Introductory Course (3 credit hours)
Course Description
Becoming a Leader supports developing leaders’ development across a variety of relationships, roles, and settings to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. This course will begin preparing students to exercise leadership across a variety of interpersonal and organizational settings, with a focus on school-based or teacher-leadership.
LEAD 1000 is designed to bolster self-awareness; practice community building and exercise self-leadership, and enhance abilities to speak and write clearly and convincingly. The course will address course learning outcomes through group discussions, case studies, readings or videos, a group-based dialogue project, and other engaging learning activities.
By the end of the course, students will:
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Critically reflect on assumptions about leadership, personal values, social identities, and strengths/areas for growth
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Examine leadership theories and approaches to leadership from multiple social and epistemological perspectives
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Strengthen ability to work collaboratively by practicing inclusive group leadership and community building
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Recognize the role of moral courage and ethical implications of leadership in different contexts
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Articulate future leadership goals and opportunities to develop as a leader that align with one’s emerging leadership identity and philosophy