The Master of Education in Teacher Leadership is a graduate program of Rowan University’s CAEP accredited College of Education. It is designed for teachers who want to develop and hone their leadership skills but wish to remain in the classroom. The program approaches leadership from the perspectives of exemplary teaching, continuous learning for all, a need to balance change with stability, and the importance of peaceful existence in a diverse community of learners. To that end, teachers will enhance their abilities to lead not only in their classrooms, but also in the school at large by working with curriculum, becoming mentor/master teachers, developing new programs, and through a variety of other activities that improve schooling for all children.
The Master of Education degree program has three goals:
- To develop teacher leaders who practice teaching skills aligned with the New Jersey State Teacher Model Standards.
- To develop teacher expertise in a content area of choice.
- To empower teachers to assume leadership roles within their schools and districts.
The following seven core propositions of the New Jersey State Teacher Model Standards provide the focus for the master’s program in Standards-Based Practice:
- Fostering a Collaborative Culture to Support Educator Development and Student Learning
- Accessing and Using Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning
- Promoting Professional Learning for Continuous Improvement
- Facilitating Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning
- Promoting the Use of Assessments and Data for School and District Improvement
- Improving Outreach and Collaboration with Families and Community
- Advocating for Student Learning and the Profession
The M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership is a part-time program with its core courses offered in an online accelerated format. The degree requires the completion of a minimum of 30 graduate semester hours (s.h.) in six (6) consecutive semesters. Due to its scaffolding design, transfer credits are not accepted in the M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership program.
The following components make up the M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership program:
- Seven Core Courses in Teacher Leadership (19 semester hours)
- Content Area COGS Coursework (11-21 semester hours)
The seven core courses for this program are offered completely online. The approved Content Area Certificates of Graduate Study (COGS) are offered in varying formats depending on the COGS (e.g., online, hybrid, face-to-face Glassboro Campus, face-to-face Camden Campus).
Content Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) Options
Following are the currently accepted Content area COGS for the Master of Education in Teacher Leadership program. Advisement for each of those COGS is managed by the department in which it is housed.
- Early Childhood Special Education (Early Childhood, Elementary Education & Critical Foundations, Online)
- Educational Technology (Content Area Teacher Education, Online)
- ESL/Bilingual (Critical Literacy Technology & Multilingual Education, Online)
- Global History (History, Glassboro Campus)
- History (History, Glassboro Campus)
- Holocaust and Genocide Education (Sociology & Anthropology, Glassboro Campus)
- Learning Disabilities (Early Childhood, Elementary Education & Critical Foundations, Online and Glassboro Campus)
- Reading (Critical Literacy Technology and Multilingual Education, Glassboro Campus)
- Reading/Writing (Critical Literacy Technology & Multilingual Education, Glassboro Campus)
- School Public Relations (Public Relations & Advertising, Glassboro Campus)
- Special Education (Early Childhood, Elementary Education & Critical Foundations, Online and Glassboro Campus)
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