Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Secondary Special Education Certification
(Grades 6-12)
The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree with Secondary Special Education Certification (grades 6-12) 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 special education (grades 6-12) 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 | 3 |
| ED 688 | Assessment I for special education teachers | 3 |
| ED 690 | Curriculum I for special education teachers | 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 685 | Mathematics (if a conditional teacher, other content areas may be taken) | 2 |
| ED 689 | Assessment II for special education teachers | 3 |
| ED 691 | Curriculum II for special education teachers | 3 |
| ED 672 | Assessment (classroom) | 3 |
| ED 601 | Development | 3 |
| ED 681 | Curriculum Development | 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.
