Academic Program
Educational Leadership
Our graduates are trained to lead, advance and improve educational systems.
Our Educational Leadership program provides educational professionals with the training they need to be effective leaders in education practice and policy. Students learn from faculty who are at the forefront of research on best practices in education and those with years of experience in school administration.
About
Our vision of effective leaders is working collaboratively as scholar-practitioners who foster the cognitive and affective development of all learners both through technological, managerial and interpersonal skills as well as through agile and creative habits-of-mind.
The Educational Leadership program offers master’s and doctoral degree programs for individuals interested in pursuing leadership careers within academic institutions. We also offer K-12 principal certification, director of curriculum and instruction certification, and superintendent of schools certification.
Features of our program include:
- Personalized advisement and attention
- Excellent instruction by full-time faculty
- Balance of theory and practice
- Earned reputation for quality
- Proven placement record
Accreditation
The Educational Leadership Certification programs are accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to offer PreK-12 Principal Certification, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction Certification and Superintendent PreK-12 of Schools Certification - Letter of Eligibility.
Educational Leadership Spotlight
Michaela Ott: Choosing Lehigh Over and Over Again
Proudly born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Michaela Ott came to Lehigh University as an undergraduate and fell in love with the campus, the community, and the world-class pedagogy. When it came time to look at graduate school, the choice to stay was easy.
"I would choose Lehigh over and over again," Ott says. "I had the most incredible time as an undergraduate student, which is why I chose to stay for graduate school. The knowledge, expertise, and pedagogy I received was world-class."
Silva Honored with Cooperative Leadership Award
In a ceremony celebrating a career defined by bridge-building and educational excellence, Jack Silva, '09G Superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD), has been named the recipient of this year’s Cooperative Leadership Award.
Iacocca Hallways Showcase Local K-12 Artists
For Liz Sims, a doctoral student in the COE's Educational Leadership program, the blank walls of Iacocca Hall provided inspiration. Sims, who teaches art full-time at Valley Forge Elementary, recognized an opportunity to bridge the gap between the COE’s graduate training and the creative energy of local K-12 classrooms.
Schanewolf Participates in National Air and Space Museum’s Teacher Innovator Institute
Traci Schanewolf has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Schanewolf is an Educational Leadership doctoral student who is also completing her principal certification with the COE.
A Day in the Life
Learn more about our Educational Leadership degree programs from our students:
Spring Shank, M.Ed., Educational Leadership, '19
Gina Gullo, Educational Leadership, M.Ed. Special Ed, '14 and Ed.D. Educational Leadership, '16
Faculty & Staff
Cynthia Deutsch
Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership and Online Programs
Dr. J. Cameron Anglum
Associate Professor
Dr. Floyd D. Beachum
Professor
Dr. Craig Hochbein
Associate Professor and Program Director
Dr. Julie Fogt
Director of Centennial School and Affiliated Professor
Dr. Brian G. Osborne
Professor of Practice
