EDUC-531: Coaching and Mentoring for School Administrators II

Department
Credits 3.00
Academic Level
Graduate
Instructional Method
Lecture
Builds from the knowledge and insights gained in the first course of a two-course sequence on coaching and mentoring for school administrators. Students will construct an understanding of coaching and mentoring as it applies to developing the leadership potential of aspiring school leaders in their school. Students will select an aspiring school leader to coach or mentor for the duration of the course. In their coaching or mentoring relationship, students will apply their understandings and skills and identify school leadership opportunities for their aspiring school leader and journal their experiences. Students will reflect on their experiences to analyze their skill level and role as a coach and mentor. Informed by the literature on past and present coaching and mentoring programs, students will formulate a proposal for a coaching and mentoring program initiative in their school. [ 3 credits ]