Program Overview

Advanced Studies in Teacher Leadership

The Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Teacher Leadership (ASTL) is a 30-credit hour online degree program designed to enhance and expand your existing knowledge, skills, and dispositions while further developing the core competencies expected of advanced educators.

Program Objectives

The ASTL degree program prepares graduates with opportunities to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to and beneficial for:

• Gaining the Instructional Facilitator licensure endorsement by completing five core courses.
• Responding positively to classroom practices that enhance student learning.
• Critically analyzing classroom practices and appropriately responding to the findings.
• Articulating the rationale for decisions regarding professional practice, classroom instruction, and classroom/school policies and procedures.
• Making informed decisions by reflecting on experiences both past and present to improve teaching practices that enhance student learning.
• Becoming change leaders for the improvement of their schools.

Program Details

• Program Coordinator: Dr. Jeff Whittingham
• Program Location: Mashburn 104, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035

Licensure and Endorsement

While we welcome any out of state candidates, completion of any program, other than an initial licensure program, may not lead to licensure or endorsement in Arkansas or in the state in which you reside. It is your responsibility to check with your state’s department of education to determine if the license or endorsement requirements are met through the program of study.

Tuition Reimbursement

The Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP) offers tuition reimbursement grants to Arkansas teachers and administrators. Teachers and administrators may apply for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses paid for up to six (6) college credit hours completed for each academic year, not to exceed $3000.

Accreditation

UCA is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.