Teacher Leadership

Developed collaboratively by a team of K-12 teachers, administrators, and Carthage professors, the leadership in teaching concentration prepares educators for leadership roles in site-based management, curriculum developments, assessment programs, and data-based decision-making.

Innovative coursework on curriculum issues, assessment, professionalism, and action research enables teachers to develop professionally as the educational environment continues to change.

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Teacher Leadership Requirements (30 credits)

M.Ed. Core Classes (9 credits)

All M.Ed. candidates are required to take the following:

• EDU 5060 Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• EDU 5249 Research Paradigms in Educational Research (3 credits)
• EDU 5282 Culturally Responsive Instruction (3 credits)
• EDU 5990 Master’s Degree Capstone Completion (0 credits)

Choose one (3 credits)

• EDU 5550 Master’s Degree Capstone Experience (3 credits)
• EDU 5950 Master’s Comprehensive Exam (3 credits)

Choose one (3 credits)

• EDU 5110 Curricular Issues (3 credits)
• EDU 5050 Leadership in Sport (3 credits)

Choose five (15 credits)

• EDU 5030 Evidence-Based Decision-Making (3 credits)
• EDU 5140 Development of Curricula (3 credits)
• EDU 5150 Student Achievement and Learning (3 credits)
• EDU 5160 Professionalism and Leadership in Today’s Schools (3 credits)
• EDU 5281 English Language Learner: Methods and Study in Education (3 credits)
• EDU 5282 Culturally Responsive Instruction (3 credits)
• EDU 5285 Fundamentals of Linguistics for Teachers of Diverse Learners (3 credits)

Teacher Leadership with Reading License #17/5017 Requirements (42 credits)

M.Ed. Core Classes (12 credits)

All M.Ed. candidates are required to take the following:

• EDU 5060 Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• EDU 5249 Research Paradigms in Educational Research (3 credits)
• EDU 5282 Culturally Responsive Instruction (3 credits)
• EDU 5990 Master’s Degree Capstone Completion (0 credits)

Choose one (3 credits)

• EDU 5550 Master’s Degree Capstone Experience (3 credits)
• EDU 5950 Master’s Comprehensive Exam (3 credits)

Choose one (3 credits)

• EDU 5110 Curricular Issues (3 credits)
• EDU 5050 Leadership in Sport (3 credits)

Take all (27 credits)

• EDU 5230 Reading and Research in Multicultural Children’s and Young Adult Education (3 credits)
• EDU 5340 Psycholinguistics and Developing Effective Readers in Content Area (K-12) (3 credits)
• EDU 5350 Seminar in Reading Research (3 credits)
• EDU 5360 Supervision, Administration, Guiding, and Directing Reading Programs (K-12) (3 credits)
• EDU 5370 Field Experience in Supervision, Administration, Guiding, and Directing Reading Programs (K-12) (4 credits)
• EDU 5410 Curriculum and Instruction in Reading (K-12) (3 credits)
• EDU 5420 Diagnostic and Remediation Techniques for Reading Disabilities (K-12) (3 credits)
• EDU 5430 Practicum A and B in Reading Disabilities (K-12) (3 credits)
• EDU 5160 Professionalism and Leadership in Today’s Schools (3 credits)

Please note: EDU 5360 and EDU 5370 will be taken post-master’s degree. All courses necessary for the Reading License #316 must be taken first.