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WANTED: Early Childhood Policy Leaders Ready to change the world! Alissa Rausch, Elizabeth Steed, Namita Arora, Elmer Harris, Barbara Smith
The ECSELS Grant isA 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)
CU Denver ECSELS Cohorts
Purpose of the ECSELS Grant:Bridging the gap between research/scholarship AND practitioners, advocacy, policy, and educational leaders
OSEP Grant InformationFederally funded grant through the Office of Special Education ProgrammingDesigned to improve outcomes for young children with special needs at policy, leadership, and advocacy levelsStudent support for tuition and stipendService obligation agreement: 1 academic year = 2 service years after completion
CU Denver ECSELS Faculty
Program Competencies
The EdD isPractice-based, doctoral-level program for professional leadershipPrepares 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
Program OrganizationCohort modelOnline 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
Legitimizing the EdDPh.D.s study the world, but Ed.D.s change the world.Jon Wergin, 2011Harvard Educational Review
Equity FocusEquity Focus
Courageous Conversations About Race
Power and Privilege Course
Policy Focus
Policy Website
Policy Brief
Day on the Hill
Leadership Focus
Professional Learning and Technology
Internship with the DEC Recommended Practices Commission
Action Research Focus
Logic Model for Research Project
Dissertation in Practice
Inclusion
Disproportionality
Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments
**Namita (5 min)*Courageous ConversationsPower and Privilege*