该计划旨在培养可以对学生在课堂和学校学习产生积极影响的教师领导者。课程和经验包括专业学习社区，在该社区中，学生与来自不同内容领域和年级的其他研究生进行互动，以讨论和应对现实挑战以及在学校遇到的有希望的实践。该程序分为两个说明部分。第一部分是专业教育，提供与肯塔基州教师标准有关的高级教学法，领导能力和内容，适用于在各个发展水平和内容领域中工作的所有P-12教师。第二部分是专业化，将候选人引导到内容，教学法和/或专业发展领域的单个程序中，并与每个候选人的目标同时进行。
This program is designed to develop Teacher Leaders who can positively impact student learning in their classrooms and schools. Courses and experiences include Professional Learning Communities in which students interact with other graduate students from various content areas and grade levels to discuss and work on real world challenges and promising practices they encounter in schools. The program is divided into two instructional components. The first component, Professional Education, provides advanced level pedagogy, leadership, and content related to Kentucky Teacher Standards and applicable to all P-12 teachers working in the wide gamut of developmental levels and content areas. The second component, Specialization, directs the candidate into an individual program in content, pedagogy, andor areas of professional growth concurrent with the goals of each candidate.