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EPEL 7680 Practicum Internship

Lisa Taylor Fall 2008. EPEL 7680 Practicum Internship. COURSEWORK. EPEL 7000 LEADERSHIP IN ED ORGANIZATIONS. Exposure to the structure of educational organizations. Explanations of the various leadership roles within a school.

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EPEL 7680 Practicum Internship

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  1. Lisa Taylor Fall 2008 EPEL 7680 Practicum Internship

  2. COURSEWORK

  3. EPEL 7000LEADERSHIP IN ED ORGANIZATIONS • Exposure to the structure of educational organizations. • Explanations of the various leadership roles within a school. • Evidence of the importance of “buy in” and teamwork with educational systems that are different from corporate systems. • Culture/climate and making change in those as a leader.

  4. EPEL 7510ISSUES OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE • Budget, financial aspects, and issues related to the federal & state regulation on educational systems. • Concerns regarding the administrative aspects of positions in educational leadership. • The interworking of local boards of education.

  5. EPEL 7330LEGAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION • Historical legal cases that pertain to education • The how's and whys of legislation that protects students,teachers, and school boards.

  6. EPEL 7500HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION • Human side of educational leadership. • Developing teachers and leaders within a school. • Relating in a cyclical nurturing manner to professionals and other stakeholders.

  7. INTERNSHIP WORK

  8. Curriculum, Assessment, &Instruction Leader • Writing coach and professional development liaison for 08-09 based on W2 standards. • Writing standards redelivery rep. • Professional learning presenter (developing workshops) . • Creating evaluation instrument & leading observation teams.

  9. Operations Leader • Car pool task force co-chair (getting signage for “no0 parking”, helping to petition the county for speed humps, organizing traffic flows for dismissal of students, polling parents & community persons

  10. Relationship Leader • Mentor , parent liaison for grade level • Teacher rep for the Tucker parent council (monthly meetings aimed at vertical alignment of Tucker cluster) • Health & wellness committee member

  11. Change Leader • Textbook adoption committee member for Elementary ELA. • Professional Development speaker for Gwinnett County Schools, “Writing Across the Curriculum”.

  12. Learning and Development Leader •  Contacted/organized presentations of outside vendors to aid school wide writing initiative. • Superintendent’s teachers advisory committee member/rep for local site.

  13. Data Analysis Leader • Disaggregated CRCT data for school wide “data boards” • Supported ESOL instruction K-5 for ELA through workshops and via site-based communication systems (email) of relevant interventions and support techniques for teachers

  14. Performance Leader • Developed/re-wrote school wide tracking system for use in ELA K-5 evaluations of student work, implemented train0the-trainer sessions for use on each grade level • Co-developed technology (student) skills matrix aligned to national and state standards for use in k-5 classrooms

  15. Action Research Developed best practices for new teachers via the mentorship of principal; Created strategic planning reference sheet for induction in support of CSIP (Consolidated school improvement plan) based on NETS research; Co-created NETS based Technology skills matrix for K-8 Student Learning.

  16. Summary The diversity of activities I have been involved with have given me insight into the variety of duties educational leaders participate in.

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