Leadership for Social Justice Certificate Program (newly revised, Fall 2011) The Leadership for Social Justice in Education Certificate program is designed to provide educators with the knowledge to become an advocate for all students and help them become academically successful. The intended audience includes: Teachers, administrators, and related school and community professionals.

Learning Outcomes

You will:

• Identify issues and practices that impact student achievement

• Increase knowledge of various cultural groups to better understand and help partner with parents and community

• Examine how society constructs privilege and inequity and how this effects one’s own opportunities, as well as those of different peoples

• Develop instructional strategies, diversified forms of assessment, and school policies to reduce the achievement gap for students of poverty and various cultural groups

• Become an activist for educational equity

Required Classes (3 credits each):

• Dialogues in Social Justice (EdL 729)

• Multicultural Education Materials for Children and Adolescents (EdL 558)

• The Influence of Curriculum: Power and Position (EdL 714)

• Technology, Culture and Learning (EdL 755)

• Issues in Social Justice (EdL 719)

To apply to the Certificate Program

Complete an online Graduate School application (https://apply.wisconsin.edu). Select
Graduate Certificate as reason for applying and indicate your program is the Athletics and Exercise Leadership Certificate Program. If you also want to earn your MS Educational Leadership degree, complete a second online application and indicate your program is Educational Leadership. You can use the same recommendations for both programs. Only one $56 application fee is required. All forms are submitted to the Graduate Studies Office. If you have questions, contact them at:

Did you say this fit into the MS Educational Leadership degree program? How?

We have carefully selected certificate program classes to be half of this master’s degree program. You may take the remaining classes while you are working on your certificate or after it is completed.

What additional classes would be required to complete my MS degree?

• Introduction to Educational Leadership (EdL 701)

• Leadership in Educational Systems (EdL 730)

• Applied Research (EdL 786)

• Two Electives (6 credits)

• Seminar (EdL 794, 1 cr)

For more information contact: