Topic: Collaboration: Working with staff, central office, and the wider community.
For your chosen topic you will be expected to write a formal paper with: an introduction that contains a rational, clear purpose statement, and an overview of how you will accomplish your goal. In each case, you will need to: Review relevant literature and provide some evidence of this, show or explain how the literature relates to your personal philosophy as a leader, and develop a plan for how you, as a school leader, would accomplish the desired goal. In your plan, be specific.
What would you need to do? What would you use as indicators of success?
Criteria for grading the final paper
1. Evidence of understanding of the course material, clarity and depth of analysis, and quality of scholarship, reflection, and critique.
2. Ability to apply knowledge to your specific setting and demonstrated understanding of how theory could be used to improve practice.
3. Ability to synthesize the concepts you have learned.
4. Clear, concise, logical, and accurate writing: general ability to write accurately and clearly, to organize content, and acknowledge sources in an acceptable manner.
5. Correct APA referencing.
