School of Education

Teacher Leadership Course Requirements

The following ten courses are required in the M.Ed. in teacher leadership and are 3 credits each.

Course	Title	Description
EDUC 622	The Role of Literacy Across the Content Areas	Addresses a new nation-wide initiative related to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). All school-based teacher leaders will need to understand the Common Core and promote understanding and application of the Core in their schools.
EDUC 735	Data Based Decision Making and Assessment	Prepares aspiring PK-12 leaders to understand, manage, and use data for student assessment, instructional planning, and school improvement.
EDUC 768	Coaching Teachers	Prepares students to provide formative support for teachers. It will begin with outside-the classroom coaching contexts (voluntary study groups and grade-level team meetings).
EDUC 772	Understanding Teacher Leadership	Promotes understanding of education standards and self as a leader. Familiarizes candidates with existing literature and research base for teacher leadership.
EDUC 773	Action Research	Explores the major tenets of action research and prepares candidates to conduct school-based and classroom-based action research and communicate findings of research to multiple stakeholders.
EDUC 774	Designing Professional Development	Contributes to the understanding of professional development and impact on pupil learning. Supports monitoring and assessment of professional development impact.
EDUC 775	Foundational Skills in Common Core Standards	Addresses the foundational skills portion of the Common Core State Standards. This essential knowledge is important for teacher leaders in elementary school curriculum design and for tiered instruction in middle school and high school.
EDUC 776	Promoting Equitable Schools	Explores how schooling structures, practices and policies produce or resist educational equity for diverse families, cultures and communities. Identifies challenges and opportunities at the classroom and school-wide levels to engage families and communities in efforts to provide equitable opportunities and outcomes for all students.
EDUC 777	Fostering Technology Based Collaboration	Use knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe.
EDUC 839	Topics in K-12 Policy	Focuses on the structure of educational policy, governance, and law. Topics include competing values in policy development; competing educational priorities, roles, and responsibilities at different levels of government; political forces behind educational policy, and consequences of current educational law.