Teacher Leader (P-12), M.A.Ed. - School Community Leader Emphasis

Teacher Leader Core Curriculum - 12 Credit Hours

• REOL 533 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Credit(s): 3 hours
• EDOL 630 - Research Methods in Education Credit(s): 3 hours
• EDOL 643 - Best Practices for Coaching and Mentoring Teachers Credit(s): 3 hours (Required First Course)
• EDOL 647 - Teacher Leader in Professional Learning Communities Credit(s): 3 hours (Final Course)

Teacher Leader Endorsement Curriculum - 18 Credit Hours

*This area of specialization in the Teacher Leader Program will NOT change the area a candidate is certified to teach*

All courses require field/clinical experience hours to pass the course.

• ADOL 631 - School Program Improvement Credit(s): 3 hours
• ADOL 653 - Assessment of and for Student Learning Credit(s): 3 hours
• ADOL 655 - Team Leadership Credit(s): 3 hours
• EDOL 542 - Change, Professional Development and Teacher Improvement Credit(s): 3 hours
• EDOL 562 - Theories of Teaching and Learning Credit(s): 3 hours
• EDOL 634 - Curriculum Management and Assessment Credit(s): 3 hours

Continuous Assessment for all M.A.Ed. Literacy Specialist and Teacher Leader Programs

Entrance to University Requirements

1. Application to University
2. Bachelor’s Degree from accredited IHE
3. Cumulative GPA 3.0
4. Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
5. Signed copy of Kentucky Code of Ethics
6. Valid Teaching License

Entrance to Unit Requirements (Pillar IV)

1. Cumulative GPA 3.0
2. Signed Kentucky Code of Ethics
3. Signed Character & Fitness
4. UC Contract of Understanding
5. Completion of Program Pre-Test within first course taken after admission to program
6. Midpoint Requirements (Pillar V)
7. EDOL 630  Taken
8. Cumulative GPA of 3.0
9. Two More Favorable Dispositions
10. Signed copy of Kentucky Code of Ethics
11. Signed Character & Fitness

Exit Requirements (Pillar VI)

1. Fifteen (15) hours of 600 level courses completed.
2. Twenty-one (21) Hours Completed at University of the Cumberlands
3. Cumulative GPA 3.0 or Higher
4. Two more Favorable Disposition Assessments (4 total)
5. Degree Graduation Application Completed
6. Comprehensive Portfolio Completed
7. CA-1 Submitted to UC Certification Office
8. To Submit for Literacy Specialist (P-12) Certification Candidate Must Pass Appropriate Kentucky Required
9. Praxis II Exam. www.ets.org/praxis
10. Six (6) Year Time Limit Not Exceeded Twenty-one (21) Hours Completed at UC