Elevating the Practice of Education
The UCDS College for School Culture awards a Master of Education degree with a teaching leadership focus. The program prepares educators to invigorate and innovate the art of teaching. Graduates are the next generation of leaders in their classrooms and schools.
Our students experience...
• Two years of practicum experience in innovative classrooms and schools, collaborating with skilled practitioners and educational leaders
• A cohort of degree candidates reflecting, questioning and learning as a community
• Capstone design that contributes to your knowledge of how school culture shapes education and sets a professional path
• An emphasis on process, practice, and skill in the core areas of collaboration, reflection, inquiry, and innovation
• A cohort of degree candidates reflecting, questioning and learning as a community
• Capstone design that contributes to your knowledge of how school culture shapes education and sets a professional path
• An emphasis on process, practice, and skill in the core areas of collaboration, reflection, inquiry, and innovation
Our graduates...
• Understand and apply educational theory to classroom and school practice
• Work with others to leverage individual strengths and opportunities to improve the design of learning programs
• Engage in ongoing professional reflection and inquiry
• Strategically affect school culture and design programs to facilitate vibrant teaching communities and meaningful learning for every student
• Work with others to leverage individual strengths and opportunities to improve the design of learning programs
• Engage in ongoing professional reflection and inquiry
• Strategically affect school culture and design programs to facilitate vibrant teaching communities and meaningful learning for every student
Course of Study
Year One
Summer
EDU 531 Story and Design Process – 1 credit
EDU 521 Constructing Mathematical Thinking – 1 credit
EDU 591 Learning Communities – 2 credits
EDU 541 Peer Learning and Professional Development Cohort I – 1 credit
Fall
EDU 592 Elements of Assessment – 3 credits
EDU 533 Effective Communication – 2 credits
EDU 583 Opportunistic Design – 2 credits
EDU 542 Peer Learning and Professional Development Cohort II – 1 credit
Winter
EDU 523 Learning About Learning – 2 credits
EDU 593 Designing Assessment – 3 credits
EDU 581 Individualizing Instruction or EDU 584 Design for Critical Thinking – 2 credits
EDU 543 Peer Learning and Professional Development Cohort III – 1 credit
Spring
EDU 524 Comparative School Cultures – 2 credits
EDU 595 Designing a Culture of Inquiry – 3 credits
EDU 586 Designing for Democracy or EDU 582 Semiotics of Schools – 2 credits
EDU 544 Peer Learning and Professional Development Cohort IV – 1 credit
Year 1 Total – 29 credits
Year Two
Summer
EDU 561 Understanding Research Design – 2 credits
EDU 594 Designing Connected Curriculum – 1 credit
EDU 545 Capstone I: Reflection and Proposal – 1 credit
Fall
EDU 532 Collaborative Teaching and Leading – 2 credits
EDU 562 Interpreting Research for Schools – 2 credits
EDU 585 Classroom Cultures – 2 credits
EDU 701 Capstone II: Design and Practicum – 2 credits
Winter
EDU 563 Ethics of Education – 2 credits
EDU 522 Cultural Competence – 2 credits
EDU 581 Individualizing Instruction or EDU 584 Design for Critical Thinking – 2 credits
EDU 702 Capstone III: Practicum and Synthesis – 2 credits
Spring
EDU 564 Leading for Change – 2 credits
EDU 586 Design for Democracy or EDU 582 Semiotics of Schools – 2 credits
EDU 703 Capstone IV: Reflection and Composition, Presentation – 2 credits
Year 2 Total – 26 credits
Program Total – 55 credits
Everything about this was worthwhile and extraordinarily valuable. The provocations and activities planned by the instructors were relevant, timely, and easy to use immediately. Group discussions, brainstorming, and reflection were also insightful and helpful. I know I’m a better educator now.