ConnectEd is a free online community, hosted by The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University,  where educators can get informed, engaged, and inspired. While other sites focus on lesson plans, ConnectEd offers practical advice about the professional and personal challenges you face in your educational settings and in your life. 

As a leader in online education programs, with more than 37,000 students, alumni, and faculty members around the world, The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University understands those challenges. ConnectEd offers you their experience and knowledge, as well as that of others who are passionate about education. The site is open to all.

Join ConnectEd to meet other educators, share ideas, and stay up to date with information that will help you inside and outside the classroom.

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About Walden University’s Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
The college is named for the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.  Secretary Riley is a leading advocate in advancing education as a national priority and has been actively involved with Walden University for many years. During his two terms as the nation's top education administrator, Secretary Riley helped launch historic initiatives to raise academic standards, improve instruction for the poor and disadvantaged, increase parental involvement in education, expand loans to help more Americans attend college, and prepare young Americans for the world of work. As governor of South Carolina, he initiated the Education Improvement Act, heralded as the “most comprehensive educational reform measure in the United States.”

"One of the reasons I'm so proud to be associated very closely with Walden University is the mission, our mission, and that is to provide a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they may do their part, really, to transform society" said The Honorable Richard W. Riley

Walden’s Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership programs offer you access to nationally recognized experts and cutting-edge curricula made possible through the flexibility of our online learning model. Our bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and other education programs are designed for educators by educators and can provide you with powerful new strategies you can apply immediately. We are the choice of more than 37,000 education students and alumni. In January 2008, Walden was ranked for a second time by U.S. News & World Report as having the largest online graduate program in education by enrollment.

The college offers online programs—doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s level—to motivated working professionals around the globe through its programs in:

Ph.D. in Education
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Education Specialist (Ed.S.)
M.S. in Education
B.S. in Child Development
B.S. in Instructional Design and Technology
Special Education Endorsement Programs
Teacher Preparation Program with a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Graduate Courses for Teachers

Walden University
Walden University is an accredited institution that for nearly 40 years has provided an engaging learning experience for working professionals. Our mission has attracted a community of extraordinary students and faculty, all sharing a common desire to make a positive social impact—to make a difference.

Learn more about our programs and our learning community today. Call 1-866-492-5336 in the United States (international inquiries) or request information.

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org; 1-312-263-0456.