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A groundbreaking approach to teacher education — for people seeking to learn to teach, for experienced teachers building their leadership, and for all educators seeking to enhance their practice and create transformative learning opportunities.
Teachers change lives — and at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, you can be part of the change. The Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) Program at HGSE will prepare you with the skills, knowledge, support, and professional network you need to design and lead transformative learning experiences, advance equity and social justice, and generate the best outcomes for students in U.S. schools.
The program’s innovative approach is intentionally designed to serve both individuals seeking to learn to teach and experienced teachers who are deepening their craft as teachers or developing their leadership to advance teaching and learning in classrooms, schools, and districts.
After completing the Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program, you will be able to:
All applicants to the TTL Program will choose between two strands: the Teaching & Leading Non-licensure Strand, which will allow you to enhance your knowledge of the craft of teaching or assume a role as a teacher leader; or the Teaching Licensure Strand, which prepares you to earn your initial teaching licensure in secondary education. When pursuing the Teaching Licensure Strand, you will select a preference for either the residency model or the internship model.
Do you want to become a licensed teacher? The Teaching Licensure Strand lets novice and early-career teachers pursue Massachusetts initial licensure in secondary education, which can be transferred to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., though some additional requirements may apply. Licensure candidates have two possible pathways — you can select a preference for either the residency fieldwork model or the internship fieldwork model.
Do you want to focus on the art of teaching, without licensure? The Teaching & Leading Strand will enable you to enhance your own teaching practice or to lead others in transforming learning in classrooms, schools, and other settings. Candidates can pursue a curriculum tailored toward an exploration of teaching practice or toward teacher leadership.
HGSE is committed to investing in the future of the teaching profession — and minimizing the student debt that teachers carry. We offer a signature fellowship — the Harvard Fellowship for Teaching — to qualified candidates in the TTL Program. The fellowship package covers 80% of tuition and provides for a $10,000 living stipend.
This prestigious fellowship is prioritized for admitted students pursuing the Teaching Licensure Residency model. Additional fellowships may be awarded to qualified candidates admitted to the Teaching Licensure Internship model and the Teaching & Leading Strand. Fellowship decisions are determined during the admissions process. Fellowship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students. HGSE offers a range of other financial aid and fellowship opportunities to provide greater access and affordability to our students.
The deadline to apply for the Teaching Licensure Strand - Internship Model and the Teaching & Leading Non-licensure Strand is January 5, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.
The deadline to apply for the Teaching Licensure Strand - Residency Model was November 1 and has passed.
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