Online Graduate Certificate

Shape your impact as an educator with our fully online Teacher Leadership Graduate Certificate. Designed for practicing educators, this 12-credit, job-embedded program allows you to build the skills and dispositions needed to cultivate leadership in yourself and others. Through content-specific assignments and coaching, you will hone your instructional expertise while applying new learning directly within your professional context.

Program Overview

Program Highlights

• Fully online format designed for working professionals.
• 12 total credits consisting of three core courses and one subject-specific elective.
• Job-embedded assignments that align coursework with your current educational role.
• Focus on coaching and inquiry to support classroom and school-wide improvement.
• Professional Portfolio capstone to demonstrate leadership growth and skill acquisition.

Core Areas of Study

Students complete a sequence of courses focused on:

• Teacher Inquiry & Action Research: Engaging in systematic study of classroom practice.
• Instructional Coaching: Building skills to enhance student learning through peer support.
• Teacher Leadership for Educational Change: Cultivating the dispositions to lead school-level improvement.
• Specialized Electives: Advanced methods in areas such as ESOL, Reading, Science, or Math.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Teacher Leadership Certificate program will be able to:

• Apply research-informed practices through teacher inquiry and action research.
• Utilize instructional coaching techniques to support and enhance student learning.
• Lead educational change initiatives within their specific teaching contexts.
• Curate a professional portfolio demonstrating advanced teacher leadership skills.