Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Coaching
Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Coaching
School of Education & Human Development
Overview
Degree: Undergraduate Certificate Graduate Certificate
Classroom Type: Fully Online
Provides experiential learning in best coaching practices for teacher-leaders, coaches, directors, principals, home childcare providers, early interventionists, special education staff or anyone looking to strengthen their coaching competencies and understanding of systems thinking.
Application? deadlines
New Cohort Begins January 2023
RSVP for an Information Session
Program Details
Interest Categories: Education & Counseling
Campus: CU Denver Online
Coaching has been shown to have a major influence on early childhood professional practice that, in turn, improves program quality and child growth outcomes in early childhood settings. Quality relationship-based teaching and learning is instrumental to positive early childhood experiences. The coach and coaching partner relationship focuses specifically on maximizing the human potential of professionals in the field.
The University of Colorado Denver’s three-course certificate will provide you with foundational coaching skills and practices, peer connections, reflection, self-awareness, and systems thinking. Strong coaching relationships will help you achieve positive results with coworkers, networks, and children in your care. The unique cohort model used in this coaching certificate program inspires equity, diversity and inclusion as the group creates collective accountability in co-learning. Students have come from all over the U.S., representing a variety of cultures and languages. They work in public, private, federally/state-funded, tribal, and regional early education programs.
This is the only university certificate in the U.S. that pairs the early childhood field with universal coaching strategies. It is uniquely designed to work seamlessly and in coordination with most early childhood curricular approaches and teaching practices.
Discover research-based strategies that support deepening your understanding of collaborative coaching and advance your ECE career. Learn to promote engaging and culturally supportive actions to make a difference in the lives of those in the early childhood community.
Certificate Structure and Cost
Complete the coaching certificate conveniently online
This online coaching certificate program provides the best of both worlds: a combination of online and synchronous learning. In addition to individual work that you will complete throughout the semester, each course meets virtually via Zoom for Tuesday classes. Courses require fieldwork that can also be completed virtually. We strongly recommend that these courses be taken in sequence and that students commit to all three courses and to the full completion of the program. This program is unlike most courses, in that it is based on the cohort members’ individual and collective thinking and learning. Collective accountability and the relationship-based coaching approach is what makes the program dynamic and successful.
Cost
The cost of tuition and fees for the three three-credit courses is $1329 per course, plus textbooks and materials.
Known for excellence
Many educational leaders and coaches have received their advanced degrees from CU Denver. We have a name that is recognized for preparing leaders who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and social justice. Additionally, CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development is a top school according to U.S. News & World Report.
Expert faculty
Our faculty are directly connected to the issues facing educational coaches today. With current connections to educators on the local, state, national and international levels, they are well-versed in the current and future climate that coaches face. Their guidance will prepare you to further your career while promoting social justice and inclusion in early childhood settings.
About the School of Education & Human Development
The School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Colorado Denver attracts students who are passionate about careers in teaching and mental health. We match their passion with an education that is rooted in diversity, technology, proven approaches and real-world practice. That’s why our graduates are prepared to make immediate and life-long impacts on people, communities and the world. Our graduates are recognized to be among the most prepared in the nation to support diverse languages, cultures and abilities in the classroom.
Curriculum
- ECED 4410/5410 - Coaching Early Childhood Professionals: Foundations3 credits
- ECED 4420/5420 - Coaching Early Childhood Professionals: Awareness3 credits
- ECED 4430/5430 - Coaching Early Childhood Professionals: Attuning3 credits
Recommended Completion Time:12 months
Required Credits for Completion:9
Admission Requirements
The next cohort for the certificate program will begin January 2023. Application and registration information will be available November 2022.
Information Sessions
Please join one of our information sessions to learn more about the Early Childhood Coaching Certificate program:
- Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 5-6pm MST
- Friday, December 16, 2022, 9-10am MST
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 5-6pm MST
For more information about the application and registration, email sara.vandyke@ucdenver.edu or call 303-315-5000.
