Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Changing Education in a Connected World – University of Michigan

A progressive educational approach, quality and equity. Develop the knowledge, skills and connections necessary to lead lasting educational change.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Policy Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Educational Equity
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership and Management
  • Educational Transformation

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Education leader
  • Educational Programs Manager
  • Educational content developer
  • Educational consultant
  • Facilitator of educational workshops
  • Educational Project Manager
  • Educational Innovation Specialist
  • Educational researcher
  • Community education manager
  • Develops strategies for educational improvement

Internship – 4-part course series

Transforming Education in a Connected World empowers change partners around the world by building local capacities for innovation and improvement in education. The series supports education professionals, family and community members, as well as other users, to envision educational change, renew thinking about educational innovation, and implement shared and continuous improvement in their local contexts.

The series was developed by the University of Michigan’s EdHub for Community and Professional Learning in the Marcel Family School of Education, in collaboration with the Improvement Scholars Network (with initial funding from the Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching and ongoing support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and inspired by a series of reports on transforming education for holistic student development (with support from the Brookings Institution’s Center on Universal Education).

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners develop their identity and capabilities as educational leaders by performing three essential tasks:

  • Conducting a local conversation to set a vision for developing shared aspirations for educational change
  • Developing a comprehensive and inclusive plan for local innovation
  • Writing a detailed proposal for an initial improvement project

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Training Series: Transforming Education

Course 1
Duration: 3 hours
Rating: 4.9 (21 ratings)
Course details:
What you will learn:

  • Understand the basics of the “Transforming Education” series and feel motivated to begin your learning journey.

Skills you will develop:
Category: Independent Learning
Category: Time Management
Category: Community-Supported Learning
Category: Study Skills


Course 2
Duration: 30 hours
Course details:
What you will learn:

  • Examine policy aspirations for educational change.
  • Analyze local contexts, such as school systems, education systems, and schools of learning.
  • Build local visions to promote access to education, quality, and equal opportunities.

Skills you will develop:
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Leadership
Category: Building a Vision


Course 3
Duration: 30 hours
Course details:
What you will learn:

  • Explore leading methods for educational innovation.
  • Analyze educational innovations in national contexts.
  • Build local innovation teams to pursue new visions for educational access, quality, and equal opportunity.

Skills you will develop:
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Educational Innovation
Category: Professional Development
Category: Futurism
Category: Leadership in Change


Course 4
Duration: 30 hours
Course details:
What you will learn:

  • Develop leadership capabilities to empower local stakeholders.
  • Learn how to continuously improve and develop equitable education solutions.
  • Design a local improvement plan that can be implemented in your educational contexts.

Skills you will develop:
Category: Design
Category: Professional Development
Category: Continuous Improvement
Category: Collaboration
Category: Improvement Sciences