MED 7799 Supervision and Curriculum Improvement

This course enables educators to explore, research, and collaborate in areas of particular professional and/or scholarly interest related to supervision and curriculum. Topics will include curriculum decision making/development, curriculum delivery, refining supervisory skills, and improving school environments in order to remove barriers to student achievement. The course will examine several different comprehensive school reform projects, including such efforts as Expeditionary Learning Schools, Annenberg Challenge Schools, the Coalition of Essential Schools, the Comer School Development Project, Connect, the Accelerated Schools Project, Success for All, the Bay Area Reform Collaborative, DODDS (Department of Defense Dependents Schools) initiatives, and state-sponsored "reculturing" efforts.