Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEL): Cognition, 动机, and Development

本Curriculum将介绍将仆人式领导模式融入当今教育领导者的技能的价值. 学生将确定关键特征和策略，以增强他们作为激励学生生活积极变化的领导者的遗产, 的同事们, 父母, and the overall school culture.

This course will examine education-related legal disputes in K-12 and higher education levels. Examples of topics to be explored include: campus safety and privacy, student freedom of expression, 网络欺凌, religion in schools, technology concerns, race-conscious policies, 学校体育, 教师任期, 正当程序, 特殊教育, and rights of undocumented students.

This course will provide an overview of the social, 文化, and political issues and trends that affect the 领导 in today’s American schools. 学生将学会从多个有利的角度来看待有争议的问题，以更好地理解渗透到当今社会的不同观点，然后用智慧来领导, 荣誉, 和性格.

本Curriculum将透过探讨教育中的问题，为学生提供教育研究的入门Curriculum, qualitative research methods, and analyzing research articles. 学生将学习开展研究过程所需的基本知识，并开始他们的顶点项目，完成EDEL 605.

This course will enable students to finalize their capstone project. Students will triangulate data using critical self-reflection, credible literature, and observations as a method to respond to an educational problem or issue in education. 在完成书面项目后，学生将在课堂上口头展示他们的顶点项目.

本Curriculum旨在为有经验的教师提供基于大脑的学习和教学理论的最新研究及其在课堂上的实际应用. Topics will include the structures and functions of the brain, how the brain processes information, lateralization specialization, 内存, retention and transfer theory, and the role of emotion in learning. 本Curriculum的目的是让教育者了解以研究为基础的身体/大脑/心灵原理，以及如何将它们应用于教学和学习.

本Curriculum将概述影响学生学习的教育心理学原理. This course will deepen the understanding of perspectives as they relate to students’ development, 认知, 和动力.

本Curriculum将探讨在教育环境中社会情感学习和性格发展的原则. 在讨论创造积极的学习环境的话题时，将以关心和关心所有学生的视角进行讨论, establishing classroom and school assessment protocols, and treating learner differences as opportunities. 整个孩子的教学策略将被调查，在学校环境中品格发展的合作方法将包括讨论学校人员和学校气候对学生福祉的影响.

This course will explain fundamental theories that affect one’s motivation in educational settings. 具体探讨的主题包括:生理和心理需求，内在vs. extrinsic motivation, goal setting, and the social and cognitive aspects of motivation. 学校环境是多种多样的，我们将讨论动机的主题，目的是为任何学校环境提供直接的影响.

This course will address the process of acquiring knowledge, which is multifaceted. 学校人员在首先理解学生，然后利用各种方法支持个别学习者方面发挥着关键作用. 认知和元认知的概念将探讨将读写策略和评估. 学校领导需要接纳所有学生的独特天赋和才能，创造每个学生都能茁壮成长的学习环境.