Courses Taught

Master Level
EA 625 Foundations of Educational Administration
EA 630 Elementary School Administration
EA 634 School Supervision
EA 646 Internship for Elementary School Administrators

Specialist Level
EA 707 Administration of Personnel
EA 737 Administration of Curriculum
EA 743 Research into Administrative Practice

Doctoral Level
EA 900 Leadership Theory and Practice
EA 905 Educational Inquiry
EA 906 Team Building and Group Dynamics
EA 910 Content and Context of Learning
EA 915 Program Plan and Evaluation

Scholarly Activities

Selected Recent Publications

Bertrand, L., Roberts, R.A., Dalton, M. (2009). Surviving the first years: A principals guide for implementing a quality special education program. Academic Leadership 7 (1). http://academicleadership.org

Watkins, P. & Roberts, R.A. (2008). Reliable sources: Recruiting and developng evaluators, external to the university community. Academic Leadership-Online, May, 2008. http://academicleadership.org/

Bertrand, L., Roberts, R.A., & Buchanan, R. (2006). Striving for success: Teacher perspectives of a vertical team initiative. National Forum Journal of Teacher Education-electronic, 16 (3).

Selected Recent Presentations

Bertrand, L. A., Roberts, R. A., & Dalton, M. Beginning the Principalship: Strategies for Implementing a Quality Special Education Program. Paper selected for presentation at the 19^th Annual Conference within a Conference of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, (NCPEA), Nashville, TN, April, 2008.

Roberts, R.A., Dalton, M., Bertrand, L., Gunn, S., & Buchanan, R. (2007). Professional development partnership linking the university to public education. National Council of professors of Education Association, Chicago, IL.

Buchanan, R., Roberst, R.A., Bertrand, L. & Kiehne, T.H. (2006). How one Missouri university developed a partnership with sixty-two public school districts and 6424 teachers and administrators! American Association of School Administrators. San Diego, CA.

Professional Interests

Web-based Instruction
Leadership Practice based in Theory
Public Schools in Missouri
Curriculum and Instruction