California State University California State University FresnoFresno

(California State University (California State University System)System)

CPED Progress on the Doctorate of Educational Leadership

Beverly Young, Joan Bissell, Sharon Brown-Welty and Jothany Blackwood

Signature PedagogySignature Pedagogy

Evaluation of Signature Pedagogy Using Inquiry Questions

1. What is the group’s consensus of the definition of Signature Pedagogy?

2. What are the benefits of having a Signature Pedagogy?

3. What are the challenges related to having a Signature Pedagogy within a program?

4. What, if any, Signature Pedagogies currently exist within our program?

Statement of DPELFS Signature Pedagogy:

DPELFS’ Signature Pedagogy is curriculum-based embedded

fieldwork that provides engagement with and service to the local

community.

Embedded Fieldwork Embedded Fieldwork (Laboratories of Practice) that (Laboratories of Practice) that benefits community colleges benefits community colleges

or schools or districtsor schools or districts

Signature Pedagogy Signature Pedagogy Operationalized in the Operationalized in the

DPELFS Program is:DPELFS Program is:

Core Curriculum with “Embedded Fieldwork” (5 of 9 courses to date)1. Educational Reform2. Curriculum Perspectives for Education

Leaders3. Applied Qualitative Methods4. Educational Policy Environments5. Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation

Embedded FieldworkProject Examples:

* Online education program review/evaluation at school district* Review/evaluation of Leadership Institute at Community College

System Office* Review of advanced placement passing rates at school district* Benchmark tests/California Standards Test/California Standards

alignment and correlation study conducted through the County Office of Education

* Identification of problematic policy at school district or community college, framing of the issues, and designing policy recommendations.

* Conducting simple study for a school district or community college using qualitative methods

Candidate AssessmentCandidate Assessment

Evaluation of Candidate AssessmentUsing Inquiry Questions

1. What types of candidate assessments are appropriate to measure leadership practices and research?

2. When should each of these assessments take place?

Revised Qualifying ExaminationFrom a Literature Review around a problem of

practice to –A case-study approach with questions posed

from Core Courses requiring students to demonstrate high-level and critical thinking skills to respond. Scoring rubric for each response is designed by the instructor submitting the question

More to Come….More to Come….