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EDUC 673 Leadership in Educational Settings/Dr. Tom O’Brien/Binghamton University/GSE  PAGE 14 State University of New York Graduate School of Education – Summer 2014 EDUC 673 LEADERSHIP in EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS Class Dates: Mon.* Thurs. 4:30-8:15 pm. Twelve Classes: May 27-July 3 Tues.27th (1st class in place of *Mon. 26th/Memorial Day) AB Rm.124 Dr. Thomas O’Brien Home Phone: 786-0464 Office: Academic B 126B Office Phone: 777-4877 (voice mail) Office Hours: After class by appointment  HYPERLINK mailto:tobrien@ tobrien@ Course Description: This course focuses on the professional knowledge base of theories, principles and informed practices of transformational leadership that advance schools as learning organizations for all stakeholders. Emphasis will be placed on leadership as a values-/vision-driven, 360o process of influencing others to collaboratively achieve strategic, mutually beneficial, systemic goals, rather than a form of power that is only available to someone in a designated “position” of authority (on the Pyramid of Power). School leader-follower-situation interactional challenges and change opportunities will be critically examined through “four frames” (human resource, political, structural, and symbolic) with an eye to supporting teacher-leaders in their current positions and possible future careers as administrator-leaders. This is one of seven required courses in the Certificate of Advanced Studies program in Educational Leadership and it may serve as an elective in the EdD in Educational Theory Practice program (if approved by a faculty advisor). Course Objectives (Instructor generated): Students are expected to: 1. Become aware of, critically evaluate and reframe tacit mental models, metaphors, beliefs philosophies-in-practice about leadership with an eye to increased self-empowerment, sense of efficacy strategic decision-making and initiative t