Leadership Development

Leadership Development is designed so participants work collaboratively to build an empirical model of effective leadership based upon their own observations and personal experience, as well as professional research findings. The empirical model consists of an operational definition of leadership; identification of the essential qualities and characteristics of leadership; and specific skills necessary for educators to realize their unique potential as leaders.

Madonna University course number: EDU 5830.39

Graduate participants earn 2 semester hours of graduate credit and will receive a transcript from Madonna University. Professional development participants will receive a certificate of completion for 40 hours of professional development credit.

Credit awarded by

Madonna
University

Professional
Development

Course Schedule

2/11/25 - 3/25/25
4/8/25 - 5/27/25
6/10/25 - 7/22/25
8/12/25 - 9/23/25
10/14/25 - 11/25/25
12/9/25 - 1/27/26

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Objectives
Partner Universities
Important Information
Student Academic Integrity

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Outline

Module 1: Introduction and Overview

Contents:

Develop personal goals and objectives
Determine and discuss typical ideas about leadership

Module 2: Leadership Defined

Contents:

Develop a database on leadership and leadership traits
Analyze and discuss three definitions of leadership

Module 3: Leadership and Intention

Contents:

Examine the nature of intention and its relationship to leadership
Determine typical barriers to realizing intention

Module 4: Leadership, Fear and Courage

Contents:

Develop an awareness of unconscious intentions
Assess the roles of courage and commitment in leadership

Module 5: A Case Study in Leadership: The Dean Rusk Story

Contents:

Compare different leadership styles
Develop individual acts of leadership

Module 6: Assessing Self as Leader

Contents:

Expand one's self-concept as a leader
Incorporate feedback into developing commitments and plans

Objectives

Develop personal goals and objectives
Determine and discuss typical ideas about leadership
Test the course navigation system
Develop a database on leadership and leadership traits
Analyze and discuss three definitions of leadership
Examine the nature of intention and its relationship to leadership
Determine typical barriers to realizing intention

Develop an awareness of unconscious intentions
Assess the roles of courage and commitment in leadership
Compare different leadership styles
Develop individual acts of leadership
Expand one's self-concept as a leader
Incorporate feedback into developing commitments and plans

Partner Universities

Our Partners are well-established regionally and nationally accredited colleges and universities, recognized for academic excellence and their commitment to teachers.

Important Information

Online 3-graduate credit courses are 13 weeks in length.

On-site weekend courses are held Friday evening from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday/Sunday, 8:30am-5:30pm.

Weekday courses are Monday-Friday from 8:00am- 6:00pm.

It is the responsibility of the student to check with their state, county, district, or school to ensure that all requirements are being met by the course you're taking.

Check the Partner Universities page for specific university information as well as course numbers which are specific to the university partner.

Students are required to purchase their own textbook, the information for which can be found here. If no book is required it will be specified on the list. We have copies of many of the textbooks should you wish to purchase directly from TEI.

Professional development (PD) participants receive a certificate of completion from TEI for 45 hours of PD credit for face to face classes and 60 hours of PD credit for online classes. These certificates are mailed within one week of the end of the class and reflect the course title, dates of attendance, and credit hour information.

Student Academic Integrity

Participants guarantee that all academic class work is original. Any academic dishonesty or plagiarism (to take ideas, writings, etc. from another and offer them as one's own), is a violation of student academic behavior standards as outlined by our partnering colleges and universities and is subject to academic disciplinary action.