LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES

In this course, students will co-create a seminar in leadership issues within their local context.:

• The geographic focus of readings, lectures, and discussion will be on the city of Montreal and greater Quebec. We may change focus depending on student interests, during the first class.
• However, students from other provinces may also engage in independent work on areas where they will be teaching or leading.

The class will work together to develop a deep knowledge and understanding of current leadership issues within the various education policy and leadership systems of this province.

As part of this work, students will undertake a semester-long individual project on a leadership topic of their choice ~ this will have to be done on an individual basis~ depending on school/board initiative and/or challenges in a particular school). This will be determined at our first class.

• Potential topics include: Linguistic issues and demographic trends; Indigenous education; education reform initiatives; New Pedagogies for Deep learning; IB philosophy & QEP; teacher preparation; leadership preparation; policy issues of equity and social justice; student learning; school culture and leadership, technology.

By the end of this course students who fully participate in the class will:

• Develop a critical understanding of issues in educational leadership in Quebec and potential approaches to addressing those issues
• Practice action-oriented inquiry/reflection methods that will uncover useful information for improving practice or policy
• Present findings
• Develop and teach professional level content
• TBD by students