Course Overview -
Outcomes
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Course Overview - Outcomes
Course Overview |
This course has been designed to
address leadership in the education of exceptional students both at the school level and
the school board level. The learning
outcomes which follow have been identified for each of the following leadership areas. |
Analytical Skills |
Effective, systematic, intuitive and
creative thinkers and problem solvers should have a repertoire of dispositions, types of
thinking and strategies for thinking. Learning Outcomes:
1. Draw conclusions about significant controversial
issues that reflect a careful analysis of the various arguments, perspectives and values
inherent in each issue.
2. Carry out self-directed, multi-phase projects
within a given time frame.
3. Use creative thinking skills to design a viable
product.
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Communication Skills |
Effective communicators possess
excellent reading, writing, speaking, listening and other related skills and they apply
those skills to a variety of contexts, formats and purposes. Learning Outcomes
1. Write documents and presentations that present
clear and concise summaries of information related to a given topic.
2. Choose and integrate research and acknowledge
sources according to the rules of correct documentation.
3. Write and present persuasively in order to
promote ideas, to support and to defend positions.
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Educational Practices |
Educational practices involve human
action, numeracy, patterns and shapes used to describe the real world, and competencies
with technology. They are important in order to absorb new ideas, adapt to change, cope
with ambiguity, perceive patterns and to solve unconventional problems. Learning Outcomes
1. Organize and classify data.
2. Produce professional looking documents.
3. Enhance presentations by using technology to
prepare visual aids, which integrate text, tables, graphs, pictures, video etc.
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Interpersonal Skills |
Interpersonal skills involve the
ability to interact effectively with others and to participate as an integral part of a
group. Learning
Outcomes
1. Contribute to establishing and maintaining
supportive environments.
2. Display a realistic knowledge and development of
self by examining personal behaviors
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