SCHEDULE

As an MIL student you will participate in an all-cohort program in the summer of 2009. You will attend class for two evening sessions in mid-June, followed by four weeks of classes (10 credits), during Summer Quarter 2009, Term A. You can expect to be on the UW Seattle campus from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, attending three classes plus independent study.

During the subsequent academic year, you will identify a field-based experience in your school/district, and select courses each quarter with the advice of your co-advisors (one program leader and a focus area advisor). You will take a minimum of one course each quarter that meets the requirements of the four leadership strands of the program:

• Organizing and leading schools/districts for equitable teaching and learning
• Planning and implementing powerful content-specific curriculum and instruction
• Supporting ongoing growth of teachers at multiple levels of change
• Reflecting on and inquiring into problems of practice

You will also participate in a cohort-based reflective seminar during autumn and spring quarters of the 2009-2010 academic year. Students will be given the option of registering for the 3 credit reflective seminar course in either autumn or spring quarter, although participation in the twice-monthly sessions is required during both quarters to total a 3 credit course equivalent. The first-year reflective seminar credits total three of the 9 credits that lead to the completion of the culminating project.

The seminar sessions will focus on leadership strategies and inquiry skills, calling on your in-school leadership experiences to relate theory to practice. The fall seminar will extend summer coursework related to leading and coaching in communities of learners. The spring seminar will extend a winter quarter cohort course on action research, supporting students as they develop a proposal for their culminating project.

In the second summer, you will choose courses as needed to progress toward meeting the requirements of the four program strands. In your second year, you will complete coursework and the culminating project. You will continue to meet with your cohort in the reflective seminar, with increasing focus on accomplishing your culminating project (students will register for a total of six culminating project credits during their second year). The culminating event will be a presentation of the approved culminating project report in a public setting. Students will also write a final paper that reflects on and synthesizes their learning in the MIL program.

Individuals starting the program in June 2009 can expect to complete the coursework and earn the degree by June 2011.