Explore our programs — offering exceptional academic preparation, opportunities for growth, and the tools to make an impact.
Find everything you need to apply for and finance your graduate education.
Stories, strategies, and actionable knowledge — putting HGSE's powerful ideas into practice.
With deep expertise that connects research, practice, and policy, HGSE faculty are leaders in the field.
Get to know our community — and all the ways to learn, collaborate, connect, develop your career, and build your network.
Faculty-led programs to deepen your impact and build your effectiveness as an educator and leader.
Access the premiere education subject library for Harvard University.
Access the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of the Registrar, Career Services, and other key resources.
Explore opportunities to grow, build connections, and create change.
Degrees & Programs
If you have program-specific questions, please contact the TTL Program Staff.
If you have admissions-related questions, please email gseadmissions@harvard.edu.
Students applying to the Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) Program who want to enhance their knowledge of the craft of teaching or assume roles as teacher leaders, but are not pursuing a teaching license, should select the Teaching & Leading Non-Licensure Strand in their application. Candidates for the Teaching & Leading Strand will share a common interest in exploring and advancing the practice of effective teaching, with the goal of understanding how to improve learning experiences for all students.
The program will be valuable for three types of applicants:
As a student in the Teaching & Leading Strand, your own interests will guide your journey. TTL faculty will guide you to courses that focus on growing your skills as a reflective leader, preparing you to facilitate adult learning, helping you understand how to disrupt inequity, and teaching you how to engage in best practices around coaching, mentoring, and pedagogy. Students in the Teaching & Leading Strand typically take courses focusing on creating inclusive and supportive learning environments, understanding contemporary educational challenges, promoting equity in classrooms, and developing effective coaching and leadership skills.
The TTL Program is designed to help you gain the knowledge and practice the skills essential to leading others in learning — and will create pathways to success that will allow you to thrive as an expert practitioner and mentor in your community. A minimum of 42 credits are required to graduate with an Ed.M. degree from HGSE.
The main elements of this academic year curriculum are:
To fulfill the program requirement, students must take a Program Core Experience course.
Teaching & Leading Strand coursework:
Explore our course catalog. (All information and courses are subject to change.)
Note: The TTL Program trains educators to work in U.S. classrooms. Required coursework focuses on U.S. examples and contexts.
Students will work closely with faculty associated with their area of study. View our faculty directory for a full list of HGSE faculty.
Heather Hill studies policies and programs to improve teaching quality. Research interests include teacher professional development and instructional coaching.
Victor Pereira's focus is on teacher preparation, developing new teachers, and improving science teaching and learning in middle and high school classrooms.
The Teaching & Leading Strand prepares you for a variety of career pathways, including:
As a TTL student, you will build a community around a shared commitment to teaching and teacher development. You will learn from and with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, levels of expertise, and instructional settings. To further connections with the field, you are invited to attend "meet the researcher" chats, engage in learning through affinity groups, and interact with teaching-focused colleagues across the larger university, by taking courses and participating in activities both at HGSE and at other Harvard schools.
The deadline to apply for the Residency Model and priority deadline for the Internship Model, which allow you to earn your teaching license, is November 1, 2024.The deadline to apply to the Teaching & Leading Strand is January 5, 2025.