Ed.L.D. Second Year Core Leadership Seminar: Driving Change

EDU L200AY Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This module is the part of an exploration on driving change that students continue during spring semester. It is designed to prepare second-year Ed.L.D. students to think and act strategically in order to make educational change for the better, both within the contexts of third-year Ed.L.D. residencies and beyond. We will use a variety of texts and learning modalities to explore the challenge of putting in practice aspirational goals and applying theoretical frameworks in the ambiguous contexts of political, interest-driven, and often culturally-resisting organizations. We will highlight the complex factors and forces in driving and opposing change and not shy away from how “messy” these examples are, as there is much to learn from both challenges and successes. We will explore the very real challenges – operational, organizational, psychological, strategic, political, messaging, internal, external – that confront actors trying to make and deliver change in the educational space. We will also examine the Ed.L.D. capstone as a genre to support leadership practice and learning.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to second-year Ed.L.D. students.