Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership, and Innovation in the School of Education
9 Learning Experiences
Transforming Education in an Interconnected World
What You'll Learn
- Analyze global, national, and local educational contexts in collaboration with global colleagues
- Devise comprehensive, inclusive blueprints for local innovation that engage diverse local stakeholders
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop visions for educational access, quality, and equity that heed global calls for educational transformation
- Practice rigorous methods of collaborative, continuous improvement to address local educational priorities
4-Course Series
19 weeks
31 hours per course (approx.)
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About Transforming Education in an Interconnected World
Transforming Education in an Interconnected World empowers aspirational change agents around the world by developing local capabilities for educational innovation and improvement. The series supports educational professionals, family and community members, and other stakeholders in envisioning educational transformation, reimagining educational innovation, and practicing collaborative, continuous improvement in their local contexts. The series was developed by University of Michigan EdHub for Community and Professional Learning in the Marsal Family School of Education, in collaboration with the Improvement Scholars Network (with initiating support from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and continuing support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and with inspiration from a series of reports on transforming education for holistic student development (with support from the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education).
Skills You'll Gain
- Design Strategies
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Collaboration
- Community Advocacy
- Social Justice
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
- Systems Thinking
- Policy Analysis
- Leadership
- Community Development
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Beginner Level
This series is open to diverse educational stakeholders at all levels of experience.
4 Courses in this series
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Free U-M Access CourseSeries Orientation: Transforming Education
Begin your journey in the Transforming Education series and explore the core approach of self-directed, community-supported learning.
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Free U-M Access CourseEnvisioning Educational Transformation
Design local education reform by analyzing global trends, engaging communities, and creating shared visions for access and equity.
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Free U-M Access CourseReimagining Educational Innovation
Explore how local educators and communities drive innovation through collaborative, continuous improvement focused on equity and access.
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Free U-M Access CoursePracticing Collaborative, Continuous Improvement
Use improvement science to design, test, and scale solutions for persistent problems in education and community systems.
What Learners Are Saying
In this series, you are among a community of idealists who believe in the possiblity of transforming education in fundamental ways and pragmatists who are eager to begin this work tomorrow in their own local contexts.
Don Peurach Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership and Innovation, Marsal Family School of Education
