Teacher Leadership Program – New!
The UWM Teacher Leadership Program is designed to provide skills to practicing classroom teachers that will enable them to take more responsibility for the overall decision-making and related activities that exist outside of their classrooms and within the larger school and community setting. There are two program options:

• Master's Degree in Administrative Leadership (33 credits) with an emphasis in Teacher Leadership, and

• Teacher Leadership Area of Emphasis core courses (15 credits) that can be taken by master's students in other departments within the School of Education or teachers who already hold a master's degree and are interested in Teacher Leadership as part of their professional development plan.

Teacher leaders are those who work alongside principals and other administrators to assist in the improvement and reform efforts of their school. Teacher leaders work to impact the organization and overall culture of their schools by initiating and supporting colleagues through sustained change efforts. These efforts might include:

•  New school-wide programs
•  Cultural change efforts
•  School-wide curricular modifications or transformations
•  Peer observation and teacher mentoring
•  School and community activities
•  Parental involvement efforts
•  Grant acquisition, data collection
•  Action research projects

In essence, teacher leaders work to identify and tackle impediments to school change in tandem with their colleagues to envision and create stronger school communities, increase the educational outcomes of all children and strive to eliminate the inequities that exist among children and teachers within schools.

This program provides a course of study that will develop these skills among teachers as the primary determinants of children's educational success. The program is appropriate for teachers who wish to advance their positions as teachers, serve in master teacher roles, or department heads. It is also appropriate for those who might want to eventually pursue additional certification in school administration.

The Teacher Leadership program does not lead directly to an administrative license. However, opportunities for licensure as Directors of Instruction, K-12 School Principals, or Directors of Special Education/Pupil Services are possible with successful completion of the master's degree program and demonstration of competency of the UWM-WI state standards for school administrators and the UWM guiding principles as evident in the candidate’s electronic portfolio.

Master's Degree Program in Administrative Leadership Core Courses: (Required 15 credits)Teacher Leadership

AD LDSP 702	Leadership in Educational Organizations or Equivalent	3
AD LDSP 710	Organizational Change and Team Leadership	3
AD LDSP 712	Instructional Leadership	3
AD LDSP 842	Program Planning and Evaluation in Education	3
EXCEDUC 861	Foundations in Student Services & Special Education	3

 

Suggested Electives: (18 credits)
Administrative Leadership

AD LDSP 752	School Law	3
AD LDSP 762	Management of Educational Resources	3
AD LDSP 795	Women and Leadership in Education	3

Curriculum & Instruction:

CURRINS 701	Curriculum Planning	3
CURRINS 715	Guiding Instructional Imporvement	3
CURRINS 816	Curriculum Designs for Urban Schools	3

Ed Policy & Community Studies:

ED POL 65

Race Relations in Education

3

Exceptional Education:

EXCEDUC 961

Advanced Seminar in Admin Sp Ed & Student Services

3