The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate

Name of institution:

Northern Illinois University

College of Education

Key Institutional Characteristics:

• One of 10 largest COE in country
• 5000 students
• 18.6% minority enrollment
• Formal normal school
• Ongoing discussion re: PhD in education

Traditional Programs:

• 6 EdD programs, 550 students
• 186 FT faculty, 126 PT faculty

Foci:

Education Leadership

Pilot Project Description:

• Two district initiatives- Crystal Lake Initiative & Rockford Future leaders

Purpose/Goals:

• Grow contextually competent Ed leaders

Key Characteristics:

• Cohort programs
• Teach approach to teaching
• On-going mentoring
• Field-based advisory group

Student profile:

• Current practitioners

Admissions:

Core Courses:

Action steps:

• Revision and evaluation of current cohort program
• Building on learning from first cohort group

Evaluation steps:

Progress toward design concepts:

• Standards based portfolio project
• Gap analysis & field work= laboratory of practice

Challenges: