TEACHER LEADER


Admission Requirements

1. Candidates must meet all testing requirements set forth by the
    Alabama State Department of Education. Contact the UNA
    Certification Office for details.

2. Minimum grade point average of 3.25 (4.0 scale) on all master's level
    coursework.

3. A master's level professional educator certificate in any teaching field
    or area of instructional support is required. NOTE: If an individual is
    admitted to an Alabama Class AA teacher leader program based on a
    master's level professional educator certificate in a teaching field or
    area of instructional support from another state, completes the Class
    AA teacher leader program, and subsequently applies for Class AA
    teacher leader certification, then the individual must earn at least a
    Class A Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching field or area of
    instructional support before applying for Class AA certification.

4. Minimum of three full years of full-time teaching experience in a P-12
    setting.

5. Applicants must submit a portfolio containing:
          a. Three letters of recommendation
          b. Evidence of ability to positively affect student achievement
          c. Evidence of collaborative leadership potential.
     The contents of the portfolio will be reviewed and scored by faculty
     members of the Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and
     Instructional Leadership Department.

Fall 2011 Portfolios are due by November 15, 2011.

6. Courses Required:
    - EDS 701 Professionalism and Ethics in the School Culture
    - EDS 704 Culturally Proficient Leadership
    - EDT/EDS 703 Digital-Age Leadership to Enhance Student Learning
    - TL 710 The Teacher Leader
    - TL 712 Coaching and Mentoring for Teacher Leaders
    - National Board Certification OR
              EED/EDS 705 NBPTS: Issues & Trends
    - EED/EDS/TL 715 Curriculum Development for Teacher Leaders OR
              EDS 708 Advanced Curriculum Dev for Teaching & Learning
    - 6 hours of advisor-approved graduate coursework
    - EEX605 Survey of Students with Disabilities (if not previously
      completed)
    - EED/EDS/IL 709 Applied Research II
    - EDS 702 Applied Research I