Completion of the program fulfills requirements for the Master of Arts in Teaching degree and Washington state 实习教师资格证. 完成认证要求后, the Certification Office in the School of Education at SPU recommends candidates for teacher licensure to the 公共教育监督办公室. Completion of five additional graduate-level classes throughout the program fulfills requirements for the Master of Arts in Teaching.
课程时间表和在线队列信息
The MAT Online program also offers a fully online cohort. In this cohort, students may complete their student teaching internship in a district near home while also completing all required coursework online.
Certification
MAT项目的认证部分是45到50个学分，取决于背书领域. 大约四分之一的学分分配给70天(14周)的实习. 完成认证课程, internship requirements, and passing program assessments qualifies candidates for a Washington Residency Teacher Certificate. 该证书使候选人能够在华盛顿州的公立和私立学校任教.
教学艺术硕士课程的候选人建议通过以下方式获得认证:
- Demonstrating 有效的教学实践
- Centering instruction on high expectations for student achievement
- 识别和回应 以个别学生的学习需要
- Providing clear and intentional focus on subject matter content and curriculum
- Fostering and managing 一个安全、积极的学习环境
- Using 多个学生数据元素，以修改教学和提高学生的学习
- 沟通与协作 与家长和学校社区沟通
- Exhibiting 合作和合议的实践侧重于改善教学和学习
NOTE: Tuition rates for the certification portion of the program and the master’s component of the program are differentiated. While certification courses are offered at a reduced rate, students across all master’s programs take the master’s component classes at the regular graduate tuition rate.
课程与实习
Coursework begins in the summer with online classes in learning theory, 一般教学方法, education reform, 教育技术. 课程作业因背书领域而异，以提供学科特定的重点.
Internship begins mid-winter during the second year. 候选人在学校环境中与导师教师和大学实地主管配对. Internship is 70 days, 或14周(70天的要求不包括冬中假期或春假). Candidates continue with coursework during internship. Additional field-based work includes a 40-hour spring field experience in the first year of the program and a 20-hour autumn field experience beginning the second year of the program.
Candidates and mentor teachers follow a co-teaching model during internship, 规划的责任, instruction, management, 评估是共享的. 候选人开始实习，重点观察和进步到独立教学. Across internship, candidates complete assignments designed to maximize field experiences, 比如投资组合反思, lesson plans, and program assessments. Internship concludes with candidates returning control of classroom responsibilities to their mentor teachers.
完成MAT学位
考生通过完成五门额外的研究生课程获得MAT学位, totaling 15 credits. Classes required for the MAT degree are not needed for certification. However, 大多数候选人在获得证书的同时完成了学位要求，以增加他们的薪水. Candidates may delay completion of degree requirements for five years following the quarter of admission, 只要保持积极的注册状态，每四个季度完成一节课.
Students admitted to the MAT-Online program with an advanced degree may transfer 12 of the 15 credits from their previous institution. All students are required to complete EDU 6085 Moral and Theological Issues in Education to receive the MAT degree.
Course Sequence
候选人在开始该计划时，根据认可，将获得特定的课程顺序. 以下是小学教育候选人背书的例子顺序.
Year One
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| Summer I |
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| EDU 6085 |
教育中的道德与神学问题(3)* |
EDSP 6644
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培养优秀学生(3)* |
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Autumn I
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| EDRD 6529 |
Learning to Read: Teaching Practices for Early Reading (3) |
| EDU 6350 |
基础社会研究方法(3) |
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| Winter I |
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| EDSC 6250 |
基础科学方法(3) |
| EDU 6133 |
Culturally Sustaining Teaching for Diverse Learners (3) |
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| Spring I |
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| EDRD 6539 |
Deepening Reading: Teaching Practices for Making Meaning (3) |
| EDU 6989 |
春季学校观摩体验(3) |
Year Two
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| Summer II |
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| EDMA 6431 |
Math Content and Processes for Elementary Teachers (3) |
| EDU 6140 |
Classroom Management and The Psychology of Learners I (2) |
| EDU 6944 |
专业学习网络(1) |
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| Autumn II |
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| EDMA 6432 |
小学教师的数学方法(三) |
| EDU 6141 |
Classroom Management and the Psychology of Learners (2) |
| EDU 6942 |
秋季学校观摩体验(二) |
| EDU 6944 |
专业学习网络(1)
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| Winter II |
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| EDU 6139 |
专业问题实习讲座(2) |
| EDU 6944 |
专业学习网络(1)
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| EDU 6949 |
学生教学实习(5) |
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| Spring II |
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| EDU 6139 |
专业问题实习讲座(2) |
| EDU 6944 |
专业学习网络(1) |
| EDU 6949 |
学生教学实习(5) |
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*表示硕士的组成课程. 大多数可以在任何一个季度进行, 除了EDU 6526, 只提供冬季季.