Date:            Topic:                                                                           Readings / Assignments:

Complete syllabus coming soon (May 4th at the latest):

Spring 2019 version:

1. May 7               Intro & Overview on CAMPUS (N310)                            Read ch. 1 , be prepared to discuss onThursday 

• • • • • • • Syllabus, course assignments                                    group discussion readings (CH. 1 & Creating a Professional Learning Community)

            • Mighty Network blog & Twitter

            • Project and Exams

2.  May 9               Standards, Competencies, & Accountability                 group discussion readings (CH. 1 & scenario)  

• • • • • • • Emergence of Standards for Leaders

            • Leadership Behaviour in Schools

3.  May 14               Establishing A Framework for Leadership               Make sure Chapter 2, article & scenario on pp. 269-270 are read BEFORE class

• • • • • • • Leadership Defined                                                        Scenario: "The Consequences of Working in Isolation" & The Leadership Framework of Principal Williams

            • Leadership: A Historical Perspective                  

            • Contingency & Situational Leadership Theory

            • Power & Authority                                                           Article:  "What Makes a Leader?" by Daniel Goleman                                                            

4.  May 16               Theories & Approaches to School Leadership  1     Read chapter 3 ~ the first half only, article & scenario

• • • • • • • 4 Dimensions of Leadership                                          Scenario: "The New Principal at Frost"

            • Servant Leadership Depictions                 

            • Transformational vs. Transactional Leadership

            • Transformational Leadership                                                                                            

5.  May 21               Theories & Approaches to School Leadership 2         Read chapter 3 ~ the second half, article & scenario

• • • • • • • Transactional Leadership                                                  Scenario: "Changing the Way We Teach Science"

            • Distributive Leadership                 

            • Moral Dimensions of Leadership

            • Leadership of Today's Schools (Fullan & Hargreaves)        Article:  Strategic Leadership by Brent & Barbara Davies                                                    

6.  May 23               Organizational Influences on Leadership                     Read chapter 4 and article

• • • • • • • Definition of an Organization  

            • Schools as Organization  

            • Theories that Influence Practice

            • Learning Organizations

            • The Influence of Perception                                          Article:  The 7 Pillars of Leadership by Fink & Hargreaves ( on course Moodle)

                                                  ***Tuesday May 28 no class ~ watch Fullan webinar (ideally)

Mini quiz #1 for students who choose this option ***

8.  June 4                 Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness Through Communication      Read chapter 5, article & scenario

• • • • • • • Communication Process                                                         Scenario: "The Tardy Policy Killed Kato"

            • Interpersonal Relationships            

            • Communication: The Rise & Fall of School Leaders

            • Communication & Social Media                                          Article:  Culture in Question by Roland Barth                                                         

9.  June 6                 Decision Making: Quality and Acceptance                          Read chapter 6, article & scenario

• • • • • • • Defining Decision Making                                                       Scenario: "The Requested Change"

            • Approaches to Decision Making            

            • Autocratic vs Participatory Decision Making

            • "being right at the end of the meeting..."                                                      

10.  June 11           Managing Conflict in Today's Schools                         Read chapter 7 & scenarios

• • • • • • • A Definition of Conflict                                                Scenario: "The Disciplinary Plan" & "I Am Your New Principal"

            • The Nature of Conflict in Schools           

            • Conflict Management

            • How Individuals Respond to Conflict                                                                            

11.  June 13 .        Instructional Leadership and Change                                        Read chapter 8, article & scenario

• • • • • • • Instructional Leadership Defined /Fullan disagrees        Scenario: "Just Get Those Test Scores Up"

            • Theories & Practice that inform Change       

            • Implementing & Sustaining School Initiative

            • Addressing the Needs of All Students                                Article:  "The Nature and Need for Nuance" by Michael Fullan (on course Moodle)                                                            

12.  June 18                    Final Class?

• • • • • • •   Wrap up & Conclusions. Mini Quiz #2 for students who pick this option