UAGC ECE673 WEEK 2 : Discuss the role of standards, ethical frameworks, and laws for educational leaders

Education and Students Rights

Weekly Learning Outcomes

This week you will

1.     Discuss the role of standards, ethical frameworks, and laws for educational leaders.

2.     Explore the characteristics of ill-structured problems.

Introduction

Welcome to Week 2. Today’s schools are becoming increasingly diverse. This week you will explore the delicate balance between legal rights, including religious freedom, and a positive school culture. You will also review the expressive rights of students in arenas such as speech and dress as well as the rights of students to confidentiality of their personal and academic records. Additionally, you will discuss the characteristics of a “well-ordered” school which implements policies and practices for a safe and secure environment that promotes student learning. Lastly, this week you will begin the Podcast or Presentation interactive series. You will start with Part 1 and finish Part 2 in Week 3 and Part 3 in Week 4. 

Video Transcript

UAGC | ECE673 | WEEK 2 [MUSIC PLAYING]

Welcome to week two. It is important to note that if you have submitted your discussion posts and assignments in week one through five of this course, you have already done much of the work for the final project. You will continue to work on your final project. However, let’s delve deeper into what is required.

Mentioned in the previous video, there are two parts to this final project. Part one is the educational law tool box. This part is required for everyone and will include four sections.

Section 1, the Six ISLLC Standards Resource List. As a reminder, your week one discussion on these standards should be a helpful resource in completing this section of your final project.

Section 2, General Law, Politics, and Ethics resource. Completing your assignments and reviewing the required and recommended resources will help you complete this section of your project.

Section 3, Religious Expression Resources, Guidelines, and Responses.

And section 4, Resources for Cultural Competency and Undocumented Families. Keep in mind that one of your upcoming discussions in week four will be helpful in this section.

This week, you will focus on section 3 In this section of your final project you will outline your plan to respond to potential dilemmas surrounding religious expressions in your teaching practice. Compose specific guidelines you will use to influence your decision making that you’ve learned.

To help you prepare for this section, you will complete the religious expression Let Us Pray assignment. In this assignment, you will explore the impact of the 14th Amendment, the challenges with balancing holiday activities with religious expression, the role of religion in public education, and potential dilemmas surrounding religious expression. This week, you will also have an opportunity to practice building your educational toolbox through an interactive. [MUSIC PLAYING]