Characteristics of the program include:

• Designed for teachers looking for a non-traditional format emphasizing educational innovation, integrative teaching, and meaning-centered learning. Open to teachers from all grade levels.
  
  
• Convenient: Most of the program can be completed off-campus or on weekends.
  
  
  
• Quality: Effective program for over 10 years. Recognized nationally as one of three outstanding programs in education (Journal of Transformative Education).
  
  
  
• Twenty-four of the 48 required units are specifically designed for the program, are restricted to students in the program, and are taken as a cohort over a two-year period, one course per quarter. These courses are offered on one weekend and four Saturdays a quarter, or one weekend and online.
  
  
  
• Effective pedagogy: A focus on helping each student develop a holistic and transformative vision of education and clarifying how to implement that vision in their professional context; a focus on collaboration; establishment of a supportive learning environment.
  
  
  
• Meaningful: Emphasizes applying concepts in your classroom or professional context.