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Teacher Leadership for School Improvement<\/h1>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>TLSI Program<\/strong>\u00a0is designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, skills and disposition for roles in teaching, research and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What We Offer<\/h2>\n

The Teacher Leadership for School Improvement (TLSI) program is designed to empower teachers by enhancing their knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the areas of teaching, research, leadership, and advocacy.<\/p>\n

TLSI is an award-winning, job-embedded online program for full-time practicing PK-12 educators in any setting. The curriculum constantly adapts to and includes new research and best practices to meet the needs of students and communities that our talented graduate students serve. Through this program, a full-time practicing educator may choose to earn a Master of Education (M.Ed.) or Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) in Curriculum & Instruction.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the program offerings<\/a> to see how the curriculum is structured.<\/p>\n

Throughout the TLSI program, educators document evidence of their growth in instructional expertise, practitioner research, and teacher leadership as they implement what they are learning in coursework. For information on tuition and fees<\/a>, as well as state authorization status<\/a> for online learners, please visit the respective pages.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313038175\/d89008ef82?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_menu menu_id=”10″ module_class=”pa-vertical-menu” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” menu_font=”Lato|700|||||||” menu_text_color=”#1C2F3D” menu_font_size=”16px” background_color=”#E8E8E8″ custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” custom_css_before=”content:’Menu’;” custom_css_menu_link=”margin-left: 8px; ” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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    Program Offerings<\/h2>\n

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    Explore Teacher Leadership for School Improvement (TLSI) offerings including master\u2019s and specialist degrees in Curriculum & Instruction, and a job-embedded online program for full-time practicing educators.<\/p>\n

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    ONLINE ED.S.<\/h3>\n

    Specialist Degree
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    ONLINE M.ED.<\/h3>\n

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