California State University Fresno (California State University System) CPED Progress on the Doctorate of Educational Leadership Beverly Young, Joan Bissell, Sharon Brown- Welty and Jothany Blackwood CPED Progress on the Doctorate of Educational Leadership Beverly Young, Joan Bissell, Sharon Brown- Welty and Jothany Blackwood
Signature Pedagogy
Evaluation of Signature Pedagogy Using Inquiry Questions 1.What is the group’s consensus of the definition of Signature Pedagogy? 2.What are the benefits of having a Signature Pedagogy? 3.What are the challenges related to having a Signature Pedagogy within a program? 4. What, if any, Signature Pedagogies currently exist within our program? 1.What is the group’s consensus of the definition of Signature Pedagogy? 2.What are the benefits of having a Signature Pedagogy? 3.What are the challenges related to having a Signature Pedagogy within a program? 4. What, if any, Signature Pedagogies currently exist within our program?
Statement of DPELFS Signature Pedagogy: DPELFS’ Signature Pedagogy is curriculum-based embedded fieldwork that provides engagement with and service to the local community.
Embedded Fieldwork (Laboratories of Practice) that benefits community colleges or schools or districts Signature Pedagogy Operationalized in the DPELFS Program is:
Core Curriculum with “Embedded Fieldwork” (5 of 9 courses to date) 1.Educational Reform 2.Curriculum Perspectives for Education Leaders 3.Applied Qualitative Methods 4.Educational Policy Environments 5. Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation 1.Educational Reform 2.Curriculum Perspectives for Education Leaders 3.Applied Qualitative Methods 4.Educational Policy Environments 5. Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation
Embedded Fieldwork Project Examples: * Online education program review/evaluation at school district * Review/evaluation of Leadership Institute at Community College System Office * Review of advanced placement passing rates at school district * Benchmark tests/California Standards Test/California Standards alignment and correlation study conducted through the County Office of Education * Identification of problematic policy at school district or community college, framing of the issues, and designing policy recommendations. * Conducting simple study for a school district or community college using qualitative methods Project Examples: * Online education program review/evaluation at school district * Review/evaluation of Leadership Institute at Community College System Office * Review of advanced placement passing rates at school district * Benchmark tests/California Standards Test/California Standards alignment and correlation study conducted through the County Office of Education * Identification of problematic policy at school district or community college, framing of the issues, and designing policy recommendations. * Conducting simple study for a school district or community college using qualitative methods
Candidate Assessment
Evaluation of Candidate Assessment Using Inquiry Questions 1. What types of candidate assessments are appropriate to measure leadership practices and research? 2. When should each of these assessments take place? 1. What types of candidate assessments are appropriate to measure leadership practices and research? 2. When should each of these assessments take place?
Revised Qualifying Examination From a Literature Review around a problem of practice to – A case-study approach with questions posed from Core Courses requiring students to demonstrate high-level and critical thinking skills to respond. Scoring rubric for each response is designed by the instructor submitting the question From a Literature Review around a problem of practice to – A case-study approach with questions posed from Core Courses requiring students to demonstrate high-level and critical thinking skills to respond. Scoring rubric for each response is designed by the instructor submitting the question
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