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The Master’s Degree (M.Ed.) in Teacher Leadership and Educational Leadership is a cohort experience designed to provide candidates with the content knowledge and credentials necessary to lead schools through an integrated lens of leadership effectively. At the conclusion of the program, candidates will possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to effectively lead educational organizations to higher levels of achievement for all students as both teacher leaders and building leaders.  

Applicants will be admitted for this program in Fall semesters only and will take two 3-hour courses per semester and the 30-hour sequence will be completed in 5 semesters. Applicants will select one of three sequenced elective concentrations: Coaching for Performance, Leadership in Rural Schools, or Leadership in Urban Schools. After completing the degree and passing the Educational Leadership GACE and Teacher Leadership GACE, candidates will be eligible to add the Tier I Leadership field and Teacher Leadership service field to their educator certificate. All fields including teaching fields will upgrade to a Level 5 (T5, L5 and S5). This program is in accordance with teacher leadership standards and educational leadership 

Degree Requirements

To graduate with the M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership degree, you must:

1.  Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours
2.  Complete a six-month residency where you will:
   
   1. Develop an Individual Growth Plan (IGP)
   2. Develop a Residency Project Proposal.
   3. Identify opportunities in multiple settings to develop and demonstrate an effective teacher leader's knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
   4. Present your Residency Project and Capstone Portfolio as evidence of your accomplishment in the areas specified by the Teacher Leadership standards.
3. Meet ʯÁñÖ±²¥'s requirements for satisfactory graduate student performance and graduation, as outlined in the Academic Policies section of the ʯÁñÖ±²¥ Graduate Catalog.
4. Attempt Teacher Leadership GACE and the Tier I Educational Leadership GACE

The faculty and staff are here to support and assist you in making your experience individualized and meaningful for a long career. Kennesaw State is the place in Georgia for innovative and supportive teacher training.

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