The Master of Arts in Collaborative Leadership at National University is designed for teachers who wish to become National Board Certified and who also want to develop the leadership skills necessary to work with school administrators to effect meaningful school change. This program combines the MAT NBCT courses and the MAT 650 series courses that were developed using textbooks from Dr. Doug Reeves’ Leadership and Learning Center (LLC) in Denver, Colorado.. Upon completion of your studies, you will have developed the National Board Teacher Leadership portfolio in your subject and grade level and you’ll be prepared to assume a variety of leadership positions within your school and district. The schedule for this 10-course degree program is driven by NBC course alignment with portfolio submission dates set by the NBPTS. Your portfolio serves as your thesis/Capstone Project.

Join this cohort that is being developed exclusively for  teachers interested in pursuing a Master of Arts in Collaborative Leadership NBC Cohort.

You have a choice of submitting the portfolio for scoring by the National Board, as desired (we align the NBCT submission dates to match your coursework). If you choose to submit your portfolio for scoring, NBCT will distinguish you as a teacher leader in the field of education.

Additional online and face-to-face support is available for active NBCT candidates, including those who do not require a master’s degree.  As a member of the cohort, you are pre-approved to join My eCoach NBCT online support community for $35.

About the Master of Arts in Collaborative Leadership with an NBCT Specialization:

• 10 one-month online courses
• Groups of 15 teachers are eligible for a 15 percent reduction on tuition
  
• No GRE; Portfolio vs. Thesis; Financial Aid 
• Develop the National Board Portfolio (your thesis) during classes
• Option available to submit your portfolio to NBPTS for scoring to earn National Board Certification

Courses:

• NBC 1201--Quality Teaching and Learning
  
• MAT 651--Assessing Educational Leaders
  
• MAT 652--Leadership Accountability
• MAT 653--Motivational Leadership
  
• MAT 654--Seminar in Social Issues
  
• MAT 655--Leadership Impact Seminar
  
• NBC 681--Membership in Learning Communities
  
• NBC 682--Video Analysis
  
• NBC 683--Student Work and Assessments
  
• NBC 639--Leadership Portfolio
  

To join this cohort, follow these FOUR steps:

1. View the Program Information Video and additional information on the Master of Arts Program page (if you attended a face-to-face or online information meeting, you can skip this step).

2. Go to the Program Facts page.  View the Program Facts presentation and review the cohort schedule(s).

3. Download and review the information in the Graduate Application Packet.

4. If you are ready to apply to join the NBC  Master’s program cohort, go to the March Cohort Applicant Verification page.  Complete the verification form (be sure to choose one of the options listed on the Applicant Procedures document from the application packet indicating how you will complete and submit your application fee).

For more information download the Cohort Flyer or contact Rae Adams.  You can also attend an Online Information Meeting.