Teacher Leadership Graduate Certificate

Why earn a graduate certificate in teacher leadership at Missouri State?

Grow your skills and become a better leader, without pursuing the full specialist degree.
Take on leadership roles (coach, mentor), have a bigger say on decision-making and become a better advocate for your peers.
Enjoy a competitive edge in the job market and refresh your education knowledge.

Possible career paths

Qualify for advanced roles like:

Curriculum specialist
Instructional coach
Resource teacher

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Apply to this certificate program through a central application: GradCAS. Review the sections below before you begin.

Note: This certificate does not prepare or certify teachers to work as a building principal.

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Certificate in Teacher Leadership

Steve Jones, Program Director
Hill Hall, Room 422; Phone 417-836-5982
SPJones@missouristate.edu

Program description

The certificate is designed for those teachers who want to improve their own practice and develop teacher leadership skills and understandings, but who do not want to pursue the complete Specialist in Education, Teacher Leadership. To earn the certificate in Teacher Leadership, students must follow the admission procedures for the Specialist in Education, Teacher Leadership (see SETL graduate catalog description). Please note: This certificate in Teacher Leadership does not prepare (or certify) teachers to work as a building principal.

Entrance requirements

To be considered for the program, a student submit a Graduate Application for admission to the certificate program.

Required Courses - 18 hrs

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
EDC 800	Teacher Leadership I: Contemporary Educational Problems	5 hrs
EDC 801	Teacher Leadership II: Diversity and Curriculum Design	5 hrs
EDC 802	Teacher Leadership III: Building Classroom Climate & Effective Student Assessments	5 hrs
EDC 803	Teacher Leadership IV: Curriculum Theory	3 hrs