Education, MA: Teacher Leadership Emphasis (non-certification)
34 credit hours
Professional educators have come to realize that improving their practice is a rewarding mechanism to personal fulfillment and self-actualization. The Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in teacher leadership program is designed to provide the educational practitioner with the skills to perform directed analysis of curriculum and the efficacy of instructional practices and strategies; acquisition of research based high-leverage instructional improvement techniques that emphasizes targeted deficits in acquired student skills; and an application process that not only develops individual’s skills but also trains the practitioner through organizational development, group dynamics, and professional collaboration to enlarge the instructional improvement arena for teachers interested in serving in leadership roles as department chairs, coaches, mentors, curriculum and instruction leaders, or other leadership positions as defined by the district. This is not a principal certification program.
The Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in teacher leadership program has been developed around three principle core clusters: foundations, instructional improvement, and application. Each cluster has been designed to fulfill a specific role of a quality instructional leader.
Requirements
Core Curriculum
One of the following courses:
| EDU 51000 | Conceptualization of Education | 3 |
| EDU 51010 | Conceptualization of Education for Beginning Teachers | 3 |
Teacher Leadership Curriculum
Instructional Improvement
| EDU 50305 | Methods of Teaching Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication | 3 |
| EDU 50705 | Methods of Teaching Reading in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDS 53000 | Introduction and Methods of Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings | 4 |
| ESOL 54000 | TESOL Methods | 3 |
Application
One of the following courses:
| EDA 51000 | Elementary School Administration and Organization | 3 |
| EDA 51200 | Secondary School Administration and Organization | 3 |