Teacher Leadership

About the Program

Are you a classroom teacher? Are you teaching at any of the following levels: pre-kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, or high school? Are you determined to bring your teaching practice to a new level? Would you like to master the latest technologies and research methods? Do you wish to serve your school and profession as an innovator, leader, and agent for change? Do you want a master's degree that will give you the foundation for moving up in the profession?

If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, then you owe it to yourself to learn more about our Master of Education in Teacher Leadership. 

What You'll Learn 

• Master the skills and knowledge of an advanced practice teacher.
• Develop innovative practices for your classroom and school.
• Evaluate best practices. 
• Develop the skills of critical thinking and self-reflection required to improve practice and promote thinking from diverse perspectives.
• Acquire skills for group facilitation and collaboration with various constituencies, including students in classrooms.
• Develop strong partnerships in interactive classes with faculty and fellow students.
• Develop the foundation to become a catalyst for change in the classroom and beyond. 
• Expand your professional horizons—without moving out of the classroom—and renew your commitment to the teaching profession.

A Flexible Format
This is a 10-course, 30-hour program. This program readily accommodates the schedules of working teachers. Fall and spring classes meet on weekday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. on campus. Summer courses are offered Mondays through Thursdays during the day in 3-, 4-, and 6-week formats from mid June through July.

You may complete the program in 18 months of full-time study, or take up to four years to finish. Courses are not sequential, so the order in which you complete your course work is up to you.