Based on the Vision Statement you created last week, you will now plan the courses you need for the remainder of your time in the MTL Program. You should read through the course descriptions and get a feel for what courses you feel would help you to attain your personal goals.  The Course Descriptions can be found at http://mtl.uis.edu under Course Information. 

This is a 40 hour program.  Twenty of these hours are required, and the remaining 20 are taken as elective hours.

     1.) Please be aware that you must take all five required courses:

· EDL 585 Foundations of Teacher Leadership – 4 hours

· EDL 541 Educational Research – 4 hours

· EDL 542 Teacher Leadership – 4 hours

· EDL 543 Instructional Design – 4 hours

· EDL 586 MTL Capstone – 4 hours

2.) Of these five courses, EDL 585 should be among one of the very first courses you take, and EDL 586 can only be taken after you have completed 32 semester hours of MTL coursework, including EDL 541 and EDL 542.  EDL 586 is the culmination of all your coursework, so it is preferable that this course is the last, or close to the last course you take.

3.) ALL other coursework may be taken in ANY order.

4.) The remaining 20 hours of course work can be chosen from any of the remaining courses listed in the Course Descriptions.  There are almost 50 courses to choose from.

5.) Be sure to check the semesters each course will be offered.  Some courses will definitely NOT be offered at certain times.  For example, EDL 586 and EDL 542 will NEVER be offered during the summer semesters due to time constraints.

6.) Once you send your schedule to Kim Kubatzke, MTL Coordinator, your courses are “penciled” into the schedule.  This means that you will have a guaranteed seat in your preferred course for the first month registration is open.  If you don’t register within the first 30 days, your permission will expire and your ‘seat’ will be given to someone on the waiting list.

7.) Please note that the second semester students take courses in the MTL program, students may not get the exact schedule they requested (and you will be notified as soon as Kim receives your schedule).  This occurs because there is a time lapse between setting the schedule with the university and students setting their schedules with MTL.

8.) Every semester, you will need to contact the coordinator to receive With Permission of Instructor (WPI) approval to register.  This prevents your seats being taken by non-MTL students.  This also allows you the opportunity to change your mind if a course no longer meets your needs or if your personal goals change.