Detailed Information for Martha Burger

Dr. Martha Burger 
Educational Leadership & Technology
 » Associate Professor
Office Location
Ferguson Hall 304D
Office Hours

 		Phone
Voice: (940) 397-6220
Fax: (940) 397-4694
 		 

Contact Information

martha.burger@mwsu.edu

My Websites

Interests

Graduate Courses Taught at Midwestern State University
EDLE 5603 – Introduction to Leadership
EDLE 5673 – Leadership in School Change
EDLE 5663 – Community Politics and Public Relations
EDLE 5583 – Curricular Supervision for School Leaders 
EDLE 5593 – Leadership and Communication Processes

EDLE 5676 – School Change and Reform 
EDLE 5686 – Instructional Leadership and Staff Development 
EDLE 5693 – Internship in Educational Leadership 
EDLE 5793 – Probationary Internship II
EDLE 6903 – Special Problems Courses
Designed special topic studies 5 times since arriving at MSUEDUC 6033 – Classroom Management
Summer, 1999 [adjunct]

Undergraduate Courses Taught at Midwestern State University 

Education courses taught as field-based courses in Washington-Jackson, West Foundation Elementary, and Ben Milam Elementary Schools; students placed for internships in Washington-Jackson, West Foundation, Ben Milam, Lamar, McGaha, Kate Burgess, Episcopal School, and Barwise Junior High

EDUC 3153 – Educational Psychology
EDUC 4106 – Planning and Assessment (general methods course)
MWSU 4433 – H1 – Honors Capstone Course (Spring, 2004)

MWSU 1433 – Honors Introductory Seminar
EDUC 4166 – Elementary Student Teaching

 

Course Information

  Semester Course #    Section Course Name Location Days / Times
Details Fall 2012 EDLE 5673  401  Leadership in School Change    Ferguson Hall 303

EDLE 5673 Tentative Schedule 

Date

Topic

Assignments due

Aug. 28-Sept. 2

Class meeting

Introductions – people, course, Desire2Learn (D2L)

Student Introductions due Sept. 2

Sept. 3-Sept. 9

Articles, videos

Introduction of case study

 

Sept. 10-16

Class meeting 9/11 (5:30 – 8:30)

Hall and Hord Chap. 1

Compare and contrast theories – Clarify what the theories are. Lewin/Schein, Systems, PLC, CBAM

Discuss future assignments

Vision essay due Sept. 16

Sept. 17-23

HH  Ch. 2 – Professional Learning Communities theory

 

 

Sept. 24-30

Ch. 4 CBAM – Concerns Based Adoption Model theory

 

Climate survey due. Sept. 30

Oct. 1-7

Class meeting 10/2

Ch. 9 – Systems thinking theory

Discuss theories

Discuss future assignments

Theory study due Oct. 7

Oct. 8-14

Ch. 5 Levels of Use

Resisters

Additional readings

 

Oct. 15-21

Ch. 6 – Change leaders and change facilitation style

Models of change

Data-gathering due Oct. 21

Oct. 22-28

Class meeting 10/23

Ch. 7 - What change leaders do

 

Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Online resources

Tools for change

 

Nov. 5-11

Ch. 10 – Diffusion, adopter categories

Continue what change leaders do; interventions, group process skills

Facilitation activity due Nov. 11

Nov. 12-18

Class meeting 11/13

Ch. 11 – Organization Development  - training, team building, planning

 

Nov. 19-25

Change issues – finding and sharing innovative ideas in education

Online reading and sharing

 

Nov. 26-Dec. 2

Online reading and sharing

Action Plan due Dec. 2

Dec. 3-9

Class meeting 12/4

Online reading and sharing

 

Online reading and sharing

 

Dec. 10-14

 

 

 
Details Fall 2012 EDLE 5583  180  Curriculum Supervision for School Leaders     Ferguson Hall 303

Some Tuesdays, 5:30 – 8:20

 Fall 2012 Schedule (tent.) for EDLE 5583 (Curricular Supervision for School Leaders)

 

Planned Class Meetings

Lesson Schedule

Topic

Assignments due

Aug. 28 – Class meeting 7:10 – 8:30

Aug. 28 – Sept. 9

Introduction; English Chapter 1-2; Curriculum Guide; Curriculum dev. Process

Sept. 9 - School curriculum investigation

 

Sept. 10 - 16

English Chapter 3-4

Sept. 16 – Data analysis due

Sept. 18

Sept. 17-23

Wiles Chap. 1-3

 

 

Sept. 24-30

Wiles Chap. 4-5

Sept. 30 - Interviews due

 

Oct. 1-7

Wiles Chap. 6

 

Oct. 9

Oct. 8-14

Wiles Chap. 7-8

 

 

Oct. 15-21

Wiles Chap. 9

Oct. 21 - Curriculum mapping activity due

 

Oct. 22-28

Jacobs – Chap. 1-2

 

 

Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

Jacobs – Chap. 3

Nov. 4 - Curriculum leadership plan

Nov. 6

Nov. 5-11

Jacobs – Chap. 4-5

 

 

Nov. 12-18

Jacobs – Chap. 6-7

 

 

Nov. 19-25

Jacobs – Chap. 8-9

 

Nov. 27

Nov. 26-Dec. 2

Jacobs – Chap. 10-11

 

 

Dec. 3-9

Jacobs – Chap. 12-13

Dec. 4 - Issues Analysis due

 

 

 

 

 
Details Fall 2012 5693  170  Graduate Intern in Educational Leadership    Ferguson Hall 303

Wednesday 5:30 - 8:30 for first night. The rest if online with site visits from the university supervisor,.
Details Spring 2012 EDUC 5623    Mentoring    Ferguson Hall 303
Details Spring 2012 EDLE 5693    Internship    Ferguson Hall 303
Details Spring 2012 EDLE 5583    Curriculum Supervision for School Leaders    Ferguson Hall 303
Details Fall 2011 EDUC  5623  Mentoring    Dillard College of Business Administration 338

Selected Mondays, 5:30 to 8:20 p.m.
Details Fall 2011 EDLE 5693  X10  Principal Internship    Ferguson Hall 303

Initial meeting July 22, 6:15-7:45 pm. The remainder is online.
Details Fall 2011 EDLE 5673  X10  Leadership in School Change    Ferguson Hall 303

Initial meeting Aug. 22, 8:00 to 9:00 PM. Remainder online.
Details Fall 2011 EDLE 5593  X10  Leadership and Communication Processes    Ferguson Hall 303

Selected Mondays, 5:30-8:30 PM
Details Spring 2011 EDLE 5693  270, V20  Principal Internship    Ferguson Hall 303

Wednesday, 7:30 - 9:20
Details Spring 2011 EDLE 5603  X20  Introduction to Leadership    Ferguson Hall 303

Internet course
Details Spring 2011 EDLE 5583  270, V20   Curriculum Supervision for School Leaders    Ferguson Hall 303

Wednesday, 4:30 - 7:20
Details Fall 2010 EDLE 5593  180  Leadership and Communication Processes    Off-Campus Region IX

Tuesday, 5:30 - 8:20 p.m.
Details Summer II 2010 EDLE 5673    Leadership in School Change    Ferguson Hall 303

Monday through Thursdsay, 8:00 a.m. to noon


Education Background

Institution Degree    Graduation Date
The University of Oklahoma Ed.D., Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision May 7 1993 12:00AM 
The University of Oklahoma M.S., Health, Physical Education, and Recreation May 10 1981 12:00AM 
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas B.A., Elementary Education May 15 1969 12:00AM 


Employment Background

Institution Position Start Date / End Date
 Emerson Elementary, Duncan, OK  Elementary teacher  1970-09-01  1971-07-30
 Lee Elementary School, Duncan, OK  Elementary teacher  1971-08-01  1985-06-30
 Will Rogers Elementary, Duncan, OK  Elementary Principal  1985-07-01  1994-06-30
 Plato Elementary School, Duncan, OK  Elementary Principal  1994-07-01  2001-06-30
 Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX  Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Technology, West College of Education  2001-08-01  


Research and Publications

Article in book

Burger, M. (1999). Buying time for staff development. In Zapeda, S., Staff  Development (pp.146-148). Larchmont, NY: Eye On Education.

Refereed journals

Redmon, R., & Burger, M. (2004, Fall). WebCT discussion forums:  Asynchronous group reflection of the student teaching experience.  Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 6, 159-168.

Journal Articles

Capps, M., Burger, M, and Holt, C. (2011). Choosing teaching in Texas: Application of the Fit-Choice Scale Across 37 Texas Universities. The Texas Forum of Teacher Education (1), pp. 89-102. Texas Association of Teacher Educators.

Burger, M. (Spring, 2010). Getting ahead of the school of hard knocks: Lessons for new principals. Texas Study of Secondary Education.

Burger, M. & Barbosa, D. (Spring, 2008). Improving teacher expertise through collaboration: system solutions required. Texas Study of Secondary Education.

Burger, M. (2005, Fall). The principalship at risk: Defining the role of the 21st century principal. Texas Study of Secondary Education.

Burger, M. (1995, Fall). Follow the leader: The principal's role in facilitating faculty decision-making. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 62(1).

Juried Proceedings Papers

Coe, M. A., Land, M., Bailey, B., Burger, M., Hartzler, S., & Redmon, R. (2002). Vygotskian viewpoint: Technology and constructivism. Nashville, TN: Technology & Teacher Education Annual.

Land, M., Coe, M. A., Burger, M. & Bailey, B. (2002) Supporting the novice teacher. Nashville, TN: Technology & Teacher Education Annual.

Published Book Review:

Burger, M. (2006). ["The Boss of the Whole School": Effective Leadership in Action] [Review of "The Boss of the Whole School": Effective Leadership in Action, by Elizabeth A. Hebert].  TCRecord, Retrieved June 26, 2006 from http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=12554.

Invited Book Review:

Book review for Allyn & Bacon for an upcoming revision of Implementing Change: Patterns, Principles, and Potholes, 2nd Edition, by Gene Hall and Shirley Hord, May, 2008).

Invited Prospectus Review:

 Review (2006) of prospectus for The Ideal School: A Comprehensive Guide to Create Your Own, by Albert Mamary, for Allyn & Bacon, Boston, MA

Research Proposal Reviewer:

Reviewed proposals for Southwest Educational Research Association, Fall, 2007,  for 2008 SERA conference, Austin, TX.