The Educational Leadership in Multicultural Settings micro-credential is made up of three targeted three-credit educational leadership courses focused on the theoretical development and practical utilization of the latest transformational leadership theories and techniques in multicultural settings, specifically in international PK-12 schools. These three courses have been selected from the course catalog of the SUNY Buffalo State School of Education. All are existing EDL courses, and together, we propose their content and scope intend to provide participating educators – all of whom are SUNY Buffalo State graduate students – with focused, advanced development in the latest theories, practices, and applications.
This ELMS micro-credential will support all components of the School of Education mission statement but is particularly aligned to the following elements: (1) promoting the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of future and practicing professionals in the field of education; and (2) working collaboratively to ensure graduates become inspired, reflective practitioners who possess the knowledge, skills and dispositions to model and promote a lifelong passion for learning. The ELMS micro-credential will also be aligned with and promotes all elements of the IGPE mission statement, especially highlighting: (1) ensuring high-quality coursework for educators in PK-12 international schools; (2) fostering global collaboration; (3) inviting divergent perspectives; and (4) making positive contributions to teaching and learning processes.
The ELMS micro-credential is designed to meet the prescribed professional development needs of administrators and teachers specifically related to educational leadership in PK-12 international schools. The educational leadership theories and practical techniques in this course sequence will help professors enable participants to develop their own effective leadership styles to foster positive change.
Vision, Mission, Ethics and Professionalism: Students will promote the success and wellbeing of each student, teacher, and leader by collaboratively creating and upholding a shared mission and vision, a set of core values, continuous and sustainable district and school improvement, professional norms and ethical behavior in culturally and linguistically plural settings.
Community and External Leadership: Students will support community engagement with schools, foster productive partnerships maximize two-way communication; and assure community representation in decision-making.
Managing People, Data & Processes: Students will effectively manage systems, resources, policies and procedures.
Policy, Advocacy and Governance: Students will understand and foster School Board relations; understand and manage effective systems for governance; understand and ensure compliance with policy, laws, rules and regulations; understand and respond to local and national decisions; and advocate for the needs and priorities of a diverse, multicultural school.
EDL640: Conflict Resolution and Peaceable Schools
International Graduate Programs for Educators
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