Our certificate programs for educators can help you expand your skills and knowledge—and advance in your career—without committing to a full degree program.
Online Graduate Certificate in Literacy Coaching & Teacher Leadership
Drive school change and improve reading and writing outcomes.
Gain literacy coaching and leadership expertise for greater student success. Learn ways of working with teachers, school leaders, and stakeholders to develop a common understanding of effective practices in literacy instruction. Discover how to foster shared leadership for long-term school improvement.
This four course, online, 12 credit graduate certificate program will help you develop the coaching and leadership skills necessary for creating a culture of professional learning within your school or across your district.
Whether you’re a literacy coach, teacher leader, or administrator who wants to build upon your knowledge, or you’re an educator looking to grow into one of these roles, this certificate will help you gain the skills to be effective in your career. The program is designed to help you to:
- Learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional development
- Help teachers reflect on their teaching
- Design coaching sessions with teachers to support their reading and writing instruction
- Create effective professional learning sessions that are part of a systematic and responsive approach to adult learning
- Create a school culture built on trust, collaboration, and respect
- Lead and sustain the work of school leadership teams to support the school’s vision for teaching and learning
To participate, you should be working in or have access to a school or district environment so you can practice theories and strategies you’re learning in your coursework.
Program Structure
100% Online
12 Credits, Accelerated 8-Week Terms
Online Graduate Certificate in Developing Literacy Expertise Through Responsive Classroom Teaching
Graduate certificate, online program
Build your students’ literacy and language skills.
Develop your expertise in the systematic observation and assessment of K-8 reading, writing, and language behaviors. Learn to use responsive teaching that incorporates differentiated instruction for whole group, small group, and individual learning. Create an inclusive classroom environment through a focus on language and literacy development. This program gives you the skills you need to assess students, plan for instruction, and become a content expert.
Our curriculum is based on the latest theories of literacy learning based on reading, writing, and talking as complex thinking processes. You’ll learn to take an integrated approach to teaching literacy across several contexts in the K-8 classroom. You can also choose from a variety of rigorous elective courses that help you refine your education and study topics that are most relevant to your career as an educator. Topics include:
- Assessment
- Guided reading
- Intentional teaching
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
Help your students develop strong literacy skills as you cultivate a community of learners who learn collaboratively and think critically.
Program Structure
100% Online
18 Credits, Accelerated 8-Week Terms