Schedule and Registration

Course Structure

All core courses are offered in role-alike cohorts. During the 2011-2012 school year, courses will be available for teachers who hold the following roles:

• District-based data roles, e.g. Language Assessment Team (LAT) Facilitators, AAF Service Team Members, etc.
• School-based team leader roles*, e.g. Grade-Level or Subject-Area Team Leaders, Math or Literacy coaches, Department Heads, etc.
• Mentoring roles, e.g. New Teacher Developers (NTDs), Boston Teacher Residency Mentors, cooperating practitioners with student teachers, etc.

These courses are facilitated study groups in which participants use provided materials and one another to strengthen their teacher leadership skills. Participants work to demonstrate that they meet course competencies by completing the practice-based performance assessments. Read more about this unique professional learning structure here.

*Note: Unlike district-based leadership roles which carry a formal job description, school-based team leaders' work can vary significantly from school to school. Our practice-based courses are only applicable to school-based team leaders who are formally recognized as leaders of a team within their schools. Therefore, candidates for School-Based Team Leader courses must download this letter, which is a request for role confirmation from your principal.

Download a course overview.

Schedule

In spring 2012, the following core courses are offered:

Using Data for District-based Data Roles

• Schedule:  12 Tuesdays, 4:30- 7pm, February through May, beginning February 28  -Register through March 5!
• Location: Dorchester Academy (former Wilson building, 18 Croftland Ave., Dorchester)

Using Data for School-based Team Leader Roles

• Schedule:  12 Thursdays, 4:30-7pm, February through May, beginning February 9  -Registration closed
• Location: Dorchester Academy (former Wilson building, 18 Croftland Ave., Dorchester)

Shared Leadership for District-based Data Roles

• Schedule:  12 Mondays, 4:30-7pm, February through May, beginning February 27  -Register through March 5!
• Location: Horace Mann School (40 Armington St., Allston)

Shared Leadership for School-based Team Leader Roles

• Schedule:  12 Thursdays, 4:30-7pm, February through May, beginning February 16  -Registration closed
• Location: Edison School (60 Glenmont Road, Brighton)

Supporting Instruction for Mentors  

• Schedule:  10 Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30pm, March through May, beginning March 7  -Register through March 5!
• Location: Dorchester Academy (former Wilson building, 18 Croftland Ave., Dorchester)

Registration

At this time, registration is open only to teachers who hold the target roles. If you have questions about whether a teacher leadership role you hold is applicable, please contact us. If you are an aspiring teacher leader and don't currently hold a leadership role, our Teacher Leadership Connections page may have opportunities that interest you.

Total cost (registration fee of $100 plus optional graduate credit fee) is due before the first class session. Registered participants will receive an invoice for online payment. Required books will be provided to registered participants.  (Books are valued at $61-$102.)

Credit Options

Course participants may choose to earn three graduate credits for successful completion of each core course. Those who choose to earn graduate credits have the following two options:

1. UMass Boston Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) program in Teacher Leadership: Teachers can apply all four 3-credit core courses to the UMass CAGS program, fulfilling up to 12 of the total 36 credits required for this certificate.  (Cost: $300 per course, payable with registration fee)  For more information, please visit link above or contact Jack Leonard, Assistant Professor, UMass Boston.

OR

2. Cambridge College: Those seeking a credit option outside of a degree program can elect to earn three credits per course through Cambridge College. (Cost: $150 per course, payable with registration fee)  For more information, please contact George Guasconi, Professional Development & Collaborative Programs Coordinator School of Education, Cambridge College.

Teachers who complete all four core courses and plus one role-relevant course will earn the Boston Teacher Leadership Certificate, a credential that attests their demonstrated teacher leadership skills and distinguishes them as valuable resources in their schools and the district.