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For more information about the Strategic Leadership in Education certificate program, contact us at ProfessionalLearning@gse.upenn.edu
Earn a certificate in educational leadership and develop your capacity to lead with purpose, confidence, and skill.
The Strategic Leadership in Education certificate program is designed for leaders looking to strengthen their effectiveness and deepen the impact they have on their schools, systems, or organizations. In this program, you will work with other mid to senior-level professionals from across the globe in K-12, higher education, and other educational organizations, in an accelerated 6-month course of study. You will complete the program virtually, which allows you to maintain your current professional role while joining the new Penn GSE educational leadership certificate program cohort.
What Sets Us Apart
Expert teaching faculty from Penn GSE, Wharton, and more
Cohort model allows you to learn in community and expand your networks
Deep, rich, and personal learning experiences made possible through live synchronous sessions
About the Program
Educational leaders must navigate complex demands with a sophisticated understanding of people, organizations, and their context. The Strategic Leadership in Education certificate program provides a sustained, rigorous, and cohort-based leadership development experience that empowers you to embrace your leadership role with purpose, confidence, and skill.
Application deadline
- Priority Application Deadline: January 20, 2024
- Application Deadline: February 19, 2024
Program start dateFebruary 27, 2024
Cost
- Program fee: $8,000
- Priority fee: $7,000 if you apply by January 20, 2024
- For information about group payment options or payment plans, please contact ProfessionalLearning@gse.upenn.edu
Professional development3 Continuing Education Credits from Penn GSE
Ideal candidatesCurrent elementary, middle, or high school teacher; instructional coach; department chair; principal; or other instructional leaders
Overview
The Strategic Leadership in Education certificate program is advanced, executive education for educational leaders. The program supports leaders to explore critical ideas in 21st-century teaching and learning, developing people and supporting well-being, leading schools, systems, and organizations, and leading change in a broader context.
The program consists of 13 live virtual sessions, each focused on a critical and urgent aspect of educational leadership. Led by experts from the Penn GSE, The Wharton School, and beyond, this cohort-based program allows leaders to learn and develop together as they form relationships, provide support, and broaden their professional networks. The program’s curriculum speaks to the contemporary challenges and opportunities of the current time and utilizes cohort members’ own experiences as opportunities to reflect and grow.
The program curriculum focuses on topics such as:
- Leadership for Teaching and Learning
- Leadership for People Development
- Leading Schools, Systems, and Organizations
- Leadership in a Broader Context
Before and after each virtual session, you will complete readings and assignments asynchronously on Penn GSE’s learning platform. All assignments will relate directly to your current work, allowing you to make meaningful and immediate connections and impact in your current role.
To learn more details about this program, including information about the curriculum and the dates and times of sessions, please contact us at ProfessionalLearning@gse.upenn.edu
Our Faculty
Listed below are the faculty members of the inaugural program. Each cohort’s faculty may vary.
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor, Penn Arts & Sciences
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania