Advancing K-12 STEM Master Teacher Leadership (Basic) - Graduate Certificate
Advancing K-12 STEM Master Teacher Leadership (Basic) Graduate Certificate Description
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This graduate certificate develops K-12 STEM teacher leaders in LESS THAN ONE YEAR using 5-week (summer), 8-week (advanced), and 15 week (traditional) courses that cover Science and Mathematics standards, curriculum reform, emergent pedagogies, leadership skills, tools for assessment, and sustained engagement in communities of practice (e.g., professional learning communities, instructional coaching, community-based advocacy, and mentoring). The objectives of the graduate certificate will:
- Examine the alignment between standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment in STEM education and coherently share the alignment with school and district community.
- Develop, apply, and distribute leadership skills in school and district communities through salient actions of advocacy within STEM education.
- Mentor and support pre-service and in-service STEM teachers.
This certificate will support teachers in designing a leadership practice specific to their professional context!
Who may apply for the Advancing K-12 STEM Master Teacher Leadership (Basic) Graduate Certificate?
This graduate certificate is an excellent opportunity for any in-service STEM teacher leader or STEM educator leader (e.g., instructional coaches, curriculum directors, PD providers, Education Service Center staff) to foster and amplify their skills in curriculum, instruction, assessment, leadership, advocacy, and mentorship to develop and support themselves and others as STEM teacher leaders.
These courses would apply to the M.Ed. in C&I, STEM education concentration degree plan as the three required track concentration courses and two of the three required C&I elective courses. The remaining hours would be the three required C&I core courses, one additional C&I elective course, and three free elective courses. Students from any M.Ed. or Ph.D. track in C&I are welcome to apply!
What are the requirements for the program?
When are the Graduate Certificate Courses available?
| Certificate Courses | Fall (15 or 8 Week) |
Spring (8 Week) |
Summer I (5 Week) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTM 5371* | ❌ | ||
| ESTM 5372* | ❌ | ||
| ESTM 5376 | ❌ | ||
| EDCI 5309* | ❌ | ||
| EDCI 5312 | ❌ |
Courses with an asterisk represent courses can be bought out with experience. Courses in bold are required courses.
What are 5 Week and 8 Week courses?
- 5-week courses are partial summer courses that cover the same material as a traditional 15-week class, but in 1/3 the time. They are only offered in summer I.
- 8-week courses cover the same material as a traditional 15-week class, but in 1/2 the time. They are only offered in fall and spring terms.
I am working as an instructional coach and/or I hold national board certification in math/science, can I receive credit for these?
Yes! You may transfer in up to 6.0 hours of credit into this graduate certificate!
- ESTM 5371 and ESTM 5372 can be converted to 6.0 hours of credit with National Board Certification in Mathematics or Science at either developmental level (at either the early adolescence or adolescence and young adulthood certification area) per TTU OP 30.10.
- EDCI 5309 can be converted to 3.0 hours of credit with evidence of your work as a school or district level instructional coach per TTU OP 30.10.
Application Requirements
- CV
- Transcripts from degree-awarding institutions
- Application fee
Visit the Graduate Application Process page for more information.
Financial Aid
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Tuition & Fees
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Special Note
To graduate with the graduate certificate, you must apply to graduate in the final semester of your program of study. If you are taking the graduate certificate along with master’s or Ph.D., you must apply to graduate for both.
To apply to graduate:
- Log into Raiderlink
- Click the MyTech Tab
- Under Action Items, click on Graduate Students: Apply for Graduation and follow the directions.
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