Mathematics Secondary Education - Clayton State University

Mathematics Secondary Education from Clayton State University is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) with secondary education concentration is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree in mathematics or related areas and/or have a provisional teaching certificate in Mathematics. This initial certification program will prepare interested persons to receive a master's degree while also preparing them to become certified to teach secondary mathematics . The program will consist of content specific classes, professional studies classes, content methods courses, and field-based and clinical experiences. Most content and professional education courses will emphasize use of technology and action research with pupils in diverse school settings. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be awarded the M.A.T. degree with a teaching certification in grades 6-12 mathematics. This program will offer evening courses for a beginning cohort of 30 full-time candidates with full-time student teaching during spring semester. Full-time student teaching status will also be given to candidates who are teaching with a provisional certificate in a public school system. The curriculum will be delivered over four semesters beginning with summer I, following with fall semester and spring semester, and ending with summer II. The M.A.T. program is designed to provide courses and field experiences to support candidates' educational foundation theory and knowledge during the first summer, and content and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions with practica and internship experiences during fall and spring semesters. The last summer session will consist of completing an action research project and finishing content courses. Faculty in the Departments of Mathematics will teach content courses. All professional education courses and clinical and internship experiences will be taught and supervised by education faculty and public school mentor teachers . Content specialists in mathematics will teach the curriculum and methods for the discipline. Our partnership school districts will serve as collaborative sites for field experiences and internships. Program Goals This degree offers students opportunities: to develop or hone pedagogical skills for teaching mathematics in a high school or college setting to create meaningful connections between subject matter and teaching methods through practice and reflection of the effects on student learning to discover new approaches and materials to reach diverse learners through Clayton State's unique resources to study mathematics through eighteen hours of intensive graduate coursework in the discipline Teacher Education Conceptual Framework The Master of Arts in Teaching with concentration in Secondary Mathematics will embrace the tenets of our conceptual framework. The theme of Clayton State University's Teacher Education Conceptual Framework is to prepare teacher candidates to become ?collaborative, reflective professional educators who are competent, caring and committed individuals.? In particular, program graduates should be able to: 1. Diagnose student needs; 2. Plan for student learning; 3. Facilitate student learning; 4. Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge; 5. Foster student well-being to promote learning; and 6. Assume the role of professional teacher View more details on Clayton State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.