MCEA/MCPS/McDaniel College Graduate Certificate Program:

Equity and Excellence in Education

As educators, we want the best for students and seek ways to meet the needs of all learners in our classrooms. Yet, in our schools today, we often struggle with troubling questions about equity, access and fair play—questions that are not easy to answer in isolation from colleagues or simply through self- reflection.

MCEA has stepped up to help our members—studying with colleagues from their own schools and throughout the school district– acquire new skills and perspectives on the challenging work of becoming culturally responsive practitioners. We have created a ground-breaking partnership with McDaniel College to offer a five-course, 15-credit graduate certificate in the theory, research and practice of culturally responsive teaching—Equity and Excellence in Education.

Course Sequence and Calendar

The graduate certificate program is a five course sequence. New cohorts launch each Fall, and all courses are held during the school year. Each course runs for 12 weeks on six alternating Saturdays (full day sessions) at the MCEA Conference Center in Rockville, and offer a blend of online and face-to-face interactions.

The five courses in the certificate program are:

1. Foundations of Social Justice Teaching
2. Race and Ethnicity in American Education
3. Culturally Reflective Instruction
4. Research and Action for Equity and Excellence
5. Leadership for Equity and Excellence

To see the full course descriptions, go to the Equity Certificate Program Description Booklet.

TO LEARN MORE: send an e-mail to Ambereen Khan-Baker.

 
Please read and review the MCPS tuition reimbursement policy and procedures.