Full course description
Dive into our engaging virtual professional development (VPD) micro-credentials that are tailored to deliver targeted strategies to empower administrators, school leaders, and teachers to enhance and turnaround schools. Accessible anytime, anywhere, our modules discuss best practices and provide opportunities to enhance your leadership abilities and drive positive change within your school community. These micro-credentials are developed by the Texas A&M Educational Leadership Research Center (ELRC), with funding provided through a grant from Education Innovation and Research (EIR), the U.S. Department of Education.
Module 1: Continuous Improvement
- Develop an understanding of what continuous improvement means.
- Learn the cultural requirements for embarking on a successful ongoing improvement journey.
- Explore specific high-impact strategies that can help your school improve.
- Discover what it means to practice shared leadership.
Module 2: The Importance of Action Research for Teachers
- Develop an understanding of the purpose of action research.
- Develop an understanding of the steps involved in action research in educational settings.
- Explore the benefits of conducting action research to improve instruction.
- Understand how to navigate challenges in action research.
Module 3: Cross-Curricular Planning
- Learn to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to design integrated lesson plans that address the diverse needs of your classroom, enhancing both language skills and academic knowledge.
- Identify and implement effective strategies for cross-curricular planning to ensure a comprehensive learning experience that fosters language development and understanding of academic content.
- Understand the benefits and challenges of cross-curricular planning for all students, emphasizing how it supports emergent bilingual students.
Module 4: Building Instructional Specialists' Coaching Capacity for Pedagogical Improvement
- Understand the role of an Instructional Coach.
- Build the coach's instructional capacity.
- Impact teacher leaders in leading.
This four-module micro-credential awards a certificate worth four continuing professional development units/hours (CPUs) upon completion.