Level up your teaching career and leadership capabilities with a fully online Teacher Leader Endorsement from Georgia Southern.
Locations
- Online
Why Get a Teacher Leader Endorsement?
- Take advantage of a fully online program allowing maximum flexibility for professional teachers.
- Earn a respected endorsement while learning valuable academic leadership skills.
The Teacher Leader Endorsement (TLE) Program is a 9-credit endorsement that prepares individuals to serve in leadership teaching roles in grades P-12. The program is designed to give participants a well-rounded introduction to key academic leadership techniques and theories with broad application in the classroom and among teaching peers.
Ready to Apply?
What Can You Do With a Teacher Leader Endorsement?
A Teacher Leader Endorsement gives you a competitive edge in your career as an elementary, middle school or secondary school teacher—preparing you to lead in the classroom, on an academic committee or as a curriculum developer.
What You’ll Learn
Students in the Teacher Leader Endorsement program will learn the fundamentals of leadership and administration in an academic setting, including models and theories of leadership, strategies for motivation and change and methods of curriculum development and implementation. Courses include
- Transformational School Leadership
- Utilizing Data in Leadership
- Developing Professional Learning Communities
Learn About Advisement
For information on advisement contact our EDLD Academic Advisor for the Teacher Leader Endorsement, Stacy Davis at stacydavis@georgiasouthern.edu.
Instructional Support and Resource Center
The ISRC provides resources and professional development on instructional pedagogy while leveraging the use of innovative and emerging technologies in order to support teaching, learning, and student engagement.
Take Action
*International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation service and must be a course by course evaluation and include a GPA (naces.org).
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Pay the $50 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver once complete. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual-enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
- Check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Deadlines:
- Fall: July 1
- Spring: November 1
- Summer: April 1
Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialists and doctorate degrees.
The College of Education anticipates that graduates of the Teacher Leader Endorsement will seek state licensure or certification. The program listed above leads to a Georgia Certificate Upgrade only. Visit the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more information.
For all Online Programs Federal Law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, the complaint processes, adverse actions, refunds, and program closure. For required disclosures about online programs offered by the University, visit the Georgia Southern State Authorization and Professional Licensure Webpage.
Take the Next Step
Bolster your leadership skills and embark on your teaching journey with greater confidence via the Teacher Leader Endorsement.
Contact Us
Graduate Academic Services Center
Georgia Southern University
College of Education
P.O. Box 8083
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: 912-478-1447
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu