Teacher Leadership (MA)

Overview

The master of arts in teacher leadership program at Concordia University Chicago is designed for those classroom teachers who are interested in increasing their job responsibilities and assuming leadership roles within their schools and districts. This degree is designed for active teachers who are not interested in becoming a principal. Rather, graduate candidates aim for leadership roles in a variety of capacities, such as department chairs, instructional coaches, curriculum coordinators, mentor teachers and community liaisons, in addition to other leadership positions.

Concordia-Chicago’s master of arts in teacher leader will enable graduate candidates to:

Develop a leadership style to fit diverse populations, situations, and settings.
Gain knowledge of leadership frameworks and models of shared governance and to understand and use teacher evaluation models.
Become skilled in building and leading effective teams; including team formation, dynamics, management and growth.
Become a self-assured and effective instructional coach, taking a mentoring/teaming approach in improvement of classroom instruction.
Improve instruction through multiple uses of building and district student data, research-based instructional models, and collaboration with colleagues.
Understand diverse learners (including students with IEP, ELL, underrepresented and at-risk, including the IL Social and Emotional Learning Standards.
Serve as a facilitator of change within a school system and engage in planning and management of tasks to support change and implement initiatives.
Work with families, colleagues, building/district leadership, and the larger school community for increased student performance.

Requirements

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

Applicants who are not U.S. citizens are required to meet all admission standards listed for the program they wish to enter. In addition, the following are required to be considered for admission:

English Language Proficiency
International applicants who have earned an advanced degree from an accredited institution in the United States, or students from an international English-speaking university need not submit English language scores. Otherwise, applicants must demonstrate one of the following:
— Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 72 (internet-based), or
— International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 6.0, or
— Password Test score of at least 6.0, or
— Michigan test score of 85, or
— Pearson Test of English score of at least 61, or
— Proof of successful completion of Level 112 at an ELS Language School or certificate of Completion of Program from an English Language Institute (ELI), along with a recommendation of the program director, or
— King George International College (KGIC) English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE) final proficiency test score of 75% with a passing class score of 80.
Transcripts
Provide official, sealed U.S. transcripts from institutions where degrees were earned.
Foreign Transcript Evaluation
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a Concordia approved international credentialing service. Concordia accepts course-by-course evaluations from WES (World Education Services), ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators) or AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers).
Professional Résumé
Declaration of Finances
Submit a certified document pledging financial support for the first year of study and verifying the same for the following year/s of study.
Regular Admission Status
International students must qualify for regular admission to a degree program in order to enroll.

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Tuition:

Application Fee:

$250

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Location

USA > Chicago > illinois > Kansas > Missouri > St. Louis > New York

Country	USA
Duration	2 Years
Program Level	Master
School	Concordia University

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