Norman Weston, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Educational Leadership
National College of Education
Programs/Classes Taught:
EDL 605 Leading Change
EDL 606 Principles and Fundamentals of School Leadership
EDL 610 Entry Portfolio Development for Superintendent Endorsement
EDL 622 Curriculum Planning, Organization & Evaluation
EDL 624 Professional Development and School Change
EDL 626 Instructional Leadership
EDL 628 Organizational Inquiry
EDL 690 Educational Leadership Internship
EDL 630 Understanding and Using Educational Research
EDL 632 Data Driven Decision Making
CCD 699 Dissertation
Areas of Expertise:
Curriculum Theory, Curriculum Design, Arts in Education, Action Research as Professional Development
Biography:
Dr. Weston has directed the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at National Louis University since 2002. Before that he taught in NLU's Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) Graduate Program in the National College of Education with an emphasis on teacher action research. He has served as co-chair of American Educational Research Association (AERA)Division B, "Classroom Research"; researcher for the Chicago Annenberg Small Schools Grant; advisor for the Community Arts and Education Project and the Pilsen and Little Village Arts and Education Collaborative in Chicago Public Schools; and consultant to Lindop School District, Broadview, IL on school improvement planning and long-term, embedded professional development.
Education:
PhD, Curriculum Design, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1993
Research and Interests:
Dr. Weston's research interests include teacher and principal action research, teacher professional development, arts in education, and curriculum design for the educational leadership professional practice doctorate (EdD).
