Leadership and Coaching Course Information
EDUB 754 Leadership and Coaching
Course Description
In this course, reading specialist candidates will focus on the development and facilitation of skill sets and resources at the P-12 levels relating to literacy coaching. Using a balanced perspective, candidates explore the existing theories and best practice of literacy assessment. How to coach successfully and how to coach in difficult situations will also be studied.
Week 1
Lecture: Models of Coaching
Outcomes
- Examine different models of coaching
Week 2
Lecture: Serving Adult Learners
Outcomes
- Learn about working with adult learners
Week 3
Lecture: Serving Adult Learners in School Contexts
Outcomes
- Study how to create a climate of change and reflection
Week 4
Lecture: The Role of Assessment in Coaching
Outcomes
- Address the role of assessment in coaching
Week 5
Lecture: Providing Professional Support
Outcomes
- Examine how to provide professional support, beginning with the theory and moving to the practice
Week 6
Lecture: Classroom-Level Coaching
Outcomes
- Examine classroom-level coaching
Week 7
Lecture: Literacy Coaching in Middle Grades
Outcomes
- Examine the elements of coaching in the middle grades
Week 8
Lecture: The Challenge of Working with Reluctant Teachers
Outcomes
- Examine the challenge of working with reluctant teachers
The course description, objectives and learning outcomes are subject to change without notice based on enhancements made to the course. October 2011
