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COURSE PLANNING TEMPLATE CourseTIME FRAMEBeginning/Ending DatesPRACTICUM and INTERNSHIPSPracticum Hours?Practicum Location?Mentor Principal Name?Fingerprint Clearance?NEEDSDesired Goals/ Purpose?What Do I Want to Learn?(Obtain information from Course Description)KNOWLEDGEWhat Do I Already Know about the Course Content?PLANTasks and DeadlinesACTION STEPS to SUCCESSAction Steps? Are there any potential obstacles to reaching desired goals?REFLECTION on PROGRESSProgress/OutcomesEAD-501(example)4/16/15-5/28/1510 HoursIronwood Elementary SchoolDr. Michael Trevillion, PrincipalFingerprint Clearance not requiredLearn proper APA formatting, citations, and references.Learn leadership styles/philosophies and correlating behaviorsSynthesize my own leadership style/philosophyReflect upon and apply Leading with Purpose and Beginning with the End in Mind in correlation with desired outcomes in relation to all course activities, practicum experiences, and DQs. My current and previous supervisors model different leadership styles, philosophies and behaviors (I don’t know the proper terms that define their leadership styles).As a teacher I lean towards a particular leadership style in my classroom. It is very likely my leadership style as a school administrator will be similar.Fingerprint Clearance (if not already done) Needed by EAD-519Don’t let myself get behind on assignmentsPost DQ 1 on the first night of classSend copy of fingerprint clearance card to advisor during week one.Submit DQ 1 by Saturday and DQ 2 by Tuesday each weekSpend one hour each night on weekly assignment and finish on the weekendPotential Obstacles? Principal’s time for me. Need to contact him during first week of class to inform of assignments.After the first week and end of each course I will review my Course Planning Template to make important updates.EAD-5019/21/2017-11/1/17Welon Stem HS Career AcademyPrincipal: Temple CrutchfieldPracticum/field experience hours: 10Fingerprint Clearance not requiredExamine the importance of Leading with PurposeBegin to understand and develop my own leadership style and philosophyExamine the importance of Leading with PurposeExamine Education’s conceptual framework-Learning, Leading and Serving.Importance of Leading with a purposeful end in mindAs I reflect on my leadership style, I am more transformationalKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsI am currently teaching at a virtual school via Live Lesson Room. I am not in a classroom.The brick and mortar school in which I am intending to complete my practicum, is on intersession, because it is a year round school. I was unable to contact the principal. Interviewed another principal for the assignment.Begin answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Begin Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on how I could have done better.Continuously update course planning template.Implement what I learned from this course. As I am progressing though my program, I will begin to develop my leadership style. I will look at administrators to see what their learning styles are.I would update my “Be a Principal” Power Point to include recent job opportunities.I will begin to look more closely at ISLLC Standards and draft ideas on how I would like to implement these standards when I become principal.I will begin to refine my leadership style and philosophy***(Please see Below)EAD-50511/2/17-12/13/17Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance not required.Learn about the laws and policies that relate to PreK-12 education in the United States.Learn about due process, discipline, freedom of speech, school safety, discrimination, religion in schools, and rights of students with disabilities.Learn about my role as a principal and improving outcomes for all studentsRights and due process as it relates to students with disabilitiesKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on how I could have done better.During my practicum, I see how the laws were integrated when disciplining students, I would specifically look at Special Education students. I would look at suspensions and see if any of the students are in the manifestation process. I would like to be present if students are searched and things seized from them. I would insure that their 4th amendment rights are not being violated.I would observe Art class. To see if students are able to express themselves freely through their art work.I would also observe how discipline is handled at Pearsontoem.I would also like to see if state laws are incorporated into district policy and school guidelines. I would also like to see how these laws are relayed to the teachers.EAD-51012/14/17-2/7/18Practicum/field experience hours: 10.Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez Teal Fingerprint clearance not required.Explore K-12 school financeExamine systems that directly affect the operation of my school systemLearn classifications in the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) Learn about the involvement of these regulations at my school level.Learn about school finance at the federal and state levels.Explore accounting, a principal’s fiscal responsibility, money allocation, basic administrative practices, processes and techniques.Learn about major challenges facing me in day to day school operations.The state determines how funds are spent in the schoolsKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Utilize GCU tutoring for the accounting portion of the class.Review assignment grades and reflect on how I could have done better.Continuously update course planning template.EAD-5191/10/2019-2/20/2019Practicum/field experience hours: 90. North Carolina Connections AcademyFingerprint clearance required.My internship will focuses on bridging skills learned. I will observe participate, and lead a staff of educatorsI will apply building-level leadership skills in a clinical practice.It will defiantly be different from student teaching. I will practice in leading staff.I will put what I have learned into practice.Keep and carry out plans work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Attend practicum on time dailyReflect at the end of each dayContinue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Sit down with principal weekly to process how my week went and what I could do to become a better leader.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5133/22/2018 5/2/2018Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance requiredLearn the importance of my role as a leader in creating and maintaining a positive school environment with a shared vision with my school community. Explore the different types of leadership styles, philosophies and behaviors Learn how the different leadership styles improve or hinder the growth of a school’Examine my role as a supervisor. Learn the processes and strategies that educators can implement to encourage teacher pride and growth.Learn to use these strategies to aide in educator self improvement keeping student s learning in mindThere is a process to supervisingSupervising is different from managingHow I act as a leader and hinder or promote the success of my school.I can empower educators to want to grow.I can empower teachers to improve student outcomes.Keep and Cary out work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on how I could have done better.Offer strategies that I have learned on how to empower teacherContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5205/3/2018 6/13/2018Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance requiredLearn to become an effective instructional leader in evaluating educational programs and their uses in continuous school improvement.Explore steps in planning, implementing, and evaluating my school’s educational program and curriculumEnsure that curriculum design, instructional strategies, and learning environments include technology in order to get the most out of teaching for teachers and learning for studentsLearn to use data to make informed decisionsThere are process to planning and carrying out an curriculum.The curriculum is given to the school system by the state.Keep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on ways to improve.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5236/14/2018 7/25/2018Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance requiredLearn to become an effective leader as I develop my professional amplitudeInvestigate various school professional development program practices including Professional Learning Communities, Collaborative Learning Communities, beginning teacher induction, and mentor program modelsAnalyze theoretical models, research best practices for improving teaching as well as learning outcomes for all students, with a strong emphasis on data-driven, learner-centered decision-makingData is very important in making informed decisions.Schools must have PLC’s and different communities in order to be successful.There are difference theoretical models for improving learning outcomes for students.Keep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on ways to improve.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5297/26/2018 9/5/2018Practicum/field experience hours: 90. North Carolina Connections AcademyTemple CrutchfieldFingerprint clearance required.My focus will be on observing, participating, and leadingApply building-level leadership skills to facilitate the candidate's ultimate success in improving the outcomes for all students as a school leader.Practice a level competence needed to ensure effective school leadershipI will be expected to put what I have learned since my last practicum into practiceKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Sit down with principal weekly to process how my week went and what I could do to become a better leader.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.Improve in is having more involvement with regular education teachers. I would like to interact more with parents.EAD-5309/6/2018 -10/17/2018Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance requiredLearn to become an effective leader who is able to positively contribute teaching and learning experiencesLearn to improve learning outcomes through leadership practices through improved teacher performance, positive effectiveness, and team spiritLearn strategies including cognitive coaching; collaborative learning, decision-making; creating a safe, supportive professional learning environment .Learn about current policies and practices in teacher observations, teacher evaluations, value-added student growth models, and teacher performance ratings.Morale effects the outcome of students’ performanceI can have an impact on educator’s teaching student learning experiences though my leadershipThere is protocol for observing and rating teachersKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on ways to improve.Discuss next steps with Prinipal mentorSubmit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5334/4/2019 through 5/15/2019Practicum/field experience hours: 10. Fingerprint clearance requiredPracticum/field experience hours: 10. Pearsontown ElementaryPrincipal: Rodriguez TealFingerprint clearance requiredLearn to put into place, leadership and mentoring strategies that builds quality teachers efficient educatorsLearn of distributed leadership practices and identifying and empowering educational leaders in my schoolLearn to evaluate assessment data, peer observations, and strategies to relay feedback to teachers important to their instructional planning and teaching.There are strategies for mentoring teachers and guiding them into becoming effective instructional leadersThere are distributed leadership practices(not sure of what the names are) that empower instructional leadersKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on ways to improve.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5365/16/2019 through 6/29/2019Practicum/field experience hours: 10. North Carolina Connections AcademyTemple CrutchfieldFingerprint clearance required.Explore critical issues facing me as a school principals, including the challenge of hiring and maintaining staff, , managing and allocating resources, innovative instructional leadership, creating community partnerships, Learn to abide by district, state and federal policies and laws.Learn about the six Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standardsI will learn to examine my school’s Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) and Action Plans to improve my School Improvement PlanLearn to manage school resources to meet day to day needs and improve learning and output for all studentsThere are critical issues facing principals today.An action plan must be put into place to look closely at a school’s improvement plan.Managing school’s resources are important for successful running of a schoolKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Review assignment grades and reflect on ways to improve.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioContinuously update course planning template.EAD-5397/4/2019 through 8/14/2019Practicum/field experience hours: 90.North Carolina Connections AcademyTemple CrutchfieldFingerprint clearance required.My focus will be on observing, participating, and leadingApply building-level leadership skills to facilitate the candidate's ultimate success in improving the outcomes for all students as a school leader.Practice a level competence needed to ensure effective school leadershipI will be expected to put what I have learned since my last practicum into practiceKeep Plan to work a little each day on assignmentsTurn in assignments before the due date.Continue answering discussion question 1 on Wednesday and respond to a classmate. Respond to Discussion question #1 and respond to a classmate. Respond to my 3rd classmate on Sunday.Continue working on Wednesday’s big assignment on Thursday the week before. Submit on Monday or Tuesday.Sit down with principal weekly to process how my week went and what I could do to become a better leader.Submit artifacts into my e-portfolioPrepare to take the principal’s examBegin to explore positions as an assistant principal. Submit applications to express interest in employment. ................
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