+ Preparing Leaders to Support Diverse Learners (LSDL) FIPSE Grant Project Leadership Team: Mark A. Gooden, Ann O’Doherty and Michelle Young

+ Needs Assessment of Leaders Supporting Diverse Learners Develop 6 Modules for Common Course Areas Pilot the Modules Develop Candidate Performance Assessments Disseminate Modules and Assessments and Track Usage Create on-line Resources and track usage Continue to track adoption and usage for 3 years LSDL Goals

+ Goal One: Align Modules to Problems of Leadership Practice Survey leadership preparation programs concerning the content areas or courses for which the modules would be developed (SLPPS and Social Justice Center surveys) Discuss results from the SLPPS Program Feature Survey and the Survey of Social Justice Content Six Institutions Select Curricular Area Develop a needs assessment designed to understand the challenges facing practicing leaders in each curricular area Analyze results to determine the areas of focus for modular content and experiences Developing the 6 Modules and Powerful Learning Experiences

+ Authentic, meaningful, relevant problem-finding linking theory and principal practice Involves sense- making around critical problems of practice Explores, critiques, deconstructs from equity perspective (race, culture, language) Requires collaboration and interdependence Develops confidence in leadership Has a reflective component Learners are empowered and responsible for own learning Shifts perspective from classroom to school, district, or state level Places both the professor and student in a learning situation Powerful Learning Experience

Authenticity Check Preparation Program Survey Administrator Needs Assessment Survey Administrators as Co- developers and Critical Friends Virtual Professional Learning Community

+ What Else Did We Learn? Informed the Content and Focus of our Project Overall Focused the Work of Developers on Problems of Practice Emphasized the Importance of Focusing on Diversity Awkwardness Avoidance

+ If you have questions or want more information, contact us! Project Leadership Team: Michelle Young, Project Director, Ann O’Doherty, Project Coordinator, Mark A. Gooden, Module Developer, Development Team Institutions: Bankstreet CollegeLehigh University Duquesne UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University Hofstra UniversityThe University of Texas at Austin