In addition to the topics and assignments, the tables below list out the required readings for each lesson. Please note, these readings may be links, specific chapters from your text, and/or Library E-Reserves. To access E-Reserves, click the Library Resources link on the Canvas Navigation menu.
Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).
Lesson 1. Leadership for Equity and Diversity
Lesson 1
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
- Article | Cooner, D., Tochterman, S., & Garrison-Wade, D. (2004–2005). Preparing Principals for Leadership in Special Education: Applying ISLLC Standards. Journal of Principal Preparation and Development, 6(2004–2005).
Other
- Article | Cambron-McCabe, N., & McCarthy, M. M. (2005). Educating school leaders for social justice. Educational Policy, 19(1), 201–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904804271609
- Article | Jencks, C. (1988). Whom must we treat equally for educational opportunity to be equal? Ethics, 98(3), 518–533. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2380965
- Article | McKenzie, K. B., Christman, D. E., Hernandez, F., Fierro, E., Capper, C. A., Dantley, M.,…Scheurich, J. J. (2008). From the field: A proposal for educating leaders for social justice. Educational Administration Quarterly, 44(1), 111–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X07309470
- Article | Riehl, C. J. (2000). The principal's role in creating inclusive schools for diverse students: A review of normative, empirical, and critical literature on the practice of educational administration. Review of Educational Research, 70(1), 55–81. https://doi.org/10.2307/1170594
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Assignments:
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- Task 1.a. Discussion | Introduction
- Task 1.b. Discussion | Social Justice
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Lesson 2. Equity Audits
Lesson 2
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
Other
- Article | Galloway, M. K., & Ishimaru, A. M. (2015). Radical recentering equity in educational leadership standards. Educational Administration Quarterly, 51(3), 372–408. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X15590658
- Article | Green, T. L. (2017). Community-based equity audits: A practical approach for educational leaders to support equitable community-school improvements. Educational Administration Quarterly, 53(1), 3–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X16672513
- Article | Skrla, L., Scheurich, J. J., Garcia, J., & Nolly, G. (2004). Equity audits: A practical leadership tool for developing equitable and excellent schools. Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(1), 133–161. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X03259148
- Article | Park, V., Daly, A. J., & Guerra, A. W. (2013). Strategic framing: How leaders craft the meaning of data use for equity and learning. Educational Policy, 27(4), 645–675. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904811429295
- Website | U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. (2010). Civil rights data collection 2009–10 national and state estimations: Pennsylvania [Data set]. Retrieved from https://ocrdata.ed.gov/StateNationalEstimations/Projections_2009_10
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Assignments:
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- Task 2.a. Discussion | Data Analysis
- Task 2.b. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 3. Intersectionality
Lesson 3
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 1 | Introduction: Intersectionality in Educational Leadership
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 3.a. Discussion | Intersectionality
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Lesson 4. Leadership and Ability
Lesson 4
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 2 | Inclusive Leadership and Disability
E-Reserve
- Article | Shepherd, K., & Hasazi, S. B. (2007). Leadership for social justice and inclusion. In L. Florian (Ed.), The Sage handbook of special education (pp. 475–485). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Other
- Article | Pazey, B. L., & Cole, H. A. (2013). The role of special education training in the development of socially just leaders building an equity consciousness in educational leadership programs. Educational Administration Quarterly, 49(2), 243–271. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X12463934
- Article | Skiba, R., Simmons, A., Ritter, S., Kohler, K., Henderson, M., & Wu, T. (2006). The context of minority disproportionality: Practitioner perspectives on special education referral. The Teachers College Record, 108(7), 1424–1459. Retrieved from http://www.indiana.edu/~equity/docs/Context_of_Disproportionality.pdf
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Assignments:
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- Task 4.a. Discussion | Students with Disabilities
- Task 4.b. Applied Learning | Vision/Mission Statement
- Task 4.c. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 5. Leadership and Socioeconomic Status
Lesson 5
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 3 | Inclusive Leadership and Poverty
E-Reserve
Other
- Report | Education Law Center. (2017, March). Money matters in education justice: Addressing racial and class inequities in Pennsylvania's school funding system (ELC Report). Retrieved from www.elc-pa.org
- Article | Bomer, R., Dworin, J., May, L., & Semingson, P. (2008). Miseducating teachers about the poor: A critical analysis of Ruby Payne's claims about poverty. The Teachers College Record, 110(12), 2497–2531. Retrieved from pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4d59/f5e6c488d3f4a2002f319049ce41a131a4c4.pdf
- Article | Darling-Hammond, L. (2003). Keeping Good Teachers: Why It Matters, What Leaders Can Do. Educational leadership, 60(8), 6–13. Retrieved from http://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9722698&site=ehost-live&scope=site
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Assignments:
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- Task 5.a. Discussion | Socioeconomic Status and Leadership
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Lesson 6. Leadership and Race
Lesson 6
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 4 | Inclusive Leadership and Race
E-Reserve
Other
- Literature Review | Frankenberg, E. (2018). Using Socioeconomic-Based Strategies to Further Racial Integration in K-12 Schools. Intercultural Development Research Association.
- Article | Ladson-Billings, G. (2006). From the achievement gap to the education debt: Understanding achievement in U.S. schools. Educational Researcher, 35(7), 3–12. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3876731
- Article | Sue, D., Lin, A. I., Torino, G. C., Capodilupo, C. M., & Rivera, D. P. (2009). Racial Microaggressions and difficult dialogues on race in the classroom. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(2), 183–190. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014191
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Assignments:
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- Task 6.a. Discussion | The Education Debt
- Task 6.b. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 7. Leadership and English Learners
Lesson 7
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 5 | Inclusive Leadership and English Learners
E-Reserve
- Chapter | Artiles, A. J., & Ortiz, A. A. (2002). English Language Learners with Special Education Needs: Contexts and Possibilities. In A. J. Artiles & A. A. Ortiz (Eds.) English language learners with special education needs: Identification, assessment, and instruction (pp. 3–27). Washington, D.C: Center for Applied Linguistics.
- Case Study | Gorski, P., & Pothini, S. (2014). Case Study 10.2: English Only. In Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education (pp. 105–107). New York: Routledge.
Other
- Article | Scanlan, M., & López, F. (2012). ¡Vamos! How school leaders promote equity and excellence for bilingual students. Educational Administration Quarterly, 48(4), 583–625. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X11436270
- Article | Theoharis, G., & O’Toole, J. (2011). Leading inclusive ELL social justice leadership for English language learners. Educational Administration Quarterly, 47(4), 646–688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X11401616
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Assignments:
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- Task 7.a. Discussion | English Learners
- Task 7.b. Applied Learning | Article Critique 1
- Task 7.c. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 8. Leadership and LGBTQ Students
Lesson 8
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 6 | Inclusive Leadership and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Students
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 8.a. Discussion | LGBTQ Inclusion
- Task 8.b. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 9. Leadership and Gender
Lesson 9
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 8 | Inclusive Leadership and Gender
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 9.a. Discussion | Martin & Breese
- Task 9.b. Discussion | Gender Strategies
- Task 9.c. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 10. Leadership and Religion
Lesson 10
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 8 | Inclusive Leadership and Religion
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 10.a. Discussion | Martin & Breese
- Task 10.b. Equity Audit | Data Collection
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Lesson 11. Family and Community Engagement
Lesson 11
Readings:
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Textbook
- Chapter 9 | Inclusive Leadership and the Social Frontiers: Family and Community Engagement
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 11.a. Discussion | Promoting Family and Community Engagement
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Lesson 12. Strategies for Social Justice Leaders
Lesson 12
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
Other
- Article | McKenzie, K. B. & Scheurich, J. (2004). Equity traps: A useful construct for preparing principals to lead schools that are successful with racially diverse students. Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(5), 601. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X04268839
- Article | Shields, C. M. (2004). Dialogic leadership for social justice: Overcoming pathologies of silence. Educational Administration Quarterly, 40(1), 109–132. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X03258963
- Article | Shields, C. M. (2010). Transformative leadership: Working for equity in diverse contexts. Educational Administration Quarterly, 46(4), 558–589. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X10375609
- Article | Theoharis, G. (2007). Social justice educational leaders and resistance: Toward a theory of social justice leadership. Educational Administration Quarterly, 43(2), 221–258. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X06293717
Optional
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Assignments:
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- Task 12.a. Discussion | Commitment to Social Justice and Equity
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Lesson 13. Final Presentations
Lesson 13
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 13.a. Discussion | Final Presentations
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Lesson 14. End of Course Reflective Discussion
Lesson 14
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 14.a. Discussion | Equity and Diversity
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Lesson 15. Course Conclusion
Lesson 15
Readings:
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Textbook
E-Reserve
Other
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Assignments:
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- Task 15.a. Applied Learning | Reflection: Vision as Leader
- Task 15.b. Equity Audit | Reflective Narrative
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