emphasis on understanding the nature, defining characteristics, responsibilities, contextual determinants, and importance of leadership within educational organizations.

This course provides a study of the political contexts in which educational leadership must operate. The course explores the roles of policy actors, institutions, ideologies, and competing interests, both internal and external to education institutions. The course places emphasis on the ways that race, class, and income factor into political decision making in education.