Certificate in Jewish Educational Leadership
HUC’s School of Education offers a Graduate Certificate in Jewish Educational Leadership (CEDL), in partnership with The Mandel Teacher Educator Institute (MTEI). MTEI is a two-year professional development program for teacher educators who work in Jewish educational settings. MTEI has been a leading provider of the highest quality professional learning in Jewish education for over two decades. As the certificate program is embedded in, and an extension of, the MTEI program, only current MTEI participants are eligible to apply.
As described on their website, MTEI “gives educational leaders the tools they need to become extraordinary teachers of teachers. MTEI helps educational leaders transform their schools into places where the teachers learn together in community over their whole careers, building cultures where both Jewish content and understanding of teaching and learning are at the core.”
The graduate certificate enables a select group of MTEI participants to deepen and extend their learning about instructional leadership through reflective practice, collaborative inquiry, and independent action research. Participants complete a graduate level independent research project embedded in their practice. Graduates can apply the 12 credits earned in the program toward the Executive MA in Jewish Education at HUC.
The application process is conducted by the Director of MTEI; the academic administration of the program is overseen by the Director of the HUC School of Education.
For additional information about MTEI, go to https://www.mtei-learning.org.
Tuition and fees associated with this program can be found in the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog.
Admission Requirements
Qualified participants in MTEI can apply to enroll in the graduate certificate at the beginning of the MTEI program. Applicants must be an educator who has been accepted into and enrolled in the MTEI program.
Transcripts
Please provide us with one copy of an official transcript from all of the following:
- The college from which you graduated as well as any other colleges you attended. (This includes any school at which you took a college-level course for transfer credit.)
- Any graduate schools where you have been enrolled, as well as schools where you have taken graduate-level classes.
Please request transcripts at least four weeks before the application deadline to allow time for them to be sent to HUC.
Office of Recruitment and Admissions
Hebrew Union College
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Resumé
Please include a resumé that focuses on your academic and professional accomplishments, awards, honors, publications, and any significant leadership positions in which you have served.
Short Essays
Please respond to each of the following questions separately. Please respond separately to each of three questions and limit yourself to a maximum of 250 words each.
- How do you envision this graduate certificate furthering your development (academically, professionally, and personally) at this point in your career as a Jewish educational leader?
- Part of this program is exploring questions about your practice as a pedagogical leader. What aspects of your professional practice are you curious to explore? What dilemmas or challenges might you like to investigate?
- How do you imagine creating dedicated time in your professional life for this program?
Reference Letter
Applicants should submit one letter of reference from a professor, supervisor, lay leader, colleague or clergy who can speak to your professionalism, intellectual curiosity, and capacity to complete this program successfully. Please use the Reference Letter Request Form to submit the name and contact information of your reference.
Confidentiality of References
The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended, provides students the right to inspect their records. This includes letters of recommendation submitted in the application process. HUC carefully reviews all letters of reference. However, we find that letters written in confidence are most useful in assessing a candidate’s qualifications and promise. By using the Reference Letter Request Form, you are automatically waiving your right. Please contact admissions@huc.edu with any questions or concerns.
Degree Requirements
Students take three credits each semester, for a total of four semesters. All courses are ONLY open to MTEI (CEDL) students – students in other HUC programs may not register for these courses as they are embedded in immersive learning experiences at MTEI.
- XED 515 Teaching and Learning (2)
- XED 527 Clinical Mentoring (1)
- XED 520 Professional Learning (2)
- XED 528 Clinical Mentoring (1)
- XED 530 Curriculum (2)
- XED 590 Practitioner Research I (1)
- XED 591 Practitioner Research II (1)
- XED 592 Special Topics in Jewish Education (2)
Total: 12 credits
Plan of Study
Required Courses
| EDU 5010 | Introduction to Practitioner Inquiry for Educational Leaders | 1.00 |
| EDU 5011 | Practitioner Inquiry for Educational Leaders I | 2.00 |
| EDU 5020 | Topics in Jewish Education | 1.00 |
| EDU 5012 | Practitioner Inquiry for Educational Leaders II | 2.00 |
| EDU 5021 | Jewish Professional Development Leadership | 1.00 |
| EDU 5013 | Practitioner Inquiry for Educational Leaders III | 2.00 |
| EDU 5022 | Leading for Professional Learning | 1.00 |
| EDU 5014 | Practitioner Inquiry for Educational Leaders IV | 2.00 |