Objectives:

The School of Education offers a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program designed to prepare graduate students as certified secondary classroom teachers. This program includes theory, pedagogy, research, and an intense practicum and internship. Students are admitted as a cohort each Fall semester with applications accepted until September 01. Additional cohorts may begin Spring term. Contact Dr. John Sanchez for information by December 01.

Prerequisite:

1. Meet all University requirements stated under Academic Regulations.
2. A degree in a field outside of Education. Fifteen (15) units of coursework (6 of which must be upper division credits) in the content area in which certification is being sought. Content areas include: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health/PE, World Language, Business, Family Science.
3. Praxis I scores of 173 Reading, 170 Writing and 170 Math.
4. Two letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant’s scholarly knowledge in the content area and aptitude to work with youth.
5. A written statement of accomplishments, interests, and goals relating to teaching.
6. Admissions interview. Entry into the program is contingent on passing this interview with the MAT committee. The MAT Program trains students to work in middle and high school public and private settings. Because they teach minors in very sensitive settings, it is crucial that those who are admitted and graduated from this program have integrity and competency.

Continuing Requirements:

1. Maintain a cumulative minimum GPA of 3.00 for all coursework in the program. Graduate courses with grades less than a B require written program faculty and administration approval to continue in the program.
2. Maintain an electronic teaching portfolio aligned with the SOE Conceptual Framework, INTASC, NBPTS and GTPS standards to be reviewed each semester by the student’s committee. The portfolio will be used as a basis for assessment and advisement throughout the graduate studies experience and will be closely monitored at major decision points such as admission to candidacy, midpoint, and exit.
3. Praxis II scores which meet Guam Teacher Certification requirements in the content area in which certification is being sought before the completion of twelve (12) credits.
4. Praxis II scores which meet Guam Teacher Certification requirements in Learning and Teaching after the completion of 33 credits and at least one semester before graduation. This is the Comprehensive examination for the degree.

Course Requirements:

Specialization Courses (27 credits)

Foundations/Professional Knowledge

• ED605 Foundations of Secondary Education (3)
• ED606 Child & Adolescent Development (3)
• ED607 Learning Theories (3)
• ED655 Principles and Practices in Special Education (3)

Methods/Pedagogical Knowledge

• ED641 Middle/Secondary Reading and Writing in Content Areas (3)
• ED683 Classroom Management (3)
• ED608 Classroom Assessment (3)
• ED609 Instructional Technology in the Secondary classroom (3)
• ED616 Secondary Teaching Methods (3)

Field Experience (6 credits)

• ED698 Teaching Internship (6)

Students choose either a Research preparation or a Practitioner preparation

Project Track (9 credits)

• ED617 Action Research (3)
• ED690 Special Project (6)

or

Practitioner Track (9 credits)

• ED692 Practicum (1/1/1) must be enrolled during the first three terms of the program
• ED615 Diversity in Education (3)
• ED617 Action Research (3)

TOTAL: 42 CREDIT HOURS

Schedule Format

Courses are taught in terms with the length of each term. The first year of the program (Certification courses) mixes theory and practice with both philosophical foundations and field experiences in secondary classrooms. Coursework begins with three eight-week terms (October–May) and two four-week terms during the summer (June–August). Students must complete a ten-hour field experience requirement each term that is aligned with the courses each term. In addition, all courses are a blend of face-to-face and online interaction. The second year of the program follows the traditional UOG calendar for Fall and Spring semesters, which focuses on the final Teaching Internship with the MAT student employed as a teacher with a University faculty supervising the classroom instruction periodically throughout the term. Sound and ethical research practices are also introduced this term.

AY 2010-2011
COURSE SCHEDULE

YEAR 1

Required Orientation
Oct 09, 2010

Term 1
Oct 16–Dec 11, 2010

ED605 Foundations of Secondary Education (3)

ED683 Classroom Management (3)

ED692 Practicum (1) *Practitioner track requirement

Term 2
Jan 15–March 05, 2011

ED607 Learning Theories (3)

ED616 Secondary Teaching Methods (3)

ED692 Practicum (1) *Practitioner track requirement

Term 3
March 19–May 14, 2011

ED655 Principles and Practices in Special Education (3)

ED608 Classroom Assessment (3)

ED692 Practicum (1) *Practitioner track requirement

Term 4
May 31–July 01, 2011

ED641 Middle/Secondary Reading and Writing in Content Areas (3)

ED609 Instructional Technology in the Secondary classroom (3)

Term 5
July 05–Aug 06, 2011

ED606 Child & Adolescent Development (3)

YEAR 2

Term 6
Aug 18–Dec 14, 2011

ED698 Teaching Internship (6)

ED617 Action Research (3)

Term 7
Jan 21–May 18, 2012

ED690 Special Project (6)

or

ED616 Diversity in Education (3)

Commencement:
May 12, 2012