Learning Outcomes

Ed.S. in Administrator Leadership 
Ed.S. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development 
Ed.S. in Educational Leadership and Administration (Principal Preparation)
Ed.S. in Educational Technology
Ed.S. in Special Education
Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership

Ed.S. in Administrator Leadership

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the current literature and trends in education.
2. Demonstrate the reflective teaching and learning skills needed by a professional in the field of education.
3. Evaluate, synthesize, and interpret educational research. (consumer of research)
4. Identify and propose a solution to educational problem(s). (designing/developing research)
5. Demonstrate leadership via effective communication and use of technology.
6. Demonstrate leadership through effective communication about educational issues/topics to popular audiences in written work, speech, and through using technology.
7. Utilize effective communication skills in presenting academic research so as to elicit social change.
8. Show awareness of global interrelationships and affirm diversity in their own work about teaching and learning.
9. Be familiar with scholarship in the field of education that is sensitive to global interrelationships and affirms diversity.
10. Collaborate with a range of stakeholders in education and/or learning organizations in order to effect positive social change.
11. Demonstrate active commitment to social change.

Ed.S. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Organize adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.
2. Requires skillful school and district leaders who guide continuous instructional improvement.
3. Require resources to support adult learning and collaboration.
4. Use disaggregated student data to determine adult learning priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous improvement.
5. Use multiple sources of information to guide improvement and demonstrate its impact.
6. Prepare educators to apply research to decision making.
7. Use learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. 
8. Apply knowledge about human learning and change.
9. Provide educators with the knowledge and skills to collaborate. 
10. Prepare educators to understand and appreciate all students; create safe, orderly, and supportive learning environments; and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. 
11. Deepen educators' content knowledge, provide them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepare them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately.
12. Provide educators with knowledge and skills to involve families and other stakeholders appropriately.

Ed.S. in Educational Leadership and Administration (Principal Preparation)

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Lead initiatives that evaluate and improve instructional programs.
2. Effectively manage all personnel and providing ongoing evaluation and professional development in teaching and learning.
3. Create a strategic plan using a visioning process to be shared and supported by all stakeholders.
4. Use data to effectively manage the organization and resources for a safe, secure, and effective learning environment.
5. Address community interests and diverse needs through communicating and collaborating with internal and external publics.
6. Articulate the school’s role within the broader political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context and responding effectively to changes that impact the school community.
7. Model democratic value systems, ethics, and moral leadership; supporting others to grow and develop as caring and informed citizens.

Ed.S. in Educational Technology

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Use technology to design, develop, and assess the teaching and learning process based on sound theory and research.
2. Design and conduct an ethical research study based on a current problem facing educational technology.
3. Critically analyze and assess the impact of social trends on educational technology and the influence of educational technology on social trends with solid research support.
4. Demonstrate persuasive leadership for social change in the workplace using digital technologies with effective written and oral communication.
5. Use digital and written communications using the standards of academic practice, including accurate APA references and citations and a concise, succinct, grammatically accurate, and persuasive writing style.
6. Use emerging technologies for diverse, global connections in the workplace.
7. Participate in collaborative projects/research relevant to educational technology to effect positive social change related to the use of technology in the workplace (business, industry, or education).

Ed.S. in Special Education

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts through scholarly writing and project completion, for legal and ethical policy that supports high quality education for individuals with exceptional learning needs.
2. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts through scholarly writing and project completion, to serve in a leadership capacity by creating procedures that respect all individuals and positive and productive work environments.
3. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts through scholarly writing and project completion, for the use of evidence-based practices for instructional programs at the school and system levels.
4. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts, through scholarly writing and project completion, and the use of educational research to improve instructional and intervention techniques and materials.
5. Design and implement methods to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional practices and program goals for student learning of the general education curriculum and individualized IEP goals.
6. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts, through scholarly writing and project completion, of the legal rights of students, families, and personnel.
7. Plan, present, and evaluate professional development that focuses on effective practice, including expertise to support student access to learning through effective teaching strategies, curriculum standards, and assistive technology.
8. Demonstrate mastery of key concepts through scholarly writing and project completion, the importance of collaboration in special education, and the integration of services for individuals with exceptionalities.

Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the current literature and trends in education.
2. Demonstrate the reflective teaching and learning skills needed by a professional in the field of education.
3. Evaluate, synthesize, and interpret educational research. (consumer of research)
4. Identify and propose a solution to educational problem(s). (designing/developing research)
5. Demonstrate leadership via effective communication and use of technology.
6. Demonstrate leadership through effective communication about educational issues/topics to popular audiences in written work, speech, and through using technology.
7. Utilize effective communication skills in presenting academic research so as to elicit social change.
8. Show awareness of global interrelationships and affirm diversity in their own work about teaching and learning.
9. Be familiar with scholarship in the field of education that is sensitive to global interrelationships and affirms diversity.
10. Collaborate with a range of stakeholders in education and/or learning organizations in order to effect positive social change.
11. Demonstrate active commitment to social change.

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