Summer Session I (9 Credits)

Beginning in Summer Session I, students participate in lively classroom discourse and engage in thoughtful exploration of the historical and contemporary issues that effect access to education and outcomes. Begin to understand the “whys” and “hows” and how to bring about change—one classroom at a time.

• Assessment in Education (3 credits)
• Diversity in Families, Schools and Communities (3 credits)
• Education Policy and Legal Issues (3 credits)

Summer II (9 Credits)

Dig deeper in Summer Session II with programs that include clinically rich and contemporary and meaningful research opportunities across a variety of learning environments. Learn the process by which learning curriculums and experiences are designed, developed, and delivered, and how young minds grasp and embrace those concepts.

• Instructional Design (3 credits)
• The Developing Learner (3 credits)
• Methods I (clinical experience, 3 credits)

Fall (15 Credits)

Fall semester introduces core curriculum that further expands on concepts learned throughout the year, plus additional clinical, hands-on learning opportunities that help in developing strategies shown to be effective for teaching skills, concepts and real world applications. Students also have opportunities to pursue one of Drew’s elective courses that span a broad cross-section of topics within the discipline of teacher education and many, many other nuanced disciplines. Advisor approval is requires.

• Differentiated Assessment and Instruction (3 credits)
• Literacy (3 credits)
• Methods II (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice I (3 credits)

Spring (9 Credits)

The final spring semester introduces the last of the required core curriculum, while also allowing students to pursue a Technology in Education course that encompasses both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and touches on an array of contemporary areas affecting theory and pedagogy. Here is where students complete the journey of becoming the teacher they were meant to be.

• Reflective Seminar for Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
• Tech Elective(s) (3 credits)
  • Integrating Technology in Content Areas
  • Special Topics in Educational Technology
  • Developing Digital and Media Literacies

Junior Year (6 Credits)

Students begin their immersion into the program with an overview of the history and philosophy of education in the United States, including a focus key issues such as literacy, diversity and equity, the education of teachers, and school reform from historical and contemporary perspectives. Strategies for integrating technology, literacy, numeracy, and content area material together, to create interdisciplinary instruction is also introduced.

• School & Society: American Schooling from Its Origins to the Global Era (3 credits) OR
  The Developing Learner (3 credits)

Senior Year (6 Credits)

Year two provides a clinical-based orientation to curriculum design and assessment. Students learn to design units aligned to state and national content standards, study current debates in assessment and learn to create and utilize traditional and authentic assessments for both formative and summative purposes.

• Assessment in Education (clinical experience, 3 credits)
• Instructional Design (clinical experience, 3 credits)

Summer Session I (6 Credits)

Now 12 credits closer to earning the MAT degree, students are better prepared to participate in lively classroom discourse and engage in thoughtful exploration of major educational philosophies over time, including how racism, discrimination and socio-economical factors contribute to disparities in educational access and outcomes. Students also have opportunities to pursue one of Drew’s elective courses that span a broad cross-section of topics within the discipline of teacher education and many, many other nuanced and thought-provoking disciplines.

• Diversity in Families, School, and Communities (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

Summer Session II (6 Credits)

Summer Session II further expands on concepts learned in the classroom by introducing a more clinical, hands-on learning course. Students also have opportunities to pursue one of Drew’s elective courses that span a broad cross-section of topics within the discipline of teacher education and many, many other nuanced and thought-provoking areas study. Advisor approval is required.

• Methods I (clinical experience, 3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

Fall (12 Credits)

Fall brings core curriculum that further expands on concepts learned throughout the year, plus additional clinical, hands-on learning opportunities. Students will also learn to develop strategies shown to be effective for teaching skills, concepts and real-world applications.

• Differentiated Assessment and Instruction (3 credits)
• Literacy (3 credits)
• Methods II (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice I (3 credits)

Spring (12 Credits)

The final step in a meaningful journey. Students continue in the practical application of classroom-learned concepts, while analyzing their educational experiences in the program, examining the student teaching experience and how to effect societal and institutional change. Candidates will brainstorm solutions to classroom problems and whole school issues. Bring together content knowledge, professional dispositions/caring, instructional methods, assessment strategies, collaboration, diversity, classroom management, and technology.

• Reflective Seminar for Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice II (3 credits)

Junior Year (6 Credits)

Students begin their immersion into the program with an overview of the history and philosophy of education in the United States, including a focus key issues such as literacy, diversity and equity, the education of teachers, and school reform from historical and contemporary perspectives. Strategies for integrating technology, literacy, numeracy, and content area material together, to create interdisciplinary instruction is also introduced.

• School & Society: American Schooling from Its Origins to the Global Era (3 credits) OR
• The Developing Learner (3 credits)

Senior Year (6 Credits)

Year two provides a clinical-based orientation to curriculum design and assessment. Students learn to design units aligned to state and national content standards, study current debates in assessment and learn to create and utilize traditional and authentic assessments for both formative and summative purposes.

• Assessment in Education (clinical experience, 3 credits)
• Instructional Design (clinical experience, 3 credits)

Summer Session I (9 Credits)

Now 12 credits closer to earning the MAT degree, students are better prepared to participate in lively classroom discourse and engage in thoughtful exploration of major educational philosophies over time, including how racism, discrimination, and socio-economical factors contribute to disparities in educational access and outcomes.

• Diversity in Families, School, and Communities (3 credits)
• SPED/ESL (3 credits)
• SPED/ESL (3 credits, if available)

Summer Session II (9 Credits)

Summer Session II further expands on concepts learned in the classroom by introducing a more clinical, hands-on learning course. Students also have opportunities to continue on the path towards ESOL certification.

• Methods I (clinical experience, 3 credits)
• SPED/ESL (3 credits)
• SPED/ESL (3 credits)

Fall (15 Credits)

Fall brings core curriculum that further expands on concepts learned throughout the year, plus additional clinical, hands-on learning opportunities. Students will also learn to develop strategies shown to be effective for teaching skills, concepts and real world applications.

• Differentiated Assessment and Instruction (3 credits)
• Literacy (3 credits)
• Methods II (3 credits)
• SPED/ESL (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice I (3 credits)

Spring (12 Credits)

The final step in a meaningful journey. Students continue in the practical application of classroom-learned concepts, while analyzing their educational experiences in the program, examining the student teaching experience and how to effect societal and institutional change. Candidates will brainstorm solutions to classroom problems and whole school issues. Bring together content knowledge, professional dispositions/caring, instructional methods, assessment strategies, collaboration, diversity, classroom management, and technology.

• Reflective Seminar for Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
• Clinical Practice II (3 credits)
• Tech Elective(s) (3 credits)
• ESL/SPED (if needed, 3 credits)