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Danforth Educational Leadership Program

Director: Kathy Kimball, 206-221-3452
kkimball@u.washington.edu

University of Washington
College of Education
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Box 353600
Seattle, WA 98195-3600
Fax: 206-616-6762

For information contact:

Brieanne Hull
206-221-3468
bmc83@u.washington.edu

Program Components

Program Overview | Assumptions | Components | Curriculum | Internship

Summer Quarter: Autumn Quarter:

Introduction: Leadership Beyond the Classroom

Summer Residential Institute

  • Human Relations
  • Group Process Skills
  • The School as an Organization
  • Communication
  • Shared Decision-Making
  • Multicultural Education/Diversity

Legal Context for School Leadership

  • United States Constitution
  • Washington State Law
  • Legal Implications of School Administration
Ethnography of the Culture of the School
  • Ethnographic Methods (Interviews, Field Notes, Participant Observation)
  • School Culture

Leadership Core I

Ethnography (cont)

Inquiry, Evaluation, Assessment & Org Change

  • Schools as Centers of Inquiry and Change
  • Program Evaluation
  • Student Assessment

Moral Dimensions of Leadership

  • Principal’s Role as Moral Steward of the School
  • Moral Issues and Dilemmas in School Settings

Leadership

  • Leadership and Management Concerns
  • Models of Transformational Leadership

Supervision of Education Personnel

  • Supervision for Improvement of Instruction Evaluation

Special Needs

  • Quality Education for Students with Disabilities
  • Principal’s Role in Special Education
  • Legal, Curricular, and Ethical Considerations

Multicultural Education/Diversity

  • Awareness of Diversity
  • Classroom Interactions
  • Diversity in Schools

Reflective Seminar

  • Discussion and Integration of Theory and Practical Learning Experiences
Winter Quarter: Spring Quarter:

Leadership Core II

Inquiry, Evaluation, Assessment & Org Change (cont)

Moral Dimensions of Leadership (cont)

Special Needs (cont)

Leadership (cont)

Multicultural Education/Diversity (cont)

School Finance and Resource Allocation

  • Generation and Distribution of Resources
  • Principal’s Role in the Budget Process

Reflective Seminar (cont)

Leadership Core III

Inquiry, Evaluation, Assessment & Org Change (cont)

Curriculum

  • Models of Curriculum Development
  • Principals Role as Curriculum Leader
  • Current trends in Academic Discipline

Moral Dimensions of Leadership (cont)

Leadership (cont)

Multicultural Education/Diversity (cont)

Adults as Learners

  • Professional Development
  • Life-Long Learning
  • Staff as Leaders

Reflective Seminar (cont)