Julie Odefey
Adjunct Faculty Member - Educational-Leadership Department
Lisle Campus
850 Warrenville Road
Lisle Illinois 60532
julie.odefey@nl.edu

EDUCATION

Ed.D. National-Louis University, Educational Leadership
M.A. Northeastern Illinois University, Reading Specialist
B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champion - Elementary Education

PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT

As we move further forward into an era of increased accountability, it is even more essential for schools to have strong leaders. My goals is to help future leaders to develop necessary skills, to uncover their own strenths, and to guide their own beliefs their own beliefs to positively lead their staff and influence change in today's schools systems.

CURRENT COURSES

EDL 502 - Educational Law and Governance
EDL 504 - School Community Relations
EDL 553 - Supervising Instruction
EDL 512 - Communication and Technology Skills for School Leaders

WORK IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY

Adjunct Faculty - National-Louis University
Classroom Teacher (2nd & 4th grade)- Schaumburg School District 54
Classroom Teacher (1st grade) - Aptakistic Trip School District 102

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Technology - specifically the principal as technology leader. Performance of students in single gender schools versus coed.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Running and scrapbooking