Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Current Students

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MESSAGES:

• MAT 2012 Spring Newsletter

  Contains important program announcements and Fall 2012 registration materials.

• Extended Year Course Matrix

  The Extended Year Course Matrix includes a list of all MAT courses and the corresponding semesters they are offered. Please use this matrix to assist in your planning and make note that not all courses are offered every semester. For questions, please contact your MAT program advisor.

• View the policy of communication between the MAT Office and our students.
  • Policy of Communication (PDF)
    
    
• If you are looking for information about taking PRAXIS II, please visit the following website:
  • PRAXIS II
    
    
• Following is a link to a loan assistance re-payment program offered through the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).  You may want to check it out! 
  • Loan Assistance
    
    
• Below, please find links to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet, the scholarship/financial aid information sheet, field experience evaluation form, and program handbooks.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Sheet (PDF)
• Field Experience Evaluation Form (PDF)
• Professional Development Portfolio Handbook (PDF)
• Internship Handbook for Early Childhood and Elementary Education (PDF)
• Internship Handbook for Secondary Education (PDF)
  
  
• Early Childhood Education Reading List Information
• Professional Reading Bibliography (PDF)
• Professional Reading Response Prompts (PDF)
  
  
• Evaluation of Internships: All MAT students receive evaluations of their internship performance from their university supervisor and mentors during the final EDUC 798 semester of their Professional Year. The MAT program uses the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Principles as part of the evaluation process for students in all education programs. In addition, general education students are also evaluated by the standards established by the appropriate professional organizations. Below are the links to the evaluation standards for students pursuing initial certification as general educators:
  
  
  • Early Childhood Education – INTASC/National Association for the Education for Young Children (NAEYC)
  • Elementary Education – INTASC/Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  • Secondary English – INTASC/National Council for the Teacher of English (NCTE)
  • Secondary Social Sciences – INTASC/National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
  • Secondary Math – INTASC/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  • Secondary Foreign Languages – INTASC/American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Secondary Science – INTASC/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

The evaluation standards for MAT students who are pursuing their initial certification as special educators are based on the INTASC Principles and the standards identified by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

College of Education
Hawkins Hall, Room 304

Phone: 410-704-5388
Fax: 410-704-2733