Teaching, Learning and Assessment, M.Ed. (Teacher Leader, Florida)

This program, offered in online, face-to-face and blended formats, allows degree candidates to focus on their area of interest or desired career path. The Teacher Leader coursework is aligned to national standards in teacher leadership.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

PLO1. Critical Reflection Striving to be critically reflective about one’s teaching and profession

PLO2. Issues Identifying social, economic, and political issues in teaching, learning, and schooling

PLO3. Action Research Engaging in action research on personally and professionally relevant topics that will contribute to teaching, learning, and schooling

PLO4. Community Helping build a community of learners that engage in meaningful conversation about critical issues of education and teaching practice

PLO5. History Reflecting critically on teaching and learning within the context of one’s own life history and teaching career

PLO6. Diversity Engaging with the complexities of diversity and multiculturalism in our culture and our classrooms

PLO7. Exploring ways to integrate technology with one’s professional life

PLO8. Change Agents Acting as change agents advocating for all learners

PLO9. Student Growth Integrating assessment into one's professional practice to impact and evidence student growth and learning

In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admissions Requirements, applicants must: 

• Have two years of teaching experience 
• Have a valid and current teaching certificate
• Submit one letter of recommendation and a list of three references to include supervisors, employers, professors or others who have known the applicant in a professional or academic capacity

Program Details:

• Requires 32 SH for completion
• Transfer credit can be used only to fulfill program electives, as indicated in the tables below
• Requires a research project

Required Courses

Core Course Requirements 14 SH

FND 510	Social Justice Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of American Education	2
ESR 532	Engaging in Action Research: Action Research II	2 TO 3
ESR 533	Continuing Action Research: Action Research III	2 OR 3
ESR 534	Completing Action Research: Action Research IV	2 OR 3
EDL 546	Educational Policy Studies: Conceptualization, Administration, and Evaluation of Educational Reform	3

Notes: FND 510 must be taken for 2 semester hours. ESR 532, ESR 533 and ESR 534 must be taken for 3 semester hours. 

Major in Teacher Leader Requirements 13 SH

TLA 535	Teacher as Leader Seminar I	1
EDL 510	Leadership and Organizational Development	2
TLA 541	Assessing Teaching and Learning: Introduction to Assessment	2
TLA 588	Constructing Curriculum for Engaging the Whole Learner	3
	or
RLL 563	Instructional Models, Practices and Theories of Literacy Development	3
	and
TLA 536	Teacher as Leader Seminar II	1
TLA 530	Supporting Teaching and Learning Through Mentoring and Coaching	3
	or
RLL 566A	Teacher Leadership: School Change Seminar I	3

Major in Teacher Leader Electives 5 SH

Choose 5 SH from the list of courses below:

TLA 542	Linking Assessment of Teaching and Learning: Field Study	2
TLA 589	Differentiating for Diverse Learners	3
TLA 579	Engaging with Critical Multicultural Perspectives	3
EDL 520	Leading Diverse Schools	2
EDL 521	Building School Community Partnerships	2
RLL 568A	Literacy Instructional Designs for Diverse Learners Practicum I	2
RLL 559	Comprehensive Literacy Model for School Improvement	2
RLL 565	Introduction to Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners	2

Note: These courses can be replaced with transfer credit.