加速教学文学硕士(AMAT)

Completion of the program fulfills requirements for a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and Washington state 实习教师资格证. 完成认证要求后, the Certification Office in the School of Education at SPU recommends candidates for teacher licensure to the 公共教育监督办公室. Completion of five additional graduate-level classes throughout the program or the summer after internship fulfills requirements for the MAT degree.

项目时间表和队列信息

每年夏天6月底都会有新一批学生开始上课. 课程从网上开始，在六月底和八月初也有校园会议. 7月份的课程作业完全在线. 在学年期间(一).e.(秋季-春季学期)，候选人通常每周上一晚课. 

Program components

Certification

AMAT项目的认证部分是45个学分. 大约三分之一的学分分配给学生教学, 哪一种是全职且有监督的, for 180 days in a classroom. 完成认证课程, internship requirements, 通过项目评估，候选人就有资格获得华盛顿居民证书. 该证书使候选人能够在华盛顿州的公立和私立学校任教. 硕士学位是通过完成额外的15个研究生学分或5门课程获得的.

Candidates in the Accelerated Master of Arts in Teaching Online program are recommended for certification by doing the following:

• Demonstrating 有效的教学实践
• Centering 对学生成绩寄予厚望的指导
• Recognizing and responding 以个别学生的学习需要
• Providing 明确和有意地关注主题内容和课程
• Fostering and managing 一个安全、积极的学习环境
• Using 多个学生数据元素，以修改教学和提高学生的学习
• 沟通与协作 与家长和学校社区沟通
• Exhibiting 合作和合议的实践侧重于改善教学和学习

NOTE: Tuition rates for the certification portion of the program and the master's component of the program are differentiated. 而认证课程则以较低的价格提供, students across all master's programs take the master's component classes at the regular graduate tuition rate. 

Coursework and Internship

课程从夏季开始，包括在线和校内的理论学习课程, general teaching methods, curriculum design, and literacy strategies. 课程作业因背书领域而异，以提供学科特定的重点. Candidates typically enroll in classes with peers who are earning the same primary endorsement to promote collegial interdependence. 课程作业的校内会议次数因背书区域而异.

随着K-12教师返回学校接受在职培训，实习将于8月底开始. 候选人在整个学年实习，同时完成在线和校园课程. On-campus and online coursework integrates internship experiences to assist candidates in applying educational theory and research to planning, instruction, and assessment.

候选人在学校环境中与导师教师和大学实地主管配对. 在整个K-12学年期间，每周实习五天, 包括在职和年终活动. 候选人可能每个月有两个休息日来参加项目要求和健康目标.

候选人和导师遵循共同教学模式, 规划的责任, instruction, management, and assessment is shared. 候选人开始实习，重点观察和进步到独立教学. Across internship, 候选人完成旨在最大化现场经验的作业, 比如实习心得, lesson plans, and program assessments. Internship concludes with candidates returning control of classroom responsibilities to their mentor teachers.

完成MAT学位

考生通过完成五门额外的研究生课程获得MAT学位, totaling 15 credits. 这些课程按研究生的常规学费收费. MAT学位所要求的课程不需要认证. However, most candidates complete degree requirements immediately following certification to increase their base salary. Candidates may delay completion of degree requirements for five years following the quarter of admission, 只要保持积极的注册状态，每四个季度完成一节课. 获得高级学位的学生可以转学15个学分中的12个 从他们以前的机构. 所有学生都必须这样做 完成EDU 6085道德问题教育，获得MAT学位.

Course sequence

Candidates enrolled in the AMAT program follow a course sequence designed to exceed the demands of today's classrooms. 毕业生完成课程后具备有效教学所需的知识和技能, 通过实习经验的整合发展, 积极的同伴相互依赖, 并重点为中小学生在多个领域的教学背书. 

候选人在开始该计划时，根据认可，将获得特定的课程顺序. 下面显示了basic Certification的示例序列.

Courses for Certification

*表示硕士的组成课程. 许多学生选择在认证后的夏天完成这些课程.

Routes to Certification

申请AMAT项目的申请人符合这些条件之一, 虽然所有的路线都需要学士学位 并在地区或地方一级的高需求地区得到认可;

Route 2: 具有学士学位的地区职员.
现受雇于学区或私立学校的工作人员(如辅助教育工作者), instructional assistants, 或教育助理)至少有一年的学生互动和领导经验.

Route 3: 为拥有学士学位的“转行者”准备的
Individuals not currently employed by a school district or private school (such as those considering career change)

Route 4: 具有学士学位及有限资格证书之地区职员.
Teachers employed in a public school on a limited certificate such as a Conditional or Emergency Substitute Certificate.