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Secondary Education
Two-Year Option

Master of Arts in Teaching Program
Two-Year Option (5+ semesters)

Coursework for Career and Technical Education (Business, Family & Consumer Science, or Technology Education), English-as-a-Second Language (ESL), English/Language Arts, General Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, World Language (for a specific language).

Semester 1 (Spring and/or Summer Semester) – 9 credits
            EDFN A478, Issues in Alaska Native Education, 3 credits
            EDFN A601, Foundations: Philosophy of Education, 2 credits
            EDFN A602, Foundations: Educational Psychology, 2 credits
            EDFN A603, Foundations: Educational History and Sociology, 2 credits

Semester 2 (Fall) – 8 credits
            EDSY A630, Language, Culture and Teaching in Secondary Schools, 2 credits
            EDFN A695A, Internship I, 3 credits (spans both fall & spring semesters)
            (Or CTE A695A, Internship I, 3 credits)

             and the appropriate methods class:
 
            EDSY A663A, Middle/High School English/Language Arts Methods I, 3 credits
            EDSY A664A, Middle/High School Social Studies Methods I, 3 credits
            EDSY A665A, Middle/High School Mathematics Methods I, 3 credits
            EDSY/LANG A667A, Middle/High School Second-Language Teaching I, 3 credits
            EDSY A669A, Middle/High School Science Methods I, 3 credits
            CTE A643A, Middle/High School Career and Technical Education Methods I, 3 credits

Semester 3 (Spring) – 4 credits
            EDFN A647, Developing Literacies Across the K-12 Continuum, 1 credit
            EDSY A648, Developing Literacies in the Secondary Content Areas, 1 credit
            EDFN A695A, Internship I (continuation from fall semester)
            (Or CTE A695A, Internship I)

            and the appropriate methods class:

            EDSY A663B, Middle/High School English/Language Arts Methods I, 2 credits
            EDSY A664B, Middle/High School Social Studies Methods I, 2 credits
            EDSY A665B, Middle/High School Mathematics Methods I, 2 credits
            EDSY/LANG A667B, Middle/High School Second-Language Teaching I, 2 credits
            EDSY/LANG A667C, Middle/High School Methods for Teaching English as a
                   Second Language, 2 credits
            EDSY A669B, Middle/High School Science Methods I, 2 credits
            CTE A643B, Middle/High School Career and Technical Education Methods I, 2 credits

Semester 4 (Fall) – 11 credits
            EDSE A637, Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools, 2 credits
            EDSY A644, Developing a Community of Learners in Middle/High School, 3 credits
            EDFN A695B, Internship II, 6 credits (spans both fall and spring semesters)
            (Or CTE A695B, Internship II)

Semester 5 (Spring) – 2 credits
            EDFN A649, Capstone Seminar: Inquiry in Teaching and Learning, 2 credits
            EDFN A695B, Internship II (continuation from fall semester)
            (Or CTE A695B, Internship II)

 

Two-Year MAT Option in Chart Form

Prerequisites

Year 1

Year 2

Spring or Summer

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

EDFN 478 (3)
EDFN 601 (2)
EDFN 602 (2)
EDFN 603 (2)
EDSY 630 (2)
EDSY 66XA (3)
  (methods)
EDFN 647 (1)
EDSY 648 (1)
EDSY 66XB (2) 
  (methods)
EDSE 637 (2)
EDSY 644 (3)
EDFN 649 (2)
EDFN 695 A (3)EDFN 695 B (6)
9 credits8 credits4 credits11 credits2 credits


Note:  EDFN 695 A & B are year long internships.  Although registration and tuition payment will be in the fall semester, hours spent in the internship are to be distributed over the entire year.


March 28, 2006

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