Online Instructional Coach Certification

Instructional coaches play an essential role in supporting educators professional learning and advanced expertise to increase results for students.

The Instructional Coaching graduate certificate offers you opportunities to:

• Practice effective communication for better conversations within professional learning.
• Apply research-evidenced coaching strategies to help educators transfer new learning into practice or refine current educational practices in job-embedded experiences.
• Assume various instructional coaching roles and responsibilities including coaching cycles, team coaching, and designing and facilitating meaningful professional development.

After completing our Instructional Coaching certification online, you will be qualified and skilled to engage in and facilitate professional development that is tied to ongoing work within a culture of continuous improvement and share collective responsibility for the professional growth of all adults and the success of every student.

Online Education Master's Programs

Looking for a full online master's degree program? Explore our Reading Education (M.S.) program or Teaching & Leadership (M.S.) program that are designed to prepare you to meet the needs of the modern K-12 classroom, while teaching you how to ensure professional success in your school. The Instructional Coaching certificate is designed to be earned within these master's programs or as a stand-alone credential. Meaning if you enroll in one of the two master's degree programs you can earn this certificate by taking the outlined elective course credits as a part of your course plan.

UND's Instructional Coaching certificate is 100% online. You are never required to come to campus.

Flexible Instructional Coaching Certificate Online Classes

With asynchronous classes, you do not attend class at a set time. If you need to balance work, family, and other commitments, this flexible format allows you to learn anywhere at any time.

Depending on your instructor, you’ll learn online through:

• Lesson modules
• Streaming video content
• Virtual libraries
• Posted lectures
• Online simulations

There will be times when you interact with your instructor and classmates through online discussion boards, polls, and chat rooms.

Your learning revolves around materials that can be accessed on your own time within a set time frame. However, this is not a self-paced course. You’ll have structure and deadlines.

Leaders in Online Education

Over a third of UND's student population is exclusively online; plus, more take a combination of online and on campus classes. You can feel reassured knowing you won't be alone in your online learning journey and you'll have resources and services tailored to your needs.

No matter how you customize your online experience, you’ll get the same top-quality education as any other on campus student.

• Same degree: All online programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Your transcript and diploma are exactly the same as our on-campus students.
• Same classes: You’ll take courses from UND professors, start and end the semesters at the same time and take the same classes as a student on campus.
• Real interaction: You can ask questions, get feedback and regularly connect with your professors, peers and professionals in the field.
• Your own academic advisor: As an invaluable go-to, they’re focused on you, your personal success and your future career.
• Free online tutoring: We're here to help you one-on-one at no cost. Plus, get access to a variety of self-help online study resources.
• Unlimited academic coaching: Need support to achieve your academic goals or feeling stumped by a tough course? We'll help with everything from stress and time management to improving your memory to achieve higher test scores.
• Full online access: Dig into virtual research at UND's libraries. Improve your writing skills with online help from the UND Writing Center. Get online access to career services, veteran and military services, financial services and more.
• 24/7 technical support: UND provides free computer, email and other technical support for all online students.
• Networking opportunities: Our significant online student population means you’ll have a large pool of peers to connect with. UND has numerous online events and activities to keep you connected.

Best Online College

Our high alumni salaries and job placement rates, with affordable online tuition rates make UND a best-value university for online education. UND's breadth of online programs rivals all other nonprofit universities in the Upper Midwest making UND one of the best online schools in the region.

UND ranks among the best online colleges in the nation for:

• Affordability
• Student satisfaction (retention rate)
• Academic quality (4-year graduate rate)
• Student outcomes (20-year return on investment per Payscale.com)