MAT applications are accepted until the cohort has filled. Please be advised that it is best to submit the completed application as soon as possible to become eligible for the interview process which begins in early January.
MAT Testing information: all aplicants must take
- Basic Skills: CBEST or PRAXIS I (PPST)
- General Knowledge: ORELA (Subtests 1 and 2 only)
MAT: Middle and or high school level must also take
- Subject area: PRAXIS II
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| ED 530 Dimensions of Education |
3 cr. hrs.
Introduces the responsibilities of teaching through the lens of social, cultural, philosophical, economic and legal perspectives. Emphasis is on understanding the linking of theory and practice and developing pre-service professional knowledge skills and dispositions, especially related to lifelong learning and written and oral communication skills.
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| ED 531 Theories of Development and Learning |
3 cr. hrs.
Candidates examine behavioral, social, cognitive, biological, and cultural perspectives on human learning and development across the life span.Those multiple theories are fused to the practice of applying research about how children learn and develop to the design and implementation of inclusive pedagogy. An array of instructional practices aimed at accommodating the varied needs of diverse learners are employed by the instructor and practiced by the student in the context of a tutoring experience.
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| ED 532 Assessment and Evaluation in Inclusive Classrooms |
3 cr. hrs.
Candidates explore current assessment and evaluation methods used in diverse PK-12 classrooms.Using criteria from multiple perspectives, candidates will study and create traditional and performance-based strategies for analyzing and reporting individual and group performances.Course content is tied to a concurrent field experience at one of four levels of licensure: early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school.
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| ED 533 Methods of Teaching and Learning |
3 cr. hrs
Focuses on the design and implementation of effective curriculum and instruction through the mastery of planning skills and instructional methods. Candidates will plan and teach a unit of instruction that incorporates their understanding of the needs and cultures of a diverse body of learners.The level of desired licensure (early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school) will determine the specific content of the course.Taught in conjunction with field experience.
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| ED 534 Classroom Management and Organization |
3 cr. hrs.
Promotes the development of a theoretical framework for generating educational practices that encourage the intellectual, personal, and moral development of students from diverse cultural backgrounds.Candidates learn practical strategies for engaging students in the active process of constructing social order, building self-esteem, encouraging positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, solving human relations problems, and establishing effective classroom procedures and routines.Content is parallel to the field experience required at one of four levels of licensure: early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school.
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| ED 535 Literacy Across the Curriculum |
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3 cr. hrs.
Emphasizes how children develop various types of literacy. Theory of the development of literacies will be emphasized along with actual application of skills in the classroom. The course will focus upon how literacy development is related to language, cognitive, moral, and physical development of learners. Diagnosis of skill development will also be emphasized.Instruction emphasis will be determined by the focused interests of candidates enrolled in the class.This course is taught in conjunction with a field experience.
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| ED 536 Student Teaching Seminar |
3 cr. hrs.
Provides pre-service educators opportunities to examine accomplishments and share concerns regarding their teaching performance in the early childhood/elementary classrooms through participation in group discussion. Candidates will acquire information about transition to profession, professional development plans, and information about licensure.
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| ED 537 Research in Schools |
3 cr. hrs.
Examines educational research and statistical methods (both qualitative and quantitative) in light of current research on effective teaching and school practices. Candidates locate, read, and critique the results of current educational research and apply research techniques to classroom and school issues. Candidates will be expected to identify and describe an important research-appropriate educational issue and/or problem and develop a research proposal.
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| ED 538 Master of Arts in Teaching Capstone Project |
3 cr. hrs.
Candidates will develop a research project which addresses the candidate's application and integration of research course content, professional knowledge, and the School of Education’s conceptual framework and is intended to translate theory and research into practice. The project is completed independently in consultation with a project advisor. Dissemination of the research will include a written paper and an oral component.
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| ED 540 Student Teaching |
3 cr. hrs.
Provides student teachers opportunities to apply professional and pedagogical principles in a classroom and school community. Student teachers assume major responsibilities on a part time basis of the wide range of teaching duties under the direction of qualified personnel and will produce a work sample demonstrating acquired professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
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| ED 541 Student Teaching |
3 cr. hrs.
Provides student teachers opportunities to apply professional and pedagogical principles in a classroom and school community. Student teachers assume major responsibilities on a full time basis of the wide range of teaching duties under the direction of qualified personnel and will produce a work sample demonstrating acquired professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
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| ED 542 Student Teaching- Advanced |
3 cr. hrs.
Student teachers continue to apply professional and pedagogical principles in a classroom and school community. Students assume full time teaching responsibilities for an extended period of time under the direction of qualified personnel. A work sample is required.
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