(Option III Sequence)
(36 semester hours)
Program Description
This degree program seeks students who wish to develop their instructional leadership capacities in educational settings. The pro- gram is designed to be developmental and experiential in nature, fostering ethical behavior and the improvement of self and one’s pro- fession. The program is based upon leadership standards established by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC). These standards emphasize performance-based learning opportunities in the areas of articulating and implementing a vision for learning, pro- moting an effective instructional program, managing resources for a safe learning environment, collaborating with families and com- munity members, promoting the success of all students in an ethical manner, and recognizing the influence of the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
The program prepares students for formal instructional supervisory roles by emphasizing the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to assume leadership responsibilities for school and district-wide improvement initiatives. The program also serves those students who seek a graduate program that will develop their professional capacities as teacher-leaders. Increasingly teachers are called upon to play a leadership role in the following areas: coordinate and evaluate standards-based curricular programs; assess the outcomes of instruction; support the work of other teachers through mentor- ing, peer coaching, and collaborative problem solving; contribute to the professional development of the staff through a variety of in-service programs; and to promote a positive climate and culture for learning.
A Leadership Growth Projects Portfolio will be submitted to document the continuous and sustained accomplishments of the candidates in the appropriate work setting. All students will be given an opportunity to practice and develop their supervisory leadership
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Rider University Graduate Academic Catalog 2011-2012
skills in a culminating internship experience. Upon completing the program, graduates will qualify for the New Jersey Instructional Supervisor Certificate.
Course Requirements
(36 semester hours)
Group I—Core Courses
(24 semester hours)
Area 1: Curriculum and Instruction Sequence (12 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
CURR-531 Stratgies for Curriculum Development, Design, Innovation and Change
CURR-532 Strategies for Curriculum Change
CURR-538 Assessment of Curriculum and Instruction to Improve the Performance of Teachers and
Diverse Learners
CURR-548 Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Learners Area 2: Supervision and Administration Sequence
(12 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
EDAD-505 Supervisor/Teacher Leadership for Improved Instruction and Student Learning
EDAD-507 Education and the Law
EDAD-510 Seminar/Practicum in Supervision and Teacher Leadership
EDAD-511 Group Process in Supervision for Creative Change and Collaboration in Schools
Group II—Research and Educational Foundations Courses
(6 semester hours) Area 1: Research (3 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
EDAD-521 Using Research Strategies and Analysis of Data to Make Decisions in Schools
Area 2: Foundations of Education (3 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
EDUC-515 Issues in American Schools and Society
Group III—Electives
(6 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
BSED-504 Curriculum Strategies and Evaluative Concepts in Business Education
BSED-506 Administration and Supervision of Business and Vocational Education
BSED-519 Directed Study and Research in Business Education BSED-530 Emerging Instructional Strategies in
Business Education
CURR-533 Elementary School Curriculum CURR-534 Secondary School Curriculum
CURR-535 Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education
CURR-536 Special Studies in Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision
CURR-544 Modern Developments in the Teaching of Foreign Languages CURR-545 The Middle School Curriculum CURR-546 Practicum in Classroom Inquiry CURR-547 Practicum in Classroom Learning
GLTP-510 Curriculum and Teaching in the Elementary School I: Mathematics
GLTP-515 Curriculum and Teaching in the Elementary School II: Science, Social Studies, and the Arts GLTP-520 Curriculum and Teaching in Middle/Secondary Schools
CURR-600 Independent Study and Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision
EDAD-501 Educational Leadership and Organizational Theory EDAD-515 Mentoring Beginning Teachers
EDPS-503 Human Growth and Development EDPS-507 Advanced Educational Psychology EDPS-508 Cognitive Processes and Learning EDPS-512 Psychology of Exceptionality
EDSO-510 Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Education READ-501 Psychology and Pedagogy of the Reading/
Language Arts Process
READ-502 Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision in Reading/Language Arts
READ-503 Content Reading in High School, College and Continuing Education
READ-508 Literacy and the Bilingual/Bicultural Child READ-510 Foundations of Linguistics and Psycholinguistics READ-511 Research into and Survey of Literature for Children READ-512 Adolescent Literature
SPED-514 Positive Behavior Support
Supervisor Certification Program for New Jersey
This program is designed for experienced and fully-certified teachers and other related instructional personnel to gain the necessary skills and professional knowledge to become supervisors in a school system. It is a coherent program that develops the reflective capacities of students to perform a wide range of supervisory functions in accord with recognized professional standards, best practices and values. Students should note that the recommended course sequence set by Rider University has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Education for the New Jersey supervisor’s certificate and meets the four course requirements established by the Department: a course in the general principles of staff supervision (N–12); two courses in general principles of curriculum development (N–12); and a practicum in supervision where students will be expected to complete a mentored internship in a school or appropriate work setting as a requirement of the culminating course in the sequence.
Admission to the Program
Prospective students must meet the following requirements to be admitted to the program 1) a standard New Jersey instructional certificate or edu-
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cational services certificate or its out-of-state equivalent; 2) complete three years of successful, full-time teaching experience under the appropriate cer- tificate; 3) a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university; 4) present recommendations from two educational leaders, with whom you
are currently working, e.g., one’s department chair, supervisor, principal, and/or superintendent; and 5) an interview with the program coordinator.
Course Requirements
Curriculum Development Requirements
(6 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
CURR-531 Strategies for Curriculum Development, Design, Innovation and Change
CURR-532 Strategies for Curriculum Change or
CURR-538 Assessment of Curriculum and Instruction to Improve the Performance of Teachers and Diverse Learners
Staff Supervision Course Requirement
(3 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
EDAD-505 Supervisor/Teacher Leadership for Improved Instruction and Student Learning
Supervision Practicum Requirement
(3 semester hours)
Course No. Course Title
EDAD-510 Seminar/Practicum in Supervision and Teacher Leadership