UCA Leadership Institute Summer 2010 is scheduled for June 11 at the Brewer-Hageman Center. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. The keynote speaker is Dr. Ellen Goldring, Patricia and Rodes Hart chair and professor of Education Policy and Leadership at Vanderbilt University. A nationally renowned researcher, she has devoted her career to studying school principals and how they can improve schools, educational conditions for children, and school outcomes. She has done considerable work in recent years on assessing leadership behaviors that influence student learning. Breakout session topics include: Effective Principal Evaluation: Orientation to the VAL-ED Instrument; Using Data for School Improvement; Implications of Social Networking Tools for Education; Developing Effective Leadership Teams; Copyright Issues in a Digital World: The Impact on Education; and Improving Parental Involvement. For more information, contact Dr. Terry James at 501-450-3282 or email leadershipstudies@uca.edu.
The Advanced Studies in Teacher Leadership (ASTL) Program is designed to enhance teachers’ skills and help those interested to achieve National Board Certification for Teachers. This program is currently being revised to include both the original coursework aligned with National Board Certification Teaching Standards and new specialization coursework options in early childhood education, middle level education, content disciplines, instructional facilitator endorsement, or other endorsement areas of interest to teachers. The new program requirements will be approved and implemented by the Spring 2011 semester.