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Online Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

Master's in Educational Leadership Program Outcomes

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The online master’s in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a diverse degree program with applications across many different sectors of education, community development, and corporate training. As a graduate of this program, you will be able to demonstrate skills in the following key areas:

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    • Provide educational leadership through the use of leadership principles and technology applicable to educational organizations
    • Create and sustain an educational organization by synthesizing and utilizing leadership principles using creativity and risk-taking strategies
    • Be a visionary change agent by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of the mission and vision shared by the educational organization
    • Demonstrate the ability to think strategically by implementing data-driven decision-making strategies, including technology, to make systemic change

    • Communicate effectively to facilitate professional learning communities
    • Communicate effectively to promote new educational strategies through mobilizing political support and understanding the culture of the organization
    • Facilitate professional learning communities between all educational stakeholders
    • Mobilize political support by responding to diverse communities and understanding their social impact
    • Advance the organization through coaching and team-building efforts
    • Engage in effective public relations and community outreach
    • Enhance organizational communication through technology

    • Evaluate and design curriculum and instruction to ensure and enhance the growth of all learners, especially adults
    • Provide experiences that meet the needs of all learners through the development of appropriate curricular and instructional strategies
    • Ensure all learners have the opportunity to grow, learn, and become contributing members of a learning community
    • Apply theories of adult learning to engage and develop adult learners

    • Foster cultural competency by leveraging diversity to assure the growth of the educational organization
    • Develop skills to be a culturally aware leader able to build teams consisting of diverse members
    • Teach and work with diverse learners
    • Leverage diversity for educational and organizational growth

    • Manage for a safe and effective learning environment utilizing creative supervisory principles and research-based management styles
    • Synthesize and utilize supervisory skills, including conflict resolution and crisis management
    • Manage organizational activities by applying budgeting and financial skills
    • Manage the organizational infrastructure to assure a safe and effective learning environment
    • Identify and interpret internal systems sustaining the vitality of the educational organization
    • Identify and interpret various management styles
    • Apply project management skills

    • Embrace ethical values to act with responsibility and accountability
    • Lead with integrity and fairness and act in an ethical manner
    • Demonstrate ethical values in service to others
    • Engage in responsible actions demonstrating adherence to state and federal laws

    • Assess educational effectiveness by utilizing data-driven practices and technological strategies
    • Assess institutional and programmatic effectiveness by engaging in reflective practices
    • Access and interpret data to drive organizational and employee/learner improvement

    • Examine ways to improve education through quality data collection and analysis
    • Identify and implement basic research practices using statistics and data analysis
    • Analyze current research and its application for validity and reliability
    • Conduct action research and analyze and communicate the results

    • Empower and nurture employees through effective staff development principles and adult learning theories
    • Engage in personal reflective practice and lifelong learning
    • Foster critical inquiry, ongoing self-reflection, and willingness to change within the organization
    • Improve human performance by applying theories of adult learning and advocating and nurturing staff development along with lifelong adult learning
    • Assess faculty/employee performance and provide feedback

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