Teacher Leadership - Montclair State University

Teacher Leadership from Montclair State University is a Campus Master Education Management degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program Goals and Philosophy The overarching goal of the program is to provide practicing teachers with the requisite knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to remain in the classroom and actively engage with their profession, their peers, and the community in an ethical manner as leaders in teaching, learning and professional development. Teacher leaders facilitate, empower, and support lifelong learning, pedagogical excellence, and collaboration at ground level amongst colleagues, parents, and students. Teacher leaders engage others in dialogue and action to strengthen student performance. The Masters of Education in Teacher Leadership program was designed in partnership with the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and their New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL). The goal of the program is not to prepare teachers to become administrators, perform administrative tasks or report directly to administration. This program will not prepare teachers to formally evaluate the performance of their colleagues. If a teacher is interested in one of these roles s/he should inquire about the master\\\'s degree or certification programs in the Department of Counseling & Educational Leadership. Teacher Leadership is not a formal role, responsibility, or set of tasks. Rather, it is a form of agency in which teachers are empowered to lead efforts and build grassroots capacity to directly impact the quality of teaching and learning. Teacher Leaders lead within and beyond the classroom through four core commitments upon which this program is conceived: 1. Teacher Leadership is grounded in knowledge of learners and subject matter. Teacher leaders lead by example. We are committed to fostering teaching expertise through knowledge of learners and content. This commitment involves the construction and implementation of curriculum that is based on a deep understanding of teaching and learning and how schools really work. 2. Teacher Leadership is a moral commitment. Teacher leaders lead with their moral commitment(s). We are committed to providing leadership to advance high-quality teaching and learning, close performance gaps among diverse students, and raise public awareness of the teacher\\\'s critical role as a professional in designing curriculum and promoting student achievement. 3. Teacher Leadership is collaborative and inclusive. Teacher leaders lead through collaboration. We are committed to a \\\"new professionalism\\\" based upon mutual trust, recognition, empathy, sensitivity to school personnel, families, and communities, and the investment of leadership roles with dignity, not simply power over others. We draw upon and strive to develop the potential in all teachers to be professionals, make decisions and choices in their classrooms, and ultimately have ownership of their teaching and the types of engagements that they have with their students. 4. Teacher Leadership is transformative. Teacher leaders lead for transformation. We are committed to a focus on amplifying the teacher\\\'s voice and actions to engage the public and work with the policy community in advocating for more effective and inclusive educational policies and programs. View more details on Montclair State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Education Management courses.