Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Secondary Certification
The Master of Arts in teaching (M.A.T.) degree with Secondary Education (grade 7-12) concentration is a certification program designed to prepare college graduates who wish to enter the teaching profession but who have not had adequate preparation for teaching.
For
The program assumes that, through a curriculum carefully balanced in theory and practice, participants can acquire the knowledge and skills needed for teaching general education students. The program is completed with a lengthy internship or supervised teaching experience guided by both a member of the Goucher College faculty and a mentor teacher. Traditional interns are generally placed at Professional Development Schools, while conditional teachers are supervised in their school positions.
Career Outcomes
Graduates leave the program equipped with secondary (grades 7-12) certification necessary for teaching students in diverse school settings.
Course Progression and Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| ED 686 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| ED 680* | Theories of Learning | 3 |
| ED 660* | Planning | 1.5 |
| ED 656* | Classroom Management | 1.5 |
| ED 682S* | Foundations of Content Reading, secondary | 3 |
| ED 604 | Contemporary Issues | |
| ED 601 | Development | 3 |
| ED 681 | Curriculum Development | 3 |
| ED 693 | General Secondary Methods | 3 |
| ED 687 | Internship with Seminars (3 or 4 eight week terms, depending on proficiency) | 6 |
| ED 630 | Advanced Methods of Teaching Content Reading, secondary | 3 |
| ED 694 | Specific Content Methods for two terms | 4 over two terms |
| ED 672 | Assessment (classroom) | 3 |
Please Note:
This course outline is tentative and is subject to change. Courses may be offered in a different order than outlined above.
All Praxis or other state tests must be passed before certification is completed, and Praxis I and all content tests must be passed before the internship or supervised experience. All undergraduate course work, if needed, must be completed before certification.
* These courses must be successfully completed prior to the internship.
