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HTH GSE offers a Master of Education degree (M.Ed.) with two concentrations:
The School Leadership Concentration (SLC)
is designed for aspiring school leaders. Candidates learn the necessary skills, ranging from financial management to instructional leadership, required to open and lead a successful small school. Students are assigned a Mentor Leader, a current charter school director, with whom they work closely and observe in meetings and through decision-making processes. Through coursework and practicum experiences, students complete a series of leadership tasks and projects with the experience and guidance of their Mentor Leader to assist them.
There are two tracks within the School Leadership concentration. The program for external candidates, those not currently employed by a HTH school, is structured as a 10-month full-time residency within a HTH school. The program for internal candidates, those who are full-time employees of HTH, is a part-time program to be completed within two academic years.
The Teacher Leadership Concentration (TLC)
is a two-year part-time program designed for experienced teachers who wish to deepen their practice and build their inquiry and leadership skills. These Master’s candidates continue to work part- or full-time at either a school in the High Tech High network or outside the network. Through coursework and by designing and implementing an action research project, students pursue essential questions relevant to their practice and apply their learning in their own classrooms and schools.
Educators beyond the San Diego area are welcome and encouraged to apply to our programs. After completing their coursework the first year in San Diego, these students return to their schools of employment to conduct their Master’s thesis projects with the structured support of their GSE advisor and colleagues. They then return to the HTH village to present their Master’s project alongside their colleagues at the HTH Summer Institute.
HTH’s Teacher Credentialing and Induction
HTH’s Teacher credentialing and induction programs are currently open to HTH employees only. These programs will be available to all in the Fall of 2009.