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Mastery Learning Certificate

Learn how to design and implement effective classroom assessment and grading practices that are fair, accurate, and meaningful—for students and teachers.

Mastery Learning is an approach you can employ right away in any classroom and grade level. You will have a unique credential, making you a highly marketable standout in the field of education.

Program type:
Certificate - Graduate
Format:
Online
Est. time to complete:
2-3 semesters
Credit hours:
11
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Why earn a graduate certificate in mastery learning?

Application Deadlines
Fall:
Aug. 1
Spring:
Dec. 1
Summer:
May 1

Educators spend more than 1/3 of their time assessing and evaluating student work. Yet, there’s little to no university training on classroom assessment, grading and reporting practices—leaving K-12 educators to figure this out on their own.

Districts across the nation are looking to improve their assessment and grading policies and practices by shifting to standards-, competency- and formative feedback- based initiatives.

At UND, you’ll be part of the only masters-level program in the US that includes a K-12 grading and reporting course in its curriculum.

As a result, this innovative, exclusive certificate equips you with research-based mastery learning and effective grading knowledge and skills. Proudly, our students will be the very first educators in the nation with this distinguished credential!

UND's graduate certificate in Mastery Learning can be earned:

  1. As a stand alone certificate by completing the four (4) designated mastery learning courses. 
  2. Within our master's in Teaching & Leadership graduate degree program. Meaning, you could earn both a master’s degree and this Mastery Learning graduate certificate all at once inside 30 total credits. 

Mastery Learning Graduate Certificate at UND

  • No other Mastery Learning certificate being offered in the United States.

  • No other master's-level program in the US includes a K-12 grading and reporting course in their curriculum. 

  • Maximize your credentials and professional potential with this combined credential offering.

Careers with a Graduate Certificate in Mastery Learning

Certificate holders will fill an array of unique roles by effectively implementing, coaching and leading mastery learning and grading in classrooms, schools and districts, especially those exploring or involved in standards-based and competency-based initiatives. 

This mastery learning graduate certificate will prepare you to become:

  • Advanced Assistant Principal
  • Assessment Coach
  • Assessment Coordinators/Directors
  • Curriculum Specialist
  • Executive Principal
  • Grading Specialists
  • Instructional Coach
  • Interventionist
  • Learning Coaches
  • Master Mentor
  • Master Teachers
  • MTSS Coach
  • Performance Improvement Team Member
  • Teacher Support Specialist

 

Mastery Learning Certificate Courses

EDL 512. Leading K-12 Classroom Assessment and Grading. 3 Credits.

This course provides educators, school leaders, and instructional support staff with an understanding of how to design and use classroom assessments so they are an aligned part of the instructional process to inform both teachers' corrective action and student learning improvements. This course also explores how to implement effective classroom grading policies and practices so that reported grades are more fair, accurate, and meaningful for students. S,SS.

EDL 513. Leading K-12 Curriculum and Instruction. 3 Credits.

This course provides school leaders the ability to understand major curriculum design models, interpret school district curricula, initiate needs analyses, plan and implement with staff a framework for instruction, align curriculum with anticipated outcomes, monitor social and technological developments as they affect curriculum, and adjust instructional content as needs and conditions change. F.

EDL 532. K-12 Educational Program Evaluation. 3 Credits.

Introduction to school and district leadership expectations in program planning and evaluation, highlighting leaders' responsibilities to utilize the program evaluation cycle to improve teaching and learning, and assuring that schools and districts meet state and national accountability standards. Focuses on planning educational programs, monitoring and evaluating program effectiveness, and reaching decisions related to continuing, restructuring, or terminating programs based upon empirical evidence collected through the program evaluation process. F.

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