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EDL GSE Annual Student Survey 2021-22

M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Program

In order to improve our M.Ed. program for future cohorts and better support our students, the GSE is seeking kind, helpful and specific feedback from current students. Thank you for your time and thoughtful responses!
1.Which year of the program are you currently in?
2.Please rate the following aspects of your experience in the program as a whole:
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
N/A
Support to take risks
Value of learning experience
Opportunities to grow as a leader
Relevance to your practice
Rigor of the learning
Quality of instruction
Inclusion of multiple perspectives
Flexibility to personalize learning experiences
Opportunities to do work you are proud of
Opportunities to share work with authentic audiences
Quality of peer feedback
Quality of instructor feedback
Quality of faculty advising
3.Please rate the value of following components of the M.Ed. program:
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
N/A
Personal Learning Plan
Course Projects
Leadership Coursework
Master's Project
Presentations of Learning
Digital Portfolio
Gateway
Residency (residents only)
4.FOR EVERYONE: What were the most valuable elements of your Leadership Coursework (Examined Leadership 645 series, or Leadership for School Change 650 series, or Culture, Conflict and Conversation 650 series)
5.FOR EVERYONE: What are opportunities for growth for the Leadership coursework component of the program? What specific ideas do you have for change?
6.FOR RESIDENTS ONLY: What was the most valuable part of your residency experience? What are the strengths with how it has currently been designed and supported?
7.FOR RESIDENTS ONLY: What are opportunities for growth with the residency aspect of the program? What specific ideas do you have for change?
8.FOR RESIDENTS AND 10 Month online students ONLY: What was the most valuable part of your Master's Project? What are the strengths with how it has currently been designed and supported?
9.FOR RESIDENTS AND 10 Month online students ONLY: What are opportunities for growth with the Master's Project? What specific ideas do you have for change?
10.Please rate the value of each course in terms of how it pushed your thinking and deepened your practice:
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
N/A
EDU 600: Core Values and Design Principles
EDU 605: Leading for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EDU 610: Cultivating Conditions for Deeper Learning
EDU 615: Facilitating Adult Learning
EDU 620: Positive School Culture & School Law
EDU 625: Financial Resourcing for Equity
EDU 630: Leading Innovative Schools
EDU 645 A, B: Examined Leadership
EDU 650 A, B, C: Leadership for School Change
EDU 655 A, B: Culture, Conflict and Conversation
EDU 670: Inquiry into Practice I
EDU 675: Inquiry into Practice II
EDU 680: Inquiry into Practice III
11.The following questions relate to our Program Learning Outcomes: Practice Thoughtful Inquiry & Reflection (IR), Design Equitable Learning Environments (D), and Engage in Leadership for School Change (L). To what extent do you agree that the program has supported you in...
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Reflective Practice: Reflecting on and critically analyzing your own practice to guide future action. (IR1)
Connection: Synthesizing and connecting relevant theory and scholarship to your own practice. (IR2)
Scholarly Inquiry: Designing, conducting and sharing inquiry that addresses essential questions from your practice. (IR3)
Instructional Design: Working with colleagues to design approaches to learning that emphasize personalization, connect to the world beyond school and offer access and challenge to all learners. (D1)
Program Design: Understanding how the allocation of adult and student resources affects the creation of equitable learning environments in schools. (D2)
Facilitation: Supporting and facilitating student and teacher dialogue focused on improving teaching and learning. (L1)
Collaboration: Engaging colleagues and students in sustained efforts to create equitable, engaging learning environments. (L2)
Developing as an anti-racist leader equipped to disrupt predictable patterns of success and failure correlated to factors like race, SES and gender.
12.What are the program’s strengths?
13.What suggestions do you have for improving the program?
14.Please share with us any additional highlights, concerns, or recommendations.