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Schedule

Unless otherwise specified, assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET), Sunday night of the week.

Reading is on eReserves Identifies readings that are available on Course Reserves through the Libraries.

Lesson 01: Course Orientation and Introduction to How Schools Work
Readings
  • Lesson 01 Commentary
Activities
  • Course Orientation Survey
  • Teacher Leadership Endorsement Confirmation
  • Academic Integrity and Course Contract
  • Blog Setup and Introduction
  • Classmates' Blog URLs page
  • Class Introduction: Video
Lesson 02: Exploring School Systems as Complex and Formal Organizations
Readings
  • Textbook 4
    • Chapters 1–2 (pp. 1–38)
  • DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (1998). Professional learning communities at work. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
    • Chapter 1: Disappointment of School Reform (pp. 1–17) Reading is on eReserves
  • Lesson 02 Commentary
Activities
  • My Initial Thinking Reflection
  • Lesson 02 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 02 Blog Reflection
  • Needs Assessment: Project Statement
Lesson 03: Classrooms Within Schools Within Districts
Readings
  • Textbook 1
    • Chapter 1: Teacher Inquiry Defined (pp. 1–11)
    • Chapter 2: The Start of Your Journey: Finding a Wondering (pp. 13–15)
    • Figure 2.1. Finding Your Wondering, on page 22
  • Textbook 5
    • Preface
    • Chapter 1: Access and Belonging (pp. 1–19)
  • Textbook 3
    • Chapter 6: Steps to Influencing Others (pp. 110–111)
  • Daly, A., N., Moolenaar, M. N., Bolivar, J. M., & Burke, P. (2010). Relationships in reform: The role of teachers’ social networks. Journal of Educational Administration, 48(3), 359–391.
  • Lesson 03 Commentary
Activities
  • Needs Assessment: Pre-Assessment—Start
Lesson 04: Districts and States Within a Federal System
Readings
Activities
  • Needs Assessment: Pre-Assessment—Submit
Lesson 05: Are Schools Learning Organizations?
Readings
  • Textbook 4
    • Chapter 3 (pp. 39–68)
    • Appendix A
  • Senge, P. (2000). Schools that learn. New York: Doubleday.
    • How Do You Know Your Organization Is Learning? (pp. 552–553) Reading available in eReserves
    • Industrial Age System of Education (pp. 27–58) Reading available in eReserves
Activities
  • Lesson 05 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 05 Blog Reflection
  • Needs Assessment: Data Collection—Start
Lesson 06: Mental Models and Metaphors of Schools and/or Systems as Organizations
Readings
  • Textbook 4
    • Chapters 4–5 (pp. 69–104)
    • Appendix B
  • Boerma & Kaplan, “Michelle Rhee's Elaborate Reemergence” Reading is on eReserves
  • DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (1998). Professional learning communities at work.
    • Chapter 2: A New Model: The Professional Learning Community (pp. 19–45) Reading is on eReserves
  • Gates, B., & Gates, M. (2010). Chapter 11: Educating America's young people for the global economy. In K. Weber (Ed.), Waiting for Superman (pp. 201–212). New York: PublicAffairs Reading is on eReserves
  • Ravitch, D. (2010, November 11). The myth of charter schools. The New York Review of Books. Reading is on eReserves
  • Rhee, M. (2010). Chapter 7: Putting kids first. In K. Weber (Ed.), Waiting for Superman (pp. 127–141). New York: PublicAffairs. Reading is on eReserves
  • Senge, P. (2000). Schools that learn. New York: Doubleday.
    • Mental Models (pp. 66–68) Reading is on eReserves
  • Lesson 06 Commentary
Viewings
Activities
  • Lesson 06 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 06 Blog Reflection
Lesson 07: Changing Schools and Educational Reform Movements
Readings

Read

Review

  • Textbook 4
    • Chapter 3 (pp. 39–68)
    • Appendix A
  • Schools That Learn:
    • How Do You Know Your Organization Is Learning? (pp. 552–553)Reading available in eReserves
    • Industrial Age System of Education (pp. 27–58) Reading available in eReserves
Activities
  • Lesson 07 Blog Reflection
Lesson 08: Pathways to Becoming a Learning Organization
Readings
Activities
  • Lesson 08 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 08 Blog Reflection
  • Midpoint: Synthesis and Application
Lesson 09: Globalization: The Urgency of Change
Readings
Viewing
Activities
  • Lesson 09 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 09 Blog Reflection
Lesson 10: Systemic Change Processes
Readings
  • Textbook 4
    • Chapter 10 (pp. 233–234)
    • Chapters 12–13 (pp. 265–288)
  • Textbook 2
    • Chapter 2 (pp. 20–37)
  • Lesson 10 Commentary
Activities
  • Lesson 10 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 10 Blog Reflection
  • Inquiry Project: Needs Assessment (Data Collection)—Submit
Lesson 11: Change at the Local Level
Readings
Activities
  • Lesson 11 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 11 Blog Reflection
  • Individual Reflection: Synthesis/Application
Lesson 12: Defining Teacher Leadership
Readings
  • Textbook 3
    • Chapters 1–2 (pp. 1–42)
    • Chapter 5 (pp. 83–120)
  • Lesson 12 Commentary
Activities
  • Lesson 12 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 12 Blog Reflection
  • Needs Assessment: Analysis
Lesson 13: Developing Teacher Leadership
Readings
Activities
  • Lesson 13 Discussion
  • Lesson 13 Blog Reflection
Lesson 14: The Future of Teacher Leadership in a Learning Organization
Readings
  • Textbook 3
    • Chapters 7–8 (pp. 119–158)
  • Lesson 14 Commentary
Activities
  • Lesson 14 Discussion Questions
  • Lesson 14 Blog Reflection
  • Needs Assessment: Final Report
Lesson 15: Leadership and Learning: Opportunities, Insights, and Challenges
Readings
  • Lesson 15 Commentary
Activities
  • Lesson 15 Blog Reflection
  • Final Synthesis
  • Needs Assessment: Peer Review

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