Education Specialist with a specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership
The Education Specialist (EdS) program at Aspen University is an innovative, specialized program that offers a focused curriculum, which connects theoretical underpinnings to the application of new knowledge in real-world settings. This program aims to benefit professionals from a variety of disciplines and seeks to build skills in a range of areas related to culturally responsive leadership that results in highly effective outcomes. Through Aspen University’s online model of both independent work blended with collaboration, students investigate concepts and practice building their skills in leadership, administration, and transformative change. This EdS degree will allow learners to develop the expertise to effectively lead an organization, understand the dynamics impacting the creation of an enduring and effective strategic plan, and lead positive organizational change around current policy and critical issues.
This program is not designed as a teacher certification program, and different states and municipalities often have specific requirements concerning different appropriate degree programs. Depending on your goals for this program, please check with your local and state regulatory requirements for teacher certification.
Degree Requirements: 33 credits
Program Learning Goals
It is intended that Graduates of the Aspen University Education Specialist with a specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership program will learn or be able to do the following:
- Collaborative and Ethical Leadership: Apply collaborative problem-solving techniques that move teams towards goal achievement. Graduates will adhere to the ethical standards of their field and will model this framework for colleagues.
- Transformational Leadership: Implement theoretical and practical models of leadership that motivate and transform individuals to achieve together and to participate in personal, professional growth.
- Reflective Scholarship: Reflect on their own effectiveness as a team member and a leader by comparing their performance to the achievement of established goals by using evidence-based decision-making.
- K12 Educational Leadership: Apply advanced level skill for leadership roles in school systems through practical, real-world applications with adeptness for leading educators to create continuous and permanent change that impacts student learning and classroom practices.
Academic Schedule
Courses
| EDD830 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| RSH900 | Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research | 3 |
| EDD832 | Human Potential and Motivation | 3 |
| EDD834 | Creating Strategic Change That Lasts | 3 |
| RSH910 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| EDD815 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| EDD805 | Educational Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| EDD807 | Law, Policy, and Practice in Education | 3 |
| EDD818 | Continuous Improvement in Education | 3 |
| EDD811 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| RSH916 | Problem-Based Research in Action | 3 |
Additional Information
All doctoral programs at Aspen University must be completed with 10 years of the initial date of enrollment.