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Objectives of the Educational Leadership Program

Maine Department of Education: Divison of Certification

Announcements of Upcoming Opportunities:

• Master's/Cohort Prog. forming Sept. 2008 (flyer)
• Doctoral Program tentatively forming Sept. 2009

Current and Upcoming Courses

• May/Summer 2008
• Fall 2008

How to Register Online

About Our Programs

• Overview
• What is the best option for you?
• Cohort Master's/CAS Program
• Individually Scheduled Master's Degree Program
• Individually Scheduled Certificate of Advanced Study Program
• Doctoral Program: Guidelines and Advice
• Site-Based Learning and Off-Campus Programs

Our Experiential Model of Leadership Development

• Introduction
• The I-C-I Model of Leader Knowledge
• The Curriculum Frame
• An Illustration of the I-C-I Learning Objectives
• Assessment of Leader Learning
• The Curriculum and External Standards
• Resources
• College of Education & Human Development Conceptual Framework
• Maine School Leadership Network

How to Apply to Our Programs

• To a Master's or CAS program
• To the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership- pdf
• To the Individually Designed Doctorate in Education- coming soon

What You Need to Know Once You're Admitted

• Contact Your Advisor
• Filing the Program of Study Before Your Third Course
• Coursework Categories
• The School Administrator Certification Requirements
• ISSLC Standards for School Leader Licensure
• Filing the Intent to Graduate Form

About Our Faculty and Staff

• Who We Are
• Recent Books, Articles, and Studies by Our Faculty

• The Maine Principal Study
  Gordon Donaldson, Don Buckingham and George Marnik
  • Executive Summary (HTML) (Word Document)
  • Entire Study (HTML) (Word Document)

• Leaders for Learners and Teachers
  Richard Ackerman & Gordon Donaldson
  
• Reports on Teaching in Maine
  Sarah V. Mackenzie
  • A View from the Inside: Continuing the Conversation about Teaching in Maine
  • Common Ground IV: A View from the Inside: Learning to Thrive in the Age of Standards
    
• Pursuing Administrative Efficiencies for Maine Schools
  Gordon A. Donaldson, Jr.