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Educational Leadership
Description: This course is designed to provide graduate students in educational leadership with basic concepts and a working understanding of the associated dynamics surrounding Special Education leadership (including Section 504). While this topic may not be the primary supervisory responsibility of a building administrator, it is a topic that can present any leader with significant challenges. This course centers on Special Education Law and also emphasizes social equity and legal literacy skills, including problem-solving, conflict resolution, and working with others empathetically. This course aims to contribute to the leadership ability of a building-level administrator as they strive to provide collaborative leadership in student advocacy, identification, instruction, intervention, team building, and mutual assistance. Students in this course must have completed EDL 600, and will be expected to read all assigned materials, actively participate in group discussions and activities, strive to apply their instruction to current situations, and undertake continued growth to meet future needs. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025
Prerequisite: EDL 600 or EDL 640
Educational Leadership
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
EDL 645 - Leadership Aspects Of Special Education
Description: This course is designed to provide graduate students in educational leadership with basic concepts and a working understanding of the associated dynamics surrounding Special Education leadership (including Section 504). While this topic may not be the primary supervisory responsibility of a building administrator, it is a topic that can present any leader with significant challenges. This course centers on Special Education Law and also emphasizes social equity and legal literacy skills, including problem-solving, conflict resolution, and working with others empathetically. This course aims to contribute to the leadership ability of a building-level administrator as they strive to provide collaborative leadership in student advocacy, identification, instruction, intervention, team building, and mutual assistance. Students in this course must have completed EDL 600, and will be expected to read all assigned materials, actively participate in group discussions and activities, strive to apply their instruction to current situations, and undertake continued growth to meet future needs. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025
Prerequisite: EDL 600 or EDL 640