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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 19, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mayo, Marcel. Parking & Transportation Services Finds Fake Parking Permits
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• Wright, Samantha. WKU Advises Hammock Fans to Take Care of Trees
• Sandefur, Alex. Symphony Concert Promotes Halloween Theme – Music
• Sandefur, Alex. Student, Management Speak on Aramark Employment
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Passes Resolution to Support More Bike-Friendly Campus
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Rain
• Critchelow, Andrew. Three Albums from October You Should Be Listening To – Music Review
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Strategic Planning Steering Committee Minutes - October 28, 2015, Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Minutes from the October 28, 2015 Strategic Planning Steering Committee meeting.

Effective Technology Implementation In Schools: Differing Perceptions Of Teachers, Administrators, And Technology Staff, Joseph Stephen Morelock

Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the connection between perceptions of teacher self-efficacy, professional development, and leadership practices and attitudes as it relates to successful implementation of technology for student learning in K-12 schools. As external pressures exhort schools to transform the learning environment and to include more meaningful applications of technology in the learning experiences for all students, issues which create barriers to a successful implementation of new practices must be examined.

This study examined the responses of teachers, school and district administrators, and technology support personnel in a stratified random sample from 37 school districts in the state of Oregon to …

Principal Leadership Practices In High Poverty K-5 Model Schools In Oregon, Janice Marie Adams

Dissertations and Theses

Children living in poverty in the United States face some of life's greatest challenges, including achieving academic success in school. Evidence is also emerging of a growing income disparity in America that affects families, communities and local labor markets in ways that can undermine the effectiveness of schools serving disadvantaged populations (Duncan & Murnane, 2011). Evidence exists, however, that high academic performance is within the reach of all children in high poverty schools, and that principal leadership is a contributing factor.

This study examined principal leadership practices in three high poverty K-5 elementary schools in Oregon identified as Model schools …

Review: Growing A Soul For Social Change: Building The Knowledge Base For Social Justice By Warring, Tonya Huber-Warring (Ed.), Connie L. Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Managing Distance And Lifelong Learning [Conference Proceeding Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Managing Accountability Innovations In Distance-Learning Programs [Conference Proceeding Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Maximizing The Potential Of Information Technology For Educational Management: Strategies For Interfacing The Technical Core Of Education [Conference Proceeding Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Developing Information Systems For Schools Of The Future [Conference Proceeding Chapter], Connie Fulmer, F. Frank

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Impact Of Information And Communication Technology. On The Management Of Future Schools [Conference Proceeding Chapter], M. Makela, A. Tatnall, P. Nolan, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Training Educational Managers To Use Information Systems: A Three Phase Approach [Conference Proceeding Chapter], Connie Fulmer, F. Frank

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

A Model For Building Knowledge For Professional Practice [Book Chapter], Rodney Muth, Thomas Bellamy, Connie Fulmer, Michael Murphy

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Learning Cultures: Themes From Educational Leadership Cohort Stories [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer, R. Marcano

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Conceptual Foundations For Principal Leadership [Book Chapter], Thomas Bellamy, Rodney Muth, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Principal Accomplishments: How School Leaders Succeed, Thomas Bellamy, Connie Fulmer, Michael Murphy

Connie L. Fulmer

Responding to the increasing demands on school leadership, this timely book outlines a comprehensive model for re-organizing knowledge and guiding action to improve student learning. The authors take a fresh approach to the principalship by focusing on four accomplishment areas, creating sustainable goals, developing a strategic focus, practicing effective action, and building social and civic capital. They show why these accomplishments are important to a principal's success and how they can be achieved

Administrator Preparation And School Information Systems: Facing The Paradox [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Using Graduate Learning Style Preferences As A Tool For Improving Teaching And Learning In Educational Leadership Programs [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Design Elements For Meaningful Clinical Practice Experiences: The Core Of Preparation Programs [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer, Rodney Muth, Ken Reiter

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Critical Friends’ Perspectives On Problems Of Practice And Inquiry In An Edd Program [Book Chapter], Deanna Sands, Connie Fulmer, Alan Davis, Shelley Zion, Nancy Shanklin

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Investigating Distributed Leadership In Professional Development Schools: Implications For Principals, Schools, And School Districts [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer, C. Basile

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

When Motivation Hits Rock Bottom [Book Chapter], Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

No abstract provided.

Developing A Reflective Practice Of Professional Development, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

An alternative approach to the traditional methods of professional growth is the development of a "reflective practice." The learning process in reflective practice begins with the examination of an individual's own actions and contrasting the actions to the ideal or intent of the practice. The process results in behavioral changes that improve professional performance.

Unpacking The Evidence Of Gender Bias, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

The purpose of this study was to investigate gender bias in pre-service principals using the Gender-Leader Implicit Association Test. Analyses of student-learning narratives revealed how students made sense of gender bias (biased or not-biased) and how each reacted to evidence (surprised or not-surprised). Two implications were: (1) the need for leadership programs to help students identify and unpack gender bias, and (2) to provide new leaders with strategies to confront and reduce gender bias in the organizations in which they will lead. A model for identifying, confronting, and reducing gender bias is presented as scaffolding to help educational leadership faculty …

Enrollment Projections: Factors And Methods, Thomas Glass, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

Outlines the importance of enrollment projections for informed decision making in educational organizations. Discusses births, migration, and holding power as the three major factors that affect school populations. Describes in detail the cohort survival ratio technique, presents a sample calculation, and mentions alternative methods.

Five Ideas For Reframing The Principalship, Thomas Bellamy, Connie Fulmer, Rodney Muth

Connie L. Fulmer

Schools, and especially principals, are challenged constantly to improve learning outcomes for students. We advance five ideas that should help principals address these challenges: (a) student learning "plus," (b) school accomplishments, (c) organizational context and depth of repertoire, (d) social and political context, and (e) leadership as an annual cycle.

Becoming Instructional Leaders: Lessons Learned From Instructional Leadership Work Samples, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

This study reports on lessons learned from pre-service principals as they completed the Instructional Leadership Work Sample project and became instructional leaders. Data were collected from 150 participants over a four-semester time period. Teacher partners for the study were recruited from a variety of subject areas and from three organizational levels.

School Culture For Students With Significant Support Needs: Belonging Is Not Enough, Diane Carroll, Connie Fulmer, Donna Sobel, Dorothy Garrison-Wade, Lorenso Aragon, Lisa Coval

Connie L. Fulmer

This qualitative study examined the influence of school culture on services for students with significant support needs. Students with significant support needs are defined as those who typically have cognitive impairments, often paired with sensory and physical challenges, and who require substantial supports to receive benefit from education. Using Schein's (1988) definition of culture, ethnographic methods, including observations, interviews and artifacts, were used to collect data related to artifacts, values, and assumptions. Results of this study indicate a strong sense of family, community and belonging. However, belonging did not include critical components of instruction as described as best practice in …

The Annual Case: Developing, Organizing, Using, And Disseminating Craft Knowledge, Rodney Muth, Thomas Bellamy, Connie Fulmer, Michael Murphy

Connie L. Fulmer

An annual-case process that examines principal leadership over the course of a year can provide extensive opportunities for practitioners and professors to collect, examine, and disseminate knowledge in, of, and about practice. Such cases can support professional development and pre-service preparation and become bases for research across multiple sites.

Training School Administrators To Use Information Systems: A Review Of Research, Connie Fulmer

Connie L. Fulmer

Much attention and research has been focused on administrator preparation and school information systems as separate topics. However, very little attention has been focused on training school leaders to use these systems as decision making tools. While research findings signify the importance of this training, scarcely any research has been focused on the effectiveness of training models or other training issues. Therefore, to provide a foundation for further study, the purpose of this chapter is to summarize the extant research on training administrators to use information systems.

A Framework For School Leadership Accomplishments: Perspectives On Knowledge, Practice, And Preparation For Principals, Thomas Bellamy, Connie Fulmer, Rodney Muth

Connie L. Fulmer

The Framework for School Leadership Accomplishments (FSLA) is designed to facilitate thinking about, developing, and implementing school outcomes that improve student learning. The FSLA at once provides a means to organize knowledge in educational administration, an approach to practice that frames what schools can do to improve student learning, and a way to think about reconceptualizing principal preparation. Additionally, the FSLA and the proposed annual case process facilitate codification of craft knowledge for dissemination and use across unique school settings and preparation programs.