Teacher Leadership Certificates | CU Boulder Online
Become an impactful leader.
The Teacher Leadership program supports you in expanding your skills and capacities as a classroom teacher through career-relevant, focused certificates and coursework.
If you are not ready to commit to a master’s program or just need expertise in a particular topic, consider completing one or more of our graduate certificates.
Learn more about the Teacher Leadership Program
Choose from multiple graduate certificates
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Unable to attend a live info session event? Watch a recorded session to learn more about the program and hear directly from teachers about their experiences.
Rolling admission with flexible start dates
Career-relevant coursework for professional mastery
Complete your certificate quickly
Fully online, flexible courses paired with synchronous summer intensives
Program Offerings
The Teacher Leadership program is designed to provide you with the ultimate flexibility in how you gain the education you need.
- Are you a teacher looking to gain additional content area expertise?
- Are you interested in developing teaching tools related to designing for learning, student-centered practice or supporting bilingual learners?
- Are you are looking to refine your leadership skills related to classroom, grade level and school level practices?
If so, this program is for you! You can enroll in one or more stand-alone graduate certificates or stack any three certificates together to earn a master's degree in Teacher Leadership.
Master's Degree
Complete three stackable online certificates through our term-based master’s program to customize your education to support your goals.
Complete in 2 to 4 years
Stack 3 certificates to create personalized master’s degree
Low-barrier admissions with specific enrollment dates
Financial aid loans available
Complete coursework on set academic terms
When enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership from the CU Boulder School of Education, Colorado's top-ranked graduate school of education, you take term-based, asynchronous courses over 16-week (fall & spring) or 10-week (summer) terms, and become eligible for federal financial aid.
Graduate Certificate
Make a difference in your classroom, school, and local community by completing one or more self-paced certificates to expand your skills and capacities as a classroom teacher.
Complete in one year
Focus on topic areas relevant to your career
Start classes in days with on-demand application
Transfer certificate credits to master’s program
Complete coursework within 6 months
When enrolled in a certificate program, you take self-paced, asynchronous courses (known as "Online Flex" courses) that you can begin anytime and complete within a six-month window.