Instructional Leadership (EDL)

College of Education

 

EDL 522 Educational Supervision      Credit, 3 hours
Responsibilities of a supervisor of instruction. Special emphasis upon leadership roles that one must be able to demonstrate in order to work effectively with subordinates.

EDL 573 Legal and Fiscal Management      Credit, 3 hours
Constitutional provisions, statutory laws, court decisions, and regulations governing public schools with special reference to Alabama and fundamental knowledge of fiscal management of schools. Special attention given in analyzing cases and making decisions based on legal provisions or precedents with application to the day-to-day operation of schools and to applying fiscal management concepts.

EDL 577 Technology for School Leaders      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to provide the developing professional with information concerning the application of technology in administrative settings.

EDL 583 Legal and Personnel Management      Credit, 3 hours
This course is designed to assist the developing professional in the study of constitutional provisions, statutory laws, court decisions, and regulations governing public schools, with special emphasis on Alabama, and to assist the developing professional in gaining the fundamental knowledge of personnel management of schools. Special attention is given to developing skills in making decisions based on legal provisions and precedents with reference to the daily operations of schools and to applying personnel management concepts.

EDL 584 Curriculum and Instructional Supervision      Credit, 3 hours
Knowledge and skills for supervising in the curriculum and instructional development domains. Emphasis given to the supervisor’s role in the designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum and planning, monitoring, and evaluating the instructional program.

EDL 585 Educational Leadership and Management      Credit, 3 hours
This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop as professionals by placing emphasis on competencies needed to fulfill the role of a school administrator, as well as on the strategies used in decision making for renewal and change. Educational leadership, management, organizational theories, and decision-making skills will be studied.

EDL 586 School Financial Management      Credit, 3 hours
This course is designed to assist the developing professional in the study of state, federal, and local financing of education, with special emphasis on Alabama. Financial issues, budgeting, business management, school operations, and the Alabama Foundation Program are studied to provide the knowledge for fiscal management of schools. Special attention is given to developing skills for decision making on the building level and to applying fiscal management concepts.

EDL 591, 592 Internship in Educational Administration      Credit, 3 hours
Participating in the day-to-day decision-making process of a school administrator. Putting theory into practice, combining and extending past experiences, applying new competencies, engaging in structured self-evaluation, and profiting from direct observation of experienced administrators. Grade of B is required for successful completion of course. Prerequisite: Must complete three of the following four courses: EDL 583, 584, 585, 586.

EDL 593 Leadership, Collaboration, and Mentoring      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to facilitate opportunities for practicing professionals to examine knowledge, models, and skills critical to effective school leadership and mentoring. Emphasis on impacts of positive relationships on the local school environment and on school renewal.

EDL 594 Curriculum and Instructional Leadership      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to develop the knowledge and skills of the foundations of supervision in the curriculum and instructional development domains. Emphasis on the supervisor’s role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum and planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the instructional program.

EDL 595 Public Relations, Community Resources, and Ethics      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to assist the developing professional in the study of public relations, ethics, and community resources. The communication strategies utilized for building programs and system-wide programs, the interpretation of schools to their internal and external publics, and administrator public relations activities are analyzed.

EDL 596 Fiscal and Non-fiscal Resources for Instruction      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to assist the developing professional in the study of state, federal, and local financing of education with special emphasis on Alabama. Financial issues, budgeting, fiscal management, resources for instruction, and the Alabama Foundation Program are studied. Special attention given to developing skills for utilizing both fiscal and non-fiscal resources for instructional improvement.

EDL 597 Legal Issues and Human Resources      Credit, 3 hours
Designed to assist the developing professional in the study of constitutional provisions, statutory laws, court decisions, and regulations governing public schools with emphasis on Alabama, and to assist in gaining the fundamental knowledge of human resources for schools. Special attention given to developing skills in making decisions based on legal provisions or precedents with reference to the daily operation of schools and to applying human resource functions.

EDL 598 Independent and Informal Study      Credit, 3 hours
Detailed study of a specific school-related problem under the direction of a faculty member. The student must have the approval of his/her adviser. All work must be completed and in the hands of the instructor in charge at least two weeks in advance of the close of the semester in which the credit is to be recorded.

EDL 599 Residency and Capstone Seminar      Credit, 3 hours
The residency will provide students with the opportunity to develop as professionals by participating in the day-to-day decision-making process of a school administrator. The experience provides the prospective administrator an opportunity to put theory into practice, combine and extend past learning, apply new competencies, engage in structured self evaluation, and profit from direct collaboration of an experienced administrator.

EDL 605 Fiscal Resources and Business Management      Credit, 3 hours
Fiscal support and management of the public schools in America, with primary emphasis on Alabama. Theoretical as well as practical issues in school finance and economics examined. Opportunities provided for integrating the student’s personal knowledge of schools with the theoretical knowledge base of school finance in order to analyze problems and make quality decisions.

EDL 606 Leadership and Mentor Training      Credit, 3 hours
Skills and techniques needed to be effective mentors. Emphasis on the development of a positive relationship between aspiring leaders and their mentors through experiential training.

EDL 612 Public Relations and Community Resources      Credit, 3 hours
A study of linkages between the school organization and its clientele. Emphasis on communication of goals to the public, pressure groups, community agencies, and the news media.

EDL 640 Curriculum Problems and Issues in Instructional Leadership      Credit, 3 hours
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills of the foundations of supervision in the curriculum and instructional development domains. Emphasis is given to the supervisor’s role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum and planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the instructional program. With regard to the College of Education Conceptual Framework, students are expected to gain knowledge of curriculum and supervision.

EDL 641 Seminar in Public School Administration      Credit, 3 hours
Organization and administration of federal, state, and local education agencies. Current issues and trends researched by the student with special attention to relating findings to the many changes occurring in public school administration.

EDL 642 School Facility Planning      Credit, 3 hours
Relationship between educational facilities and the educational program they must accommodate. Past and present trends in school facilities development; physiological bases for internal design and construction of facilities; maintenance cost of various materials used in construction of facilities; time factors associated with planning, and construction of facilities; and the broad steps necessary to logically plan, construct, occupy, and maintain new school facilities.

EDL 643 The School Climate      Credit, 3 hours
A transdisciplinary approach to creating a safe and productive environment for all members of a school setting. Examination of enhancing positive student behavior and learning as well as engaging administration and staff in teamwork toward providing direct and indirect environmental influences for conflict resolution, and mental and physical well-being. Ecological strategies for affecting systemic change will be explored. Available only to majors in the Class AA/EDS Teacher Leader Program.

EDL 644 Legal and Ethical Issues      Credit, 3 hours
This course is designed to assist the developing professional in the study of constitutional laws, statutory laws, and court decisions governing public schools with special emphasis on Alabama. This course will emphasize contemporary legal and ethical issues affecting the organization and administration of public schools.

EDL 645 Data-Driven Models for Curriculum Development      Credit, 3 hours
An exploration and examination of the foundations, design, development, organization, and implementation of curriculum in K-Plus settings and the use of assessment data to develop best-practice models for curriculum decision-making. Effective use of technology to analyze assessment data and develop curriculum frameworks will be emphasized. This course defines the specifics of what school leaders should be able to do in order to provide instructional leadership and effective use of technology in school environments. The effective 21st-Century school leader must be a hands-on user of technology, and he or she must be a competent user of information and technology tools common to the information-age professional.

EDL 648 Leadership for Educational Equity and Social Justice      Credit, 3 hours
Analyzes interrelationships of identity differences with educational and social, policy contexts, and practices, with attention to Alabama schools’ equity data. Equitable access to institutional structures of support, including technology, is also examined.

EDL 650 Systemic Planning and Design for School Improvement      Credit, 3 hours
Primarily for those students who are physically on the job either employed in an administrative position or as part of a practicum. A daily journal will be kept of activities engaged in, problems anticipated or encountered and their solutions. A project for school improvement will be planned, organized, and implemented. In addition to supervisory aid from the personnel of the local system, students will be visited periodically by the College supervisor.

EDL 651 Systemic Evaluation of School Improvement      Credit, 3 hours
Primarily for those students who are physically on the job either employed in an administrative position or as part of a practicum. A daily journal will be kept of activities engaged in, problems anticipated or encountered and their solutions. A project for school improvement will be planned, organized, and implemented. In addition to supervisory aid from the personnel of the local system, students will be visited periodically by the College supervisor.

EDL 690 Teacher Leadership for the 21st Century      Credit, 3 hours
Identification and exploration of standards established by national educational organizations, regional accrediting societies, and local schools. Reflection on how standards guide decision-making for instructional programs emphasized.

EDL 691 Research and Planning for School Improvement      Credit, 3 hours
Targeting areas of needed improvement within the school and/or community. Current problems, issues, organizational patterns, and evaluation techniques appropriate to the school and/or community setting investigated, using a variety of research methodologies to develop a plan of action. Emphasis on national, regional, and local standards as evaluative criteria.

EDL 698 Independent and Informal Study      Credit, 3 hours
Detailed study of a specific school-related problem. The student must have the approval of his/her adviser. All work must be completed and in the hands of the instructor in charge at least two weeks in advance of the close of the semester in which the credit is to be recorded.