Fall / Winter 2013-2014 Calendar - St. Francis Xavier University

COURSE DATES DESCRIPTIONEDUC 505.30 (S)Introduction à la recherche enéducationLes samedis 1er mars, 29mars, 12 avril et 26 avril2014 entre 9h00 à 15h00CRNA. CurryImmersion française cohorte 4Collaborate:les lundi 17 et 24 mars, 7 et14 avril de 16h à 19 hCollaborate/Moodle : 3heures entre 2 au 16 mars ; 3heures entre 15 avril au 23avrilCe cours d’introduction portera sur les principales phasesd’un projet de recherche ainsi que les paradigmes, lesméthodologies, et les outils de recherche les plusfréquemment rencontrés en éducation. Les participantss’interrogeront sur des questions fondamentales qui s’yassocient, telles que la position du chercheur, l’éthique, etl’évaluation par les pairs. Ils appliqueront les connaissancesacquises à la lecture et la compréhension des articles etdes rapports de recherche ainsi qu’à la planification d’unprojet de recherche.HALIFAX (Halifax Leadership Cohort)Location TBACOURSE DATES DESCRIPTIONEDUC 564.66 (F)Administration of InclusiveSchoolsSaturdays, 9:00 am – 4:00 pmSeptember 14, November 30CRN 50209D. YoungEDUC 501.66 (W)School Data ManagementCRN 50210E. MunroeEDUC 571.66 (S)Specific issues in SchoolAdministration: ProfessionalLearning CommunitiesCRN 14604A. McNeil-WilsonCollaborate:Mondays, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pmSeptember 23, 30October 7, 21, 28November 4, 18, 25Saturdays, 9:00 am - 4:00pmJanuary 11, February 8 andMarch 1Collaborate:Thursdays, 6:00 pm -9:00 pmJanuary 16, 23, 30February 6, 13, 20Saturdays, 9:00 am – 4:00 pmApril 5, June 7Collaborate:Wednesdays, April 9, 16, 23,April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28Many Canadian educational systems have inclusiveschooling as a priority. This course will provide an overviewof the movement towards inclusive schools and willexplore proven practices in the administration of theseschools.This course will explore how to gather, interpret andtranslate classroom, school, and provincial studentassessment data as part of evidence-based decisionmaking.This course examines recurring and emerging issues ineducational administration from the perspective of theirtheoretical roots Students will address problems identifiedin the literature and in their own practice, develop anunderstanding of the issues involved, examine thetheoretical assumptions influencing these problems, andcreate alternative solution strategies. Three credits.28