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Principal as Instructional Leader Certification
Graduate Certification
Program type:
Certification
Graduate Academic Certificate
Format:
Online
AOP
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:
21
Take the next step in your commitment to excellence in education.
Our accelerated online Texas Principal as Instructional Leader certification program
will inspire you with new ideas and open doors to opportunities. The program emphasizes
current theory and research to inform educational leaders as they make decisions regarding
positive school culture, effective teaching practices, and student achievement.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Principal as Instructional Leader Certification?
You chose a career in education because you want to make a difference in the lives of students. The University of North Texas can help you take that commitment to excellence one step further.
Our accelerated online Texas Principal as Instructional Leader certification program focuses on the skills required for campus-level and central office administration. We help prepare candidates for the Texas Examination of Education Standards (TExES) for a principal certification.
Principal as Instructional Leader Certification Highlights
The program has available start dates in January, March, June, August, and October
for a total of five opportunities each year.
The courses in this program are offered as part of the Accelerated Online Program
with all classes in the 8-week format except for the internship in educational leadership,
which is a full semester.
You'll learn about curriculum and instruction; education law; resource management;
differentiation to promote the success of all students; approaches for working well
with parents and the community; and methods for building human capacity and positive
school culture.
The courses include many opportunities for practical application, and the internship
in educational leadership gives you hands-on experience in school leadership and management.
The program focuses on the skills required for campus-level and central office administration.
We help prepare candidates for the Texas Examination of Education Standards (TExES)
for a principal certification.
Earn your Texas Principal as Instructional Leader certification in less than one year.
Principal as Instructional Leader Certification Courses You Could Take
Organizational Change and School Improvement (3 hrs)
School change and improvement from the perspectives of classical/rational organizational
theory, open systems theory, contingency theory, and social systems theories. Content
includes research on school change and school improvement, strategic planning, effects
of major reform initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s, and the development of the literature
review in a research study.
Instructional Leadership (3 hrs)
Study of instructional leadership as it relates to the improvement of instruction,
effective schools, and ongoing effective program delivery by personnel. Areas to be
explored and discussed include significant and recent research and best practices
of instructional leadership, learning theory, the change process, school climate and
culture, effective teaching methods, and the relationship of instruction to curriculum.
Educational Leadership Applications (3 hrs)
Comprehensive view of educational leadership with an emphasis on the application of
leadership competencies.
Professional Development and Supervision (3 hrs)
Provides students with the knowledge, interpersonal skills, and technical skills to
supervise human resource activities at the building level. Students learn how to implement
models of hiring, appraisal, developmental supervision, clinical supervision, and
coaching.
Administration of the K–12 Curriculum (3 hrs)
Examines the interaction among curriculum, instruction, and assessment at site, district,
and national levels. Theoretical knowledge, as well as site and district-based curricular
projects, are included.
Campus-Level School Law (3 hrs)
Provides an understanding of important constitutional, statutory, administrative,
and case law as it pertains to the everyday operation of schools in Texas. Students
learn the legal framework within which schooling takes place and how it structures
the decisions that campus administrators make. Primary emphasis is placed on legal
issues facing campus-level administrators.
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