Assignments

Evaluation / Assignments:

As this is a course about leadership, you are expected to be accountable for and to take a leading role in your own learning. For this reason, a criterion-referenced as well as the usual norm-referenced approach is used. You have the option to contract for the letter grade that you want to achieve: B-/B/B+ or A-/A. You are required to email the instructor for which grade you are contracting by class 6. 

The requirements for each grade level and deadlines for completion are set out in the following table and explained more fully in the description of course work. Grades and percentage marks will be awarded based on the instructor’s assessment of the completeness/quality of your work and in comparison to other students contracting for the same grade. Deadlines are firm, however, exceptions will be allowed due to illness or unavoidable professional obligations if approved in advance. Late work will be penalized 10% of the total mark. 

Evaluation Criteria:

• A-/A (80%+)

  1. Complete assigned reading/ visit online materials the course before class and attend/actively participate in all classes. 

  2.  Weekly Personal ERM Learning Journal  (Mighty Networks) ~ post weeks 2 to 13

  3. Group project presentation – post reading(s), resources and presentation on Course website resource page ~ weeks 5 to 11.

  4. Research Paper OR Staff Development Final Project  ~ due week 13

• B-/B/B+( 65-79%)

  1. Complete assigned reading/ visit online materials the course before class and attend/actively participate in all classes. 

  2.  Weekly Personal ERM Learning Journal  (Mighty Networks) ~ post weeks 2 to 13

  3. Group project presentation – post reading(s), resources and presentation on Course website resource page ~ weeks 5 to 12.

  4. Research Paper OR  Staff Development Final Project  ~ due week 13 N/A

Alternative eval system: participation 10, Perusall & small group disc 25, Twitter 10, Group Presentation 20, blog 25, handbook 10

1. Attendance & Class participation (10%) plus Social Media Presence (5%)

• • All members of the class will be encouraged to enter into discussions and share in the research of various topics. Students will be asked to research the various policies and resources available to administrators and teachers in their schools and boards. Part of the discussions will center around comparing policies and resources available throughout Quebec and wider educational community. 

  • This means attending class,  a 1/2 mark will be deducted for a missed class, except for a valid professional/personal reason for which the instructor was notified. Students contracting for an “A-/A” must attend 10 or more classes and a minimum of 8 classes must be attended to pass the course. 

  • Creation of Social Media Presence --> Blue Sky (Twitter ):

    • You will create and build a social media profile that will reflect you and your professional identity. This will be useful as many school boards now require administrators to be digital leaders. 

• • • Many examples will be provided

2. Perusall - 25% - 

• • Weekly annotations on the course readings (4 to 6 annotations)

3. Group Presentation (20%)  - 

Includes assigned reading(s), learning activities &resources:

• • You will be assigned to a group of 2 to 4 students. Groups will be randomly assigned to one of the human resource management topics covered in this course. Presentations should include key elements of the topic and group activities, lasting about 1 hour. 

  • At least a week prior to your presentation, you must post, either a link or a PDF document on Google Classroom of a pre-reading assignment and any other pre-work (e.g. self- assessment, screening a video, etc.) that students must do for your session. 

  • The night of your presentation, one of the group needs to post an outline for the group's session, along with its power point presentation and any handouts used on Google Classroom.

  • In the week following presentation you must post your power point presentation and a suggested journal entry in the Group Project Forum on Google Classroom. Additionally, you are to reply to postings from other students or the instructor for clarification or more information in order to get full mark. 

  • Topic to be picked from one of the weekly modules.

4. Bi-Weekly Blogs posted on CoLab Education Portal: 25%

• • Padlet Hello & Goodbye

  • Reflections on Reading & Presentations

  • Considering/Developing my Philosophy

  • Journals reinforce an active learning approach to leadership by giving you the opportunity to relate some of the theories/concepts covered in the course to your own experiences. You are to write about your observations/ insights-reflections about education resource management stimulated by the course (i.e. readings, activities, guest speakers, in-class discussions/activities). Possible suggestions for these entries are: 

  • Summarize and critically reflect on one or more of the assigned readings; 

  • Analyze your organization’s ERM (educational resource management) practices in light of the course concepts; 

  • Reflect on how a concept reviewed in the course could be applied to address an 

  • issue that you are facing in your professional context; and, 

  • Begin to articulate your philosophy about educational resource 

  • leadership/management, indicating how it is being influenced by the course.
    Additional suggestions will be offered in class by the instructors and other students. 

  • A total of 6 entries are required to meet this criterion. They are posted weekly and due before the start of class 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and one week after class 13

  • The personal learning journal entries may be reworked once in order to benefit from instructor feedback and improve the grade received provided that they were submitted on time. 

5. Final Project (Admin Handbook or Staff PD plan or Research Paper) 15%  

To be discussed during the first class ~ topic could tie in to school educational project or success plan. Also may use New Pedagogies for Deep Learning, Technology, Future Ready, IB, etc. 

Please upload any resources or materials developed for the course on the following shared drive: EDEM 628 Admin Binder. This is password protected site viewed for students through my courses.

OR 

Research Paper (individual)

This is an opportunity for you to: 1) Increase your depth/breadth of knowledge by researching a subject of your own choosing related to educational resource management (e.g. literature review, best practices or an innovative program); or, 2) Apply your learning to a past (e.g. audit a past project/program) or current professional issue (e.g. prepare a proposal for funding; assess the effectiveness of your school’s current resource management practices and make recommendations; or to plan, conduct, assess a school-community based project to meet a specific need). 

Papers should be between 12-15 pages, excluding exhibits and references.

It must follow APA guidelines and will be assessed on the following criteria: 

1) Organization & Structure – introduction, development and conclusion, integration and presentation of ideas, ease of reading; 

2) Substance – informative, linkage of course readings/concepts to professional experience, evidence of analytical/critical thinking, additional research and citation of sources; and 

3) Writing Style – academic/professional tone, grammar/spelling error free, and captures/maintains attention. 

The research paper/project is to be submitted as a word document to MyCourses / Assignments. 

Students who are contracting for an “A-/A” need to appreciate that there is no guarantee that they will achieve it; the paper must be at an A/A- level in the opinion of the instructor(s) to meet the criteria and no marks will be awarded for papers that don't meet the criteria. 

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MERCURY ONLINE EVALUATIONS: 

Students are strongly encouraged to fill out the online evaluation for this course at the end of term. Online course evaluations serve primarily as a tool towards teaching improvement, informing students about courses, and as one of the elements for evaluating the teaching performance of staff for reappointment, tenure and promotion purposes. For more information consult the following link: http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/mercury/)