Summer 2025
Educational Leadership summer 2025 courses will run from June 16 - July 18. There are no face-to-face/remote course offerings during this term.
Please check the for the CRN for the section you wish to take.
All Summer 2025 textbooks can be found and purchased at the . This page will continue to be updated. Please check back at a later date if you do not see your course listed below. Please reach out to EDLD@mso.umt.edu with any questions or concerns.
Online Courses:
EDLD 502: Philosophy of Education | Dr. Matthew Schertz
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EDLD 519: Measurement & Analysis of Educational Data | Dr. Shirley Tang
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EDLD 520: Educational Research | Dr. Jeb Puryear
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EDLD 550: Foundations of Educational Leadership | Dr. Shirely Tang
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EDLD 551: Foundations of Curriculum Leadership | TBA
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EDLD 552: Supervision & Evaluation of Public School Educators | TBA
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EDLD 554: School Law | Dr. John Matt
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EDLD 556: Finance of Public Education | Dr. John Matt
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EDLD 559: School Public Relations - Principal | Dr. John Matt
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EDLD 567: K-12 Leadership | Dr. Erica Allen
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EDLD 568: K-12 Curriculum | Dr. Erica Allen
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EDLD 583: Strategic Planning for Technology | Dr. Erica Allen
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EDLD 653: School Personnel Admin | Dr. Erica Allen
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EDLD 657: Facilities Planning/School Bus Function | Dr. John Matt
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EDLD 658: School Public Relations - Superintendent | Dr. John Matt
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Spring 2025
Spring semester begins January 16th for face-to-face/remote courses. Online courses begin January 27th, 2025.
Please check the for the CRN for the section you wish to take.
All Spring 2025 textbooks can be found and purchased at the . This page will continue to be updated. Please check back at a later date if you do not see your course listed below. Please reach out to EDLD@mso.umt.edu with any questions or concerns.
Online Courses:
EDLD 559: School Public Relations - Principals | Dr. Robert DoBell
Required Text:
- Kowalski, Theodore J. (2011), “Public Relations in Schools”, 5th Edition. Pearson –
Merrill/Prentice Hall, New Jersey. - Sheninger, Eric and Rubin, Trish. (2017), “BrandED”, Jossey-Bass A Wiley Brand, San
Francisco. - Sinanis, Tony, and Sanfelippo, Joseph, “The Power of Branding Telling your School’s
Story”, Corwin, Thousand Oaks, California. ISBN#978-1-4833-7191-7
Optional Additional Text:
King, Christopher. (2020), “Social Media Marketing”, Independently published.
EDLD 567: K-12 Leadership | Dr. Bill McCaw
- Matthews, L. J. & Crow, G. M. (2010). The principalship: New roles in a professional learning community. Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-10: 020554567X; ISBN-13: 978-0205545674 (Electronic version is acceptable).
- Covey, S. R. (1990). Principle-centered leadership. Summit. ISBN-10: 0671792806; ISBN-13: 978-0671792800 (Electronic version is acceptable).
EDLD 656: Economics of Education | Dr. Bill McCaw
Lovenheim, M., & Turner, S. (2018). Economics of education. Worth. ISBN-13: 978-1-319-28220-2; ISBN-10: 1-319-28220-2 (Electronic version is acceptable)
EDLD 660: Adult Continuing Education | Dr. Shaima Khinjani
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EDLD 667: American College Professor | Dr. Shirley Tang
- Bain, K. (2004). What the Best College Teachers Do. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
- Rotenberg, R. (2010). The Art and Craft of College Teaching: A Guide for New Professors and Graduate Students (Second Edition). Chicago, Illinois: Active Learning Book.
EDLD 677: Globalization in Education | Dr. Shirley Tang
Spring, J. (2015, 2nd Ed). Globalization of Education: An Introduction (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education). New York: Routledge.
EDLD 682: Cross-Cultural Competence | Dr. Shirley Tang
- Lustig, M. W. & Koester, J. (2013, 7th Ed). Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures. New York: Pearson
- Hogan, M. (2013, 4th Ed). The Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence: A Process for Understanding and Practice. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning
- Cooper, J. E., Ha, Y., & Levin, B. B. (2011). Developing Critical Cultural Competence: A Guide for 21st- Century Educators. A Sage Company
Face-to-Face/Remote Courses:
EDLD 568: K-12 Curriculum | Professor David Dorn
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EDLD 583: Strategic Planning for Technology | Dr. Erica Allen
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EDLD 618: Educational Statistics | Dr. John Matt
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EDLD 625: Quantitative Research | Dr. Erica Allen
Privitera, S. M. (2017). Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (3rd ed.). Sage Publications.
Contact Us
Department of Educational Leadership
edld@mso.umt.edu
406-243-4850