Description

This program prepares exemplary educators as PK-12 teacher leaders, with a particular emphasis on instructional coaching. Major topics include instructional coaching, building professional relationships with staff, building educator and team capacity to support all students’ success, professional learning, and school change. The program assignments and internship are personalized to candidates’ goals, context, and preferences.  Students can take courses for credit or non-credit. Students can take individual courses, complete the program for a Certificate in Instructional Coaching and Teacher Leadership, and/or use course credit toward an M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning.

Through communities of practice, collaboration, reflection, research and a leadership internship, participants will:  

1. Develop knowledge and skills in teacher leadership and instructional coaching 
2. ​Serve as a change agent within teams, schools and districts/systems  
3. Engage in key roles (e.g. coaching, mentoring) to lead school or district initiatives to nurture conditions that support learner and educator agency  
4. Facilitate educator and team development to advocate for equity, inclusion and agency for learner centered schools and educator centered districts 

The Basics

Audience: 

• Successful educators who want to develop expertise in teacher leadership and instructional coaching in current or future roles. Possible candidates for this program include those seeking building leadership, instructional coaching, or mentoring roles outside the realm or scope of a principalship or district administrator.

Prerequisites: 

• Existing Wisconsin educator license

• Courses are delivered through a hybrid model. In summer, students meet four times face-to-face. In Fall and Spring, students meet face-to-face one time per month for four hours/course during one of the following time frames:  
• ​Friday, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. or 12:30-4:30 p.m. 
• Readings and assignments are completed outside of class time. Students coordinate occasional outside-of-class, small group work times.
• Students can register for an individual course, as long as prerequisites are met and there is room in the cohort/course.

• Summer 2022: Instructional Coaching Foundations
  • June 23 & 24
  • July 21 & 22
• Fall 2022: EDU684 & EDU699
  • Sept 9 & 10
  • Oct 7 & 8
  • Nov 11 & 12
  • Dec 9 & 10
• Spring 2023: EDU617
  • Jan 14
  • Feb 4
  • March 11
  • April 15
• Summer 2023: Capstone  
  • Determined by cohort

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