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WANTED: Early Childhood Policy Leaders… Ready to change the world! Alissa Rausch, Elizabeth Steed, Namita Arora, Elmer Harris, Barbara Smith
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The ECSELS Grant is… A federally funded grant for 10 doctoral students at CU Denver All students are enrolled in the Educational doctorate in Leadership for Educational Equity with a concentration in Early Childhood Special Education/Early Childhood Education (ECSE/ECE)
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CU Denver ECSELS Cohorts
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Purpose of the ECSELS Grant: Bridging the gap between research/scholarship AND practitioners, advocacy, policy, and educational leaders
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OSEP Grant Information Federally funded grant through the Office of Special Education Programming Designed to improve outcomes for young children with special needs at policy, leadership, and advocacy levels Student support for tuition and stipend Service obligation agreement: 1 academic year = 2 service years after completion
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CU Denver ECSELS Faculty
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Program Competencies
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The EdD is… –Practice-based, doctoral-level program for professional leadership –Prepares leaders to address complex educational challenges for combining decision-focused, analytic, and research skills with a broad-based understanding of systems anchored in principles of equity and access to education
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Program Organization Cohort model Online and on-campus courses combined with EdD mixed concentration areas Coursework focus on leadership, policy, action research, program evaluation, and equity 3 year program with full time work
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LEGITIMIZING THE EDD “Ph.D.’s study the world, but Ed.D.’s change the world. Jon Wergin, 2011 Harvard Educational Review
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EQUITY FOCUS Equity Focus
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Courageous Conversations About Race
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Power and Privilege Course
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Policy Focus
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Policy Website
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Policy Brief
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Day on the Hill
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Leadership Focus
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Professional Learning and Technology
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Internship with the DEC Recommended Practices Commission
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Action Research Focus
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Logic Model for Research Project
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Dissertation in Practice Inclusion Disproportionality
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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Questions and Comments
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