Course | Teacher Leadership

Prices

The price listed is for Course + Graduate Level Credit. An additional pricing option is available for this course at $260 for Course + PD/CEU Certificate Only.

For further information, please visit Happy Teacher Professional Development website.

Semester Schedule:

• Summer: May - August (course must be completed by August 31st)
• Fall: September - December (course must be completed by December 31st)
• Spring: January - April (course must be completed by April 30th)

Course Instructors

Aimee Delmontagne
Aimee Delmontagne teaches Newcomer students of varying language backgrounds in Colorado. The majority of her students are from Mexico or Latin America. Aimee has a Masters degree from the University of South Florida in Linguistics to Teach English as a Second Language. She has been working with Newcomers for the last six years. She enjoys teaching and learning from a linguistically and culturally diverse group of students. She believes language is such a beautiful gift that can open so many doors!

Jennifer Cooper
Jennifer Cooper is a 9-12th grade teacher High School teacher in Colorado. She has her National Board teaching certificate, Master’s in Instructional Technology, 2016 PBS Teacher of the Year at MRHS, 2016-2016 Teacher Leadership Initiative, 2016-2017 TeachPlus TALL teacher, TLI 2018-2020 Teacher Leadership Mentor, a member of the Colorado Teacher Initiative Program, Adjunct Professor, and has been a teacher for almost 20 years. She believes technology can help engage every learner, increase creativity, and enhance critical thinking skills.

Course Description

Semester-long courses have rolling open enrollment. You may enroll at any time, but you must finish the course by the specified dates.

This course is designed to provide teachers with the knowledge, skills, and practical strategies necessary to lead in today’s diverse and dynamic educational environment. It aims to cultivate leadership potential in every educator. Designed for teachers, counselors, and administrators, this course empowers individuals to demonstrate exemplary leadership in various domains, including instruction, policy, professional development, and association. Through engaging in a personally meaningful project or initiative within their own school, organization, state, or national level, participants will develop and refine their leadership capabilities while making a tangible impact on the educational community. Participants benefit from deep discussions about culture, social justice, culturally responsive teaching, and positive management in the classroom.

Not sure what kind of leadership work you would like to do? Here is a list of possible options:
Create, research, update, or align curriculum.
Independent study to learn new instructional technology tools.
Teach a professional development course to colleagues or educators.
Take courses in either content area, education, leadership, diversity, equity, literacy, or health.
Organize field trips or travel for students or teachers.
Create a mentorship program.
Host a student teacher.
Research educational policies and advocate for change.
Lead your school, district, state, or nation to implement policies for education.
Contact local, state, or national leaders to implement policies in education.
Assist getting a referendum, bond, or levy passed.
Engage with a union or association to advocate for policies or change.
Become a representative in your local association.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Explore and develop leadership capacities in the context of education, understanding that effective leadership takes diverse forms based on the individual strengths and the unique needs of each educational institution.
Investigate ways to influence policy at the classroom, school, district, state, or national level
Engage in a personally relevant and meaningful project or initiative that aligns with personal and professional goals and addresses a specific challenge or opportunity within the educational landscape. The leadership project will positively impact education.
Create a comprehensive log of all project-related activities, including time spent, accomplishments, challenges encountered, and key insights gained during the course of the project.
Write a comprehensive reflection paper that analyzes and synthesizes the leadership experience, highlighting personal growth, insights gained, and strategies for further leadership development.

Credit

3 credit course

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Happy Teacher Professional Development.