Concentration: K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Leadership

Concentration: K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Leadership

Educational Leadership

Concentration: K-12 Curriculum and Instruction Leadership child in classroom

This 30 credit hour concentration is designed to prepare students for a leadership role in curriculum and instruction. This includes teachers who do not wish to become administrators, but who desire to take on curriculum andinstructional leadership activities. This concentration does not lead to a recommendation to receive the Michigan K-12 Administrator Certificate and Basic Principal Endorsements.

Admissions

I.  Leadership Core

EDLD 6020: Educational Leadership, Systems and Change
3
EDLD 6300: Data-Informed Decision-Making, Research and Evaluation 
3
EDLD 6791: Educational Leadership Master's Seminar (1 credit) and
EDLD 6792: Capstone Experience (2 credits)
3
   

II. Specialty Core

*ED 6020: School Curriculum
3
*ED 6280: Curriculum Theory  
3
EDLD 6640: Curriculum Development
3
EDLD 6730: Instructional Leadership and Supervision
3
EDLD 6740: School Community Relations and Cultural Competence
3
*EMR 6420: Program Evaluation   
3
Elective (approved by advisor)
3
PROGRAM TOTAL
30

*All required courses are available at WMU’s main Kalamazoo campus and WMU's Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Muskegon, and Southwest regional locations except those marked with "*".

Multi-Year course Offering Plans

 

Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
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Western Michigan University
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