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EAD 601 – Fundamentals of Educational Administration – Fall 2007
Required:

  • Beckner, W. (2004). Ethics for educational leaders. Boston, MA: Pearson/A.
  • Glanz, J. (2002). Finding your leadership style: a guide for educators. Alexandria, VA.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.  
  • Northouse, P. G. (2004). Leadership: theory and practice (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
  • Truss, L. (2003). Eats shoots & leaves. New York, NY: Gotham Books.
  • Wheelan, S. A. (2005). Creating effective teams: a guide for members and leaders (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications.

Recommended:

  • American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American psychological association. (5th ed). Washington DC: Author.
  • Bennis, W. (1995). On becoming a leader. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
  • Byham, W. C. (1992). Zapp! in education: how empowerment can improve the quality of instruction, and student, and teacher satisfaction. New York, NY: Fawcett Columbine.
  • Covey, S. R. (1997). The 7 habits of highly effective people: powerful lessons in personal change. New York, NY: Golden Books.
  • Gardner, J. W. (1993). Gardner on leadership. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster for National Association of Secondary School Principals.
  • Garmston, R. J., & Wellman, B. M. (1992). How to make presentations that teach and transform. Alexandria, VA.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • LexisNexis (2006) School Law (31st edition). New York State School Boards Association/New York State Bar Association.

EAD 610 – School Principalship – Spring 2008
Required:

  • Cotton, K. (2003). Principals and student achievement: what the research says. Alexandria, VA.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Daresh, J. C. (2002). What it means to be a principal: your guide to leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press.
  • Hallenger, P. & Habschmidt, B. L. (1994).  Leadership and School Culture, ERIC
  • EAD 610 School Principalship Resource Packet (sold at first class meeting)

Recommended:

  • Connors, N. (2000). If you don't feed the teachers they eat the students. Nashville, TN: Incentive Publications.
  • LexisNexis (2006) School Law (31st edition). New York State School Boards Association/New York State Bar Association.
  • Potts, J. D. (2001). The ethical difference: why leaders are more than managers. Longmont, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute for Leadership Advancement.
  • Speck, M. (1999). The principalship: building a learning community. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

EAD 620 - School Business Management - Summer 2006

  • No textbook.   Resource packet/materials to be sold a first class session

EAD 621 – School Personnel Management – Spring 2008

  • Reading resource packet to be sold at first class meeting.
  • LexisNexis (2006) School Law (31st edition). New York State School Boards Association/New York State Bar Association http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/product/42394.html 

EAD 622 – School Law – Spring 2008

  • No textbook.  Resource packet/materials to be sold at first class session.

EAD 629 – Assessment for School Improvement – Summer 2007

  • NCLB Meets School Realities, Lessons From the Field by Sunderman, Kim and Orfield (ISBN 1-4129-1555-4)

EAD 641 – Supervision: Improvement of Instruction – Fall 2007

  • Danielson, C. (2007). Enhancing professional practice: a framework for teaching. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
  • Zepeda, S. J. (2007). Instructional supervision: applying tools and concepts. 2nd edition. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

EAD 650 – Curriculum Theory – Summer 2005 (FLCC)

Required:

  • Ellis, A. K. (2005). Research on educational innovations (4th ed.). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
  • Marx, G. (2000). Ten trends: educating children for a profoundly different future. Arlington, VA. (2000 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington 22201-2908): Educational Research Service.
  • Parkay, F. W., Anctil, E. J. & Hass, G. (2006). Curriculum planning: a contemporary approach (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn.

Recommended:

  • Goodlad, J. I. (1979). What schools are for. Bloomington, IN.: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.
  • Slavin, R. E., & Fashola, O. S. (1998). Show me the evidence!: proven and promising programs for America's schools. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press.

EAD 652 – Curriculum Administration -  Summer 2008 (CNY, FLCC, NC)

Required:

  • Glatthorn, A., Boschee, F. and Whitehead, B. (2006).   Curriculum Leadership: Development and Implementation Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press.
  • Marx, G. (2006). Sixteen trends: their profound impact on our future. Alexandria, VA: Educational Research Service.

Recommended:

  • Educational Research Service.
  • Ellis, A. K. (2005). Research on educational innovations (4th ed.). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.

EAD 660 – Organizational Change – Summer 2008 (FLCC, and CNY)

Required:

  • Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Martin-Kniep, G. (2007) Communities that learn, lead & last: building and Sustaining Educational Experience.  San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass
  • Patterson, J. (2003). Coming even cleaner about organizational change. Lanham: MD: The Scarecrow Press.

Recommended:

  • Barth, R. S. (2001). Learning by heart. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Bergmann, S. (2007). Lead me I dare you. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education
  • Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2003). Reframing organizations: artistry, choice, and leadership (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Gladwell, M. (2000). The tipping point. Boston, MA: Little Brown.
  • Marshall, C. (2006). Leadership for social justice: making revolutions in education. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Munro, J.H. (2008). Round table viewpoints, Organizational leadership. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.
  • Owens, R.G. (2004). Organizational behavior in education: adaptive leadership and school reform. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Schmoker, M. (1999). Results the key to continuous school improvement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

EAD 661 – Professional Adults as Learners – Summer 2006

Required:

  • Garmston, R. J., & Wellman, B. M. (1992). How to make presentations that teach and transform. Alexandria, VA.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Killion, J. (2002).  Assessing impact: evaluating staff development. Oxford, OH:  NSDC.
  • National Staff Development Council (2001) NSCD's Standards for Staff Development (Revised). Oxford, OH:  National Staff Development Council
  • Sparks, D., & Hirsh, S. (1997). A new vision for staff development. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.

Recommended:

  • Drago-Severson, D., & Eleanor. (2004). Helping teachers learn: principal leadership for adult growth and development ; foreword by Susan Moore Johnson. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Corwin Press.
  • Ellison, J., & Hayes, C. (2003). Cognitive coaching: weaving threads of learning and change into the culture of an organization. Norwood, MA.: Gordon Publishers.
  • Guskey, T. R. (2000). Evaluating professional development. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.
  • Lambert, L. (2003). Leadership capacity for lasting school improvement. Alexandria, VA.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • National Staff Development Council.  Moving NSDC's staff development standards into practice: innovation configurations.  Oxford, OH.  National Staff Development Council.
  • Rozakis, L. (1999). The complete idiot's guide to: public speaking.  Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books.

EAD 664 – Readings in Educational Administration (Summer 2008)

  •  Anderson, L. (2000). Speak. New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux.
  • Coloroso, B. (2003). The bully, the bullied, and the bystander: from preschool to high school: how parents and teachers can help break the cycle of violence. New York, NY: Harper Resource.
  • Finchler, J. (2000). Testing miss malarkey. New York, NY: Walker & Co.
  • Fullan, M. (2008). Six secrets of organizational change. San Franciso, CA: Jossey-Bass
  • Garbarino, J. (1999). Lost boys: why our sons turn violent and how we can save them. New York, NY: Free Press.
  • Howe, J. (2005) Totally Joe. Aladdin.
  • Katz, J. (2000). Geeks: how two lost boys rode the Internet out of Idaho. New York, NY: Villard Books.
  • Kidd, S. M. (2002). The secret life of bees. New York, NY: Viking.
  • McBride, J. (1996). The color of water: a Black man's tribute to his white mother. Thorndike, ME.: G.K. Hall.
  • Morrell, M., & Capparell, S. (2001). Shackleton's way: leadership lessons from the great Antarctic explorer. New York, NY: Viking.
  • Payne, R.K. (2005). A framework for understanding poverty (4th rev ed.). Highlands, TX: Aha! Process.
  • Roberts, B. A. (2000). Phoebe's best best friend: Phoebe Flower's adventures. Silver Spring, MD: Advantage Books.
  • Seuss, Dr. (1998). Hooray for diffendoofer day. New York, NY: Random House.
  • Wiseman, R. (2002). Queen bees and wannabes. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press
 Last Updated: 6/5/08