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This program prepares you to promote systemic equity in your school using evidence-based leadership practices to craft school goals, lead the instructional program, develop faculty and staff, and redesign organizational features.
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Six semesters OR 2-3 years
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Our students learn research-based strategies and best practices for developing effective instructional programs, through top-ranked curriculum and top-tier faculty, in an interactive flexible online experience.
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1 year (full time) or 2-3 years (part time)
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Experienced educators enroll in this program to further develop their leadership skills in curriculum and instruction.
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1 year (full time), 2 years (part time)
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Graduates are practitioner-scholars who have the knowledge and skills needed to solve localized educational problems and to provide effective leadership within organizations in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
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4-7 years
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Designed for reading practitioners to strengthen their knowledge, instructional skills and abilities for effective teaching of reading.
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2-4 years
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These open-enrollment courses are beneficial for individuals who wish to work with young children across settings.
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This program prepares students for positions in policy-related functions in schools and school systems, and employment in various governmental agencies. It may also enhance teachers’ pedagogy in the areas of social justice and human rights.
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1.5-2.5 years
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This part-time, online program of study allows you to earn licensure with endorsement in English as a Second Language (PreK-12).
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This flexible online course series is designed to develop PreK-12 teachers who are confident and well-versed in quality ESL instructional practices. Online courses, an 18-credit certificate, and the opportunity to pursue an ESL endorsement.
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1-6 semesters
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The online Gifted Education course series focuses on preparing teachers and administrators to address the characteristics and needs of gifted children. Online courses, a 12-credit certificate, and the opportunity to pursue Gifted Education endorsement.
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1-4 semesters
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The Instructional Design & Technology Certificate is a stand-alone, graduate certificate for educational technology practitioners across a range of settings including K-12, higher education, government, corporate, and non-profit organizations.
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3-6 semesters
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Completion of the Library Media Studies program will qualify students for an endorsement in Library Media PreK-12.
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The School of Education and Human Development offers individualized advising and flexible online coursework to help you meet the Professional Studies course requirements for the alternate route to licensure available in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Students may take courses at their leisure. Once they have completed the requirements set forth by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), they may apply to the VDOE for initial licensure.
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UVA's Reading Education Professional Development offerings help educators to strengthen their knowledge about the science of reading. Online credit and non-credit courses, in-person workshops and coaching opportunities for schools and districts.
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Varies by professional learning option
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The UVA School of Education and Human Development is the first major school of education to offer a series of courses in social and emotional learning in education informed by cutting-edge science.
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Interested in working with students with disabilities in a general curriculum K-12 setting? Join UVA’s top-ranked part-time and online teacher education program.
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This Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis produces compassionate, motivated educators with a deep understanding of how to identify and address individual children’s behavioral needs.
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1-7 semesters
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The Special Education – General Curriculum course series is designed to help educators develop the critical skills needed to teach students with disabilities. Online courses, a 15-credit certificate, and the opportunity to pursue endorsement.
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1-5 semesters
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