The Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies (CIFS) recently celebrated ten years of the Educational Leadership program.
On September 16, 2015, over 100 guests came together in the Stueckle Sky Center
as both a reunion of the past nine cohorts, and a celebration of the newest tenth cohort which started this fall.
All past and present cohort and faculty members were invited, as well as members of the CIFS department.
Guest speakers included:
- Rich Osguthorpe, Dean of the College of Education
- Phil Kelly, Department Chair for CIFS
- Kathleen Budge, instructor in the Executive Educational Leadership Program, Specialist Degree
- Kelly Cross, instructor and coordinator of the Educational Leadership Program, and Masters degree
The Educational Leadership program is unique because it bridges the gap between theory and practice in three primary ways. First, a student-centered pedagogy emphasizes problem-based learning in real-life settings. Second, all Boise State faculty have extensive, recent experience as practitioners in the educational leadership field. Third, exemplary administrators currently practicing in the field serve as formal mentors to each cohort. The mentors play an active and important role in each cohort, and even attend classes with the educational leadership students.
To learn more about the Educational Leadership program, please contact Kelly Cross at 208-426-2806 or kellycross@boisestate.edu.