Igniting the Power of Network Improvement Communities to Enhance Professional Learning.
Grant
Overview
abstract
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East Carolina University (ECU), in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and commitments to participate from multiple school districts in North Carolina (NC) and California, is pleased to submit this proposal for Innovate, Inquire, Iterate, and Impact: Igniting the Power of Network Improvement Communities to Enhance Professional Learning for Educational Leaders (Project I4), which will address: ? Absolute Priority 2: Supporting Effective Principals or Other School Leaders ? Competitive Preference Priority: Promoting STEM Education ? Invitational Priority: Support for the use of micro-credentials. Project I4 will conduct research on programs to support principals in improving student outcomes with research-based professional development programs in which principals can earn up to three professional credentials: (1) Academic Discourse Micro-Credential (MC), (2) Academic Discourse Advanced Micro-Credential (AMC), and (3) Doctorate in Educational leadership (Ed.D.). Each innovation to be studied includes rigorous course work and incorporates key features of two successful programs, building on these with an innovative use of improvement science to promote academic discourse particularly in STEM classrooms. A rigorous research and evaluation design will test the impact of the MC on student outcomes and provide initial data to study the value added by the AMC. Participants continuing in the Ed.D. program will contribute to the knowledge and capacity needed to sustain and scale Project I4 innovations. Project I4 creates a leadership pathway to connect school leadership to improved teacher practice in service of improving student outcomes.
date/time interval
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October 2019 - September 2022
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