Graduate Certificate: Teacher Leader
The Teacher Leader Graduate Certificate is an 18-credit program and partnership between the Curriculum Studies and the Educational Foundations departments to prepare teachers to lead classroom, school and district improvement through a range of leadership roles based on the Teacher Leader Model Standards. Graduates will be prepared with the knowledge and skills to assume educational leadership roles in various school and community contexts & conduct and disseminate research to inform Teacher Leadership. The certificate may be earned with the MEd-CS, or as a certificate-only program. Students have the option of adding the field, Teacher Leader, to an existing Hawai‘i Standard or Advanced License.
Who should consider this program
K-12 educators throughout Hawaiʻi with at least three years of teaching experience who will assume educational/teacher leadership roles in various school and community contexts.
International Student Visa
International students enrolled in fully online or primarily online degree or certificate programs are not eligible for issuance of the Form I-20 required to apply for an F-1 student visa to study in the United States. Students participating in online programs must complete their coursework from outside the United States unless they hold another valid immigration status that permits study in the U.S.
For the purposes of international student visa eligibility, a “primarily online” program refers to a program in which the majority of coursework or instructional delivery is conducted online or through distance education methods, even if the program may include limited in-person, hybrid, residency, or short-term on-campus components.