University of Michigan
Transforming Education in an Interconnected World Specialization
University of Michigan

Transforming Education in an Interconnected World Specialization

Advance Educational Access, Quality, and Equity. Develop the knowledge, skills, and relationships needed to lead transformative educational change.

Donald Peurach

Instructor: Donald Peurach

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5.0

(31 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Analyze global, national, and local educational contexts in collaboration with global colleagues.

  • Collaborate with colleagues to develop visions for educational access, quality, and equity that heed global calls for educational transformation.

  • Devise comprehensive, inclusive blueprints for local innovation that engage diverse local stakeholders.

  • Practice rigorous methods of collaborative, continuous improvement to address local educational priorities.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Series Orientation: Transforming Education

Course 13 hours4.9 (28 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the foundations of the Transforming Education series and feel excited to begin their learning journeys.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Education and Training
Category: Community Development
Category: Collaboration
Category: Adult Learning Principles
Category: Student-Centred Learning
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Change Management
Category: Diversity Awareness
Category: Social Justice

Envisioning Educational Transformation

Course 230 hours4.8 (11 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Examine policy ambitions for educational transformation.

  • Analyze local contexts, such as school systems, education systems, and learning schools.

  • Build local visions for advancing educational access, quality, and equity

Skills you'll gain

Category: Community Development
Category: Community Organizing
Category: International Relations
Category: Policty Analysis, Research, and Development
Category: Governance
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Advocacy
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Category: Education and Training
Category: Social Justice

Reimagining Educational Innovation

Course 330 hours4.9 (20 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explore leading methods of educational innovation.

  • Analyze educational innovations across national contexts.

  • Build local innovation teams to pursue new visions for  educational access, quality, and equity.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Community Development
Category: Innovation
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Empowerment
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Open Mindset
Category: Parent Communication
Category: Professional Development
Category: Teamwork
Category: Leadership
Category: Education and Training
Category: Community Organizing
Category: Visionary
Category: Community Outreach
Category: Teaching
Category: Collaboration

What you'll learn

  • Develop leadership capabilities to empower local stakeholders

  • Learn how continuous improvement can be used to develop equitable educational solutions

  • Design a local improvement plan that can be implemented in your educational contexts

Skills you'll gain

Category: Community Development
Category: Program Evaluation
Category: Data Collection
Category: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Teamwork
Category: Curriculum Development
Category: Education and Training
Category: Collaboration

Instructor

Donald Peurach
University of Michigan
4 Courses1,966 learners

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