The M.Ed. program is designed for certified teachers who plan to seek a masters degree.  The program was designed in collaboration with P-12 classroom teachers, district specialists, and university faculty and school administrators for preparing teacher leaders.  The program can lead to an endorsement for Teacher Leadership.

Specialization Areas

Students will work with a faculty mentor to develop a specialization unique to their professional needs.  The Master of Education in Teacher Leadership has a number of specializations such as:

1. Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
2. Elementary Education
3. Middle Grades Education
4. Secondary Education
5. English as a Second Language
6. Content Area or Teaching Specialty (e.g. Humanities, Biology, Women & Gender Studies, etc.)
7. Special Education Core (For Teachers already certified in Special Education)
8. Autism
9. Assistive Technology
10. Learning and Behavior Disorders (For teachers already certified in Special Education)
11. Moderate and Severe Disabilities (For teachers already certified in Special Education)

Program Highlights

• individualized to meet professional goals
• based on three levels of leadership development
• many specialized courses specific to content area and grade level
• preparation pathway to National Board Application
• courses taught by nationally recognized faculty
• focused on meeting needs of diverse learners
• emphasizes coaching and mentoring
• places your classroom and school as the focus of course discussions and assessments

CARDS 4 (Entry Assessment): Admission to School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies and to the Teacher Leader M.Ed. program; Self-Assessment on Kentucky Guide to Reflective Classroom Practice; Professional Growth Plan.

CARDS 5 (Mid-point Assessment- after Level I Leadership and 9 hours of Level II coursework): Successful completion of all Level I work and 6-9 hours of Level II work; self-assessment on standards 1-4 of the Kentucky Guide to Reflective Practice, Diversity Field Experience Reflection. Scored acceptable or target on Rubrics for Advanced Candidates (by advisor); acceptable Dispositions assessment, minimum GPA of 3.0.

CARDS 6 (Exit Assessment): Successful completion of all required coursework, adapted NBPTS Entry #4, updated and revised Professional Growth Plan, final self-assessment on all standards of the Kentucky Guide to Reflective Practice. Scored acceptable or target on Rubrics for Advanced Candidates (by advisor).

Notes
1. Minimum of 18 hours in 600-level courses is required.
2. Transfer credit must be officially accepted by the advisor (maximum of 6 hours) - final acceptance is dependent upon receipt of official transcripts.
3. A maximum of 6 hours taken in non-degree status can be applied toward a master's degree (upon approval of advisor).
4. All courses must be completed within 6 years of admission to the program.
5. To complete the program, students must have minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. No credit shall be accepted for carrying a grade lower than "C".

Professor; Chair of Middle/Secondary Education Department; Mathematics Education

Instructor, Early Childhood Education

Instructor, Middle and Secondary Education Department

Instructor and Coordinator of the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education

Associate Professor; Assistant Chair of Early Childhood/Elementary Education Department; Science Education

Professor; Director of Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Division; Mathematics Education

Instructor; Coordinator of Alternative Certification Program; Alternative Certification

Instructor, Early Childhood Education

Instructor, Science Education

Assistant Professor, Literacy and Middle Grades Education

Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education

Karen Karp

Professor, Mathematics Education

Professor; Chair of Early Childhood/ Elementary Education Department; Elementary Curriculum

Professor and Vice Dean; English Education

Maggie McGatha

Associate Professor; Assistant Chair of Middle/Secondary Education Department; Mathematics Education

Associate Professor, Reading Education

Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education

Professor, Mathematics Education

Professor, Gifted Education

Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education

Assistant Professor, Literacy Education

Assistant Professor, Science Education

Instructor; Director of Instructional Technology Program; Instructional Technology and Special Education

Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education

Associate Professor and Director of Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium; Science Education

Assistant Professor, Science Education

Instructor and Director of Louisville Writing Project; Literacy