RDG 526 - Leadership and School Change Credits: 3

This course is focused on coaching principles and strategies related to making improvements and innovations in classroom teaching and literacy instruction. Emphasis is on program evaluation and professional development to bring about educational reform and improvements in teaching and literacy instruction. Course content is informed by various research, policy, and practice resources, which contribute in different but complementary ways to the preparation of literacy coaches and instructional leaders. Research and theory addressed in the course will draw from several fields of inquiry, including adult learning, professional development, teacher quality and student achievement, and school improvement.