SummerWest Course List

Session I: Monday, June 17 through Friday, July 5, 2013

600 level courses are Master's; 700 level courses are Doctoral

CEL 641/741-01
Private School Law (3 credits)

Online with in-class hours to be announced for July 6 & 7.
Required for Catholic Educational Leadership; M.A. & Ed.D.
Sarah Wannemuehler
This course will provide an analysis of legal issues applicable to private and Catholic schools as contrasted with the legal framework of public schools.

CEL 653/753-01
Personnel: Catholic Schools (3 credits)

James Everitt
Overview of personnel issues for Catholic school leaders in relation to leadership, development of  the school culture, communication, problem-solving, hiring, recruitment, application processes, dismissal procedures, teacher supervision and evaluation, remediation, mentoring new personnel, staff development, classroom observations and non-traditional incentives.

CEL 656/756-01
Applications in Private School Law (2 credits)

Individual Instruction
Sarah Wannemuehler
This course provides individual mentorship in a chosen project about law. For example, students may prepare or revise a handbook for faculty, boards, students, parents or athletic programs.

CEL 690-01
M.A. Culminating Project (3 credits)

Individual Instruction
Nancy Barrett
This course will help direct the student in a project to stimulate the integration of knowledge and skills gained from the M.A. program, which is submitted as a formal report in partial fulfillment of the master’s degree.

CEL 697/797
Directed Study (1-3 credits)

Individual Instruction
This course is designed in cooperation with a full-time faculty member as an independent, in-depth study of a specific educational topic.

CEL 700-01
Introduction to Doctoral Research: Catholic Education (3 credits)

Individual Instruction
Doreen Jones
This mentorship engages the student and faculty member in research of a topic of interest to the student, and stimulates student exploration of topic selection for doctoral research. It is required of all CEL doctoral students, and should be taken early in doctoral studies.

Workshop: June 17-21

CEL 698/798-04
Jesuit ED 1548-2025 (1 credit)

M-F 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fr. Ralph Metts, S.J.
What are the roots of Jesuit pedagogy?

• The course will focus on Jesuit educational pedagogy from its inception in 1548 at the College of Messina and the creation of the Ratio Studiorum of 1599. What happened to Jesuit education and pedagogy after the restoration of the Society of Jesus in 1814?
• The course will briefly examine Jesuit education in the 19th century after the restoration of the Society. What do current documents reveal about Jesuit pedagogy?
• The course will explore recent Jesuit educational and pedagogy documents and explore their relationship to current educational theories. What are the future challenges for Jesuit education?
• The course will conclude with a look at current and future challenges for Jesuit education as it enters the 21st century.

Workshop: June 24-28

CEL 698/798-01
Growing in Age, Wisdom, and Grace: Catechesis for Catholic Educators (1 credit)

M-F 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fr. John Thompson, S.M.
The research indicates that many Catholic educators do not feel spiritually prepared to assume leadership in Catholic schools. Some educators are not entirely sure what the Church teaches on specific issues. This course will explore theological concepts and current issues in the Church utilizing the six dimensions of adult faith formation as outlined in the document, Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us (USCCB, 1999). We will explore concepts such as the general knowledge of the faith, liturgical life, moral formation, prayer, communal life, and missionary spirit to assist Catholic educators grow in their competency as spiritual leaders of the school.

Session II: Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 26, 2013

600 level courses are Master's; 700 level courses are Doctoral

CEL 642/742-01
Moral Development (3 credits)

M-F 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Required for all degrees
Doreen Jones
This course will examine major theories, materials and methods related to moral development in the framework of developmental psychology as it applies to Catholic educational leadership.

CEL 644/744-01
C&I Leadership: Catholic Schools (3 credits)

M-F 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Jason Hanks
This course presents curriculum and  instruction from a Catholic leadership perspective within the 21st Century model of Catholic education.  It integrates research and practical applications within the design and evaluation of curriculum and instruction.  In addition, this course will examine how Catholic school leaders can use a data-based decision making model to become instructional leaders who increase the learning of all students.

CEL 651/751-01
Business and Finance for Catholic Schools (3 credits)

M-F 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
John James
This course will study business management, school plant management, budgeting, accounting, fiscal planning, and fund-raising tasks facing Catholic school administrators.

CEL 652/752-01
Applications in Finance for Catholic Schools (2 credits)

Individual Instruction
John James
This course is designed to mentor students in specific school management projects. Students should bring a specific project for individualized study, e.g., designing a five-year plan, developing case statements, public relations, etc.

Workshop: July 8-12

CEL 698/798-02
Social Justice (1 credit)

M-F 1:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Edward van Merrienboer, O.P.
Brother Edward van Merrienboer, O.P. is Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbia, Missouri.

This workshop will provide educators an opportunity to examine section 41-43, of the National Directory for Catechesis regarding human dignity, conscience formation and human community exploring their theological foundations and proposing concrete programs for implementation in Catholic elementary and secondary schools. Suggestions for classes and service programs will be included.

Workshop: July 15-26

CEL 698/798-03
DislearningABLED (2 credits)

M-F 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fr. Ralph Metts, S.J.
This course will explore multiple lenses for viewing students with special learning needs in private schools. The course will begin by exploring the definitional and diagnostic issues in the Learning Disabilities field. Since Learning Disability is a label, which can be negative for students, the course will explore alternative ways of describing students’ special learning needs: learning style, hemispheric preferences, and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. The other side of special learning needs is the intellectual skills and gifts that these students possess. The course will conclude with a look at the giftedness of students with special learning needs.