The Warner School’s Urban Teaching and Leadership (UTL) Program is an urban education program where leaders learn to innovate and collaborate to better their careers, communities, and the fields of teaching, counseling and educational administration. You will become an innovative urban educator, committed to helping all students succeed in urban schools and addressing the inequalities confronting public education in America’s cities. 

At the Warner School, you will learn to lead change in your classroom. You’ll be part of a learning community committed to addressing society’s pressing challenges and leading the future of K-12 urban education. Through field placements and other learning experiences in Rochester schools and communities, the UTL program equips urban educators to combine a passion for social justice with innovative teaching practices to improve the quality of education for all youth while embracing diversity in the classroom. This credential will enable you to better serve your diverse students today, make you stand out as a K-12 urban educator, and position you to open pathways to opportunity for all. 

This program includes a total of 9 credits. When you meet with our advisor, you will complete a detailed program plan for the Advanced Certificate in Urban Teaching & Leadership.