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M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership

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NEXT START DATE

02 Oct, 2023
COMPLETION TIME

15 Months
AVG. SALARY PREMIUM
SEMESTER CREDITS

31

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M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership

A skilled teacher has profound influence on students. But a skilled teacher leader can make a difference for an even wider group: fellow educators, school stakeholders, curriculum decision-makers and beyond. This program helps you develop skills so that you can assist other teachers in reaching their full potential, realize and maintain your school’s vision, or advocate for education policies to better support student learning. In short, you’ll learn to become a change agent.

Why ACE?

Quality You Expect

Our accredited programs are designed for working professionals who want a quality education. We’re committed to delivering high-quality, affordable and accessible online programs grounded in evidence-based content and relevant application.

Low Cost You Deserve

Because we’re 100% online, you only pay for the cost of delivering your education, not infrastructure like buildings or dorms. In fact, our affordability allows most of our students to graduate with no debt. We also offer over $2 million in scholarships and grants every year.

Flexibility You Need

Complete your coursework any time and anywhere there’s an internet connection. You’ll have access to academic resources 24/7, and highly responsive faculty and librarians. You decide how we fit into your life, not the other way around.

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Tuition

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Total Cost M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership

Total Tuition

31 semester credits x $235 per credit

$7,285

Fees

$50 Application Fee
$100 Conferral Fee
$1240 Technology and Library Fee
(31 Semester Credits X $40 per Credit)

$1,390

Total Program Cost

$8,675*

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$8,675

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Program Details

Majors

Focus of Study

College Catalog

Start Dates

With flexible start dates, you can begin your program when it’s best for you.

02 Oct, 2023 Term

29 Sep, 2023

Application Due

29 Sep, 2023

Payment Due

02 Oct, 2023

Term Start

06 Oct, 2023

Unregister/Cancel Deadline

05 Nov, 2023

Term End

13 Nov, 2023 Term

08 Jan, 2024 Term

29 Jan, 2024 Term

19 Feb, 2024 Term

08 Apr, 2024 Term

20 May, 2024 Term

Courses

Here are just some of the courses you’ll take when working towards this program. Visit the College Catalog to see all courses.

ED5223	Transforming Teaching and Learning	3 Semester Credits
This course assists students in understanding teaching and learning processes and how to use this knowledge to increase the professional skills of colleagues for the purpose of increasing student achievement. Emphasis is placed on ways to model continuous learning and reflective practices and strategies to promote collaboration with colleagues to align instructional practices with school goals, mission, and vision. Technology integration and online delivery are major threads in the coursework.
ED5253	Cognition and Critical Thinking	3 Semester Credits
This course examines cognition, specifically the psychological processes of how individuals think and remember as applied to developing judgment and reasoning throughout the learning process. This course will also explore critical thinking as a process reflective of Bloom’s Taxonomy incorporating active learning by formulating ideas, gaining knowledge and comprehension, making appropriate applications, and moving into higher levels of learning through analyzing, evaluating, and creating.
LEAD5053	Designing and Leading Professional Learning	3 Semester Credits
This course promotes the concept of leaders serving as role models of professional development for their staffs to achieve higher levels of performance within the organization. To do so, leaders must utilize effective strategies, programs, and services based on data-driven decisions and the needs of stakeholders in the organizational community. Emphasis is placed on the impact of relevant, high-quality, job-embedded, differentiated, technology-integrated professional learning opportunities aligned to organizational goals. The course also prepares leaders to serve as advocates for sufficient preparation, time, and support for colleagues to work collaboratively in job-embedded professional learning.
LEAD5063	Achievement and Accountability	3 Semester Credits
This course emphasizes the importance of understanding state, federal, and other accountability standards in relation to the needs of learners within schools, school districts, and organizational communities. The focus of the course remains on identifying learners’ academic strengths and areas in need of improvement to eliminate achievement gaps, improve achievement levels, ensure progress, increase graduation rates, and promote post-secondary and college/career readiness.
LEAD5073	The Art of Decision Making	3 Semester Credits
Success is attributed to effective decision making, a skill required for professional and personal reasons. An essential ability required by leaders, decision making is a process which identifies critical elements of a choice to determine a course of action. The focus for this course considers ways decisions are made and how these techniques can be evaluated to improve outcomes. Specifically, the course addresses the development of skills to efficiently and consistently make informed decisions using data to maintain awareness of organizational needs, demographics, and performance levels. The role of collaboration in decision making is also a major focus.
LEAD5383	Teacher Leadership for School Improvement	3 Semester Credits
This course is designed to equip teacher leaders to effectively analyze the importance of a school improvement plan in driving decision-making processes leading to student achievement. Recognition is given to understanding the important role of teacher leaders in how they can support school reform and aid colleagues through formal leadership endeavors. Learners will build a knowledge base to execute school improvement initiatives guiding both individual teaching behavior and school-wide practices.
LEAD5393	Teacher Leadership	3 Semester Credits
This course explores the leadership models and frameworks required for teacher leaders to share governance and work collaboratively with principals and other adults to achieve school goals for student learning and achievement. Recognition is given to the critical roles teachers assume in decision-making through the perspective of multiple stakeholders and the need for teacher leaders to assist in harnessing this collective knowledge to make a difference in teaching and learning. Learners engage in leadership interactions to develop instructional leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to become advocates and change agents for continuous school improvement. Emphasis is placed on understanding teacher evaluation systems and communicating this information to colleagues.
RES5153	Research Methods	3 Semester Credits
This course enables students to become informed consumers of research and to develop skills to prepare them to carry out action research in their professional organizations. An emphasis is placed on providing students with knowledge they can apply in determining whether particular research findings are relevant to their leadership and instructional practices and to distinguish between trustworthy and non-trustworthy research. The course places action research within the context of various types of research and examines research in terms of basic concepts and various purposes, methods, data, and paradigms. Emphasis is placed on how research can become a vital and relevant tool for professional practice.
TL5091	Capstone Experience for Teacher Leadership	1 Semester Credits
The Capstone Experience is designed for candidates to demonstrate and document the impact of their knowledge and competencies gained throughout, and as a result of studies related to the Teacher Leadership program.

Featured Faculty

Our real-world coursework is taught by experienced faculty.

Jason Cohen

Chair, Leadership and Administration

Dana Kaminski

Internship Coordinator

Michelle McCraney

Program Coordinator

William Smith

Program Coordinator

Shawn Greiner

Instructional Faculty

Jacqueline O Mara

Instructional Faculty

Erick Aguilar

Senior Core Faculty

Audrey Donaldson

Senior Core Faculty

Deborah Lee

Senior Core Faculty

Marsha Phelps

Senior Core Faculty, Doctoral

Admission Requirements

ACE General Admission Requirements

International Transcript Requirements

English as a Second Language Applicants

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