Teacher Mentoring and Instructional Coaching Graduate Certificate
Become a Mentor Teacher!
This 12-hour graduate certificate offers evidence-based professional preparation and development for mentors and coaches who support beginning teachers and their colleagues in learning to teach effectively and sustain their teaching careers.
Learning Model
Online
Credit Hours
12 credits
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Applications close two weeks prior to the semester start date.
Tuition Estimates
Average In or Out of State
$415-500 per credit hour
Tuition rates are based on your residency determination of Texas Resident, Non-Resident, or Foreign. Please consult the Admissions site for more information.
About This Certificate
This certificate is designed to develop the knowledge and competence necessary for mentors and coaches to:
- Identify the needs, interests, and potentials of beginning teachers and develop plans to support their professional development.
- Nurture and maintain professional learning communities among beginning teachers.
- Engage beginning teachers and their colleagues in analyzing curriculum, instruction, and student learning to improve curriculum, instruction, and student learning.
- Inquire into mentoring and coaching practices and use the results to guide the development of knowledge, expertise, and practices of effective mentoring and coaching.
- Generate and enrich curriculum resources, instruction technologies, and teaching strategies to support beginning teachers and their colleagues in learning to teach effectively in the school contexts.
Key Courses
Students will complete the two required courses and choose two elective courses. Some of these courses can be applied to doctoral and master’s level programs in Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Tech University.
EDCI 5312: Collaborative Communities in Mentoring (Required)
Designed to assist those planning to teach or work in professional settings in acquiring a perspective on the theory and practice of professional learning communities.
EDCI 5311: Mentorship (Required)
Guides veteran professionals through a learning cycle based on established professional development national standards.
EDCI 5308: Improving Mentoring Practices (Elective)
Provides an instructional framework for teaching specific mentoring skills and for developing and nurturing the teaching of skillful and reflective thinking.
EDCI 5309: Mentoring Models for New Professionals (Elective)
Selected mentoring models of well-conceived introduction programs offer practitioners a valuable tour of the mentoring landscape. Emphasis is placed on professional support and development.
EDCI 6392: Advanced Practicum in Mentoring (Elective)
A supervised lab or field experience in a curricular mentoring area, including assessment, planning, instruction, and evaluation.
EDCI 6395: Advanced Seminar: Best Practices in Mentoring (Elective)
Critical analysis and research design in selected curriculum areas of induction training and support.
Why Teacher Mentoring and Instructional Coaching?
Quality
Develop mentoring and coaching capacity for working with beginning teachers and their colleagues in school contexts.
Leadership
Become official mentor teachers in Texas by fulfilling the required mentor teacher training as required in TEC §21.458.
Collaborate
Work in teams of teachers from school districts, and continue supporting each other’s mentoring and coaching practices after the initial training.
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Who is this program for?
This program is designed for teachers with two or more years of teaching experience who would like to develop mentoring and coaching skills for beginning teachers and their colleagues. It is also developed for those who want to become official mentor teachers in Texas by fulfilling the required mentor training – TEC §21.458. In addition, it prepares those teachers who would like to take leadership responsibilities in their school district in improving curriculum, teaching, and student learning through developing teachers’ instruction capacity. Finally, it welcomes teams of teachers from school districts to participate, since such teams will enable participants to continue supporting each other’s mentoring and coaching practices after the initial training.
What are the other benefits for participants?
The program will help you earn continuing professional education (CPE) hours required for Texas educators (TAC § 232.11). You will also have a chance to enhance your interpersonal, leadership, reflection, and coaching competencies and improve your career mobility. In addition, you will be able to connect with a community of mentors and coaches, develop effective teaching practices, and support new teachers in learning to teach effectively.
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