Taking a culturally responsive approach to school leadership is crucial for leaders hoping to enact deep change within diverse school settings. Schools need leaders who can shape culture in ways that improve the lives of all children. This requires careful attention to culture and to the processes that lead to deep and lasting organizational change. This course will equip future school leaders with the tools to enact deep change that is...

This course introduces educators to the foundational theories and practices of adaptive leadership, with a particular focus on the ways in which teachers transition into formal and informal leadership roles. Emphasis will be placed on how to analyze a school’s needs through a leadership lens, how to build collaborative relationships across roles, and how to lead school change processes as part of a learning organization....