加速教学文学硕士(AMAT)

该课程的完成符合教学硕士学位和华盛顿州的要求 实习教师资格证. 完成认证要求后, SPU教育学院认证办公室推荐教师执照的候选人 公共教育监督办公室. 在整个课程或实习后的夏季完成五个额外的研究生水平课程，满足MAT学位的要求.

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. Courses begin online, and also have campus meetings in late June and at the beginning of August. 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, and passing program assessments qualifies candidates for a Washington Residency Certificate. This certificate enables candidates to teach in public and private schools in Washington state. The master’s degree is earned by completing an additional 15 graduate-level credits or five classes.

在线教学加速硕士课程的候选人建议通过以下方式获得认证:

• 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 collaborative and collegial practices focused on improving instruction and learning

注意:该计划的认证部分和硕士部分的学费是不同的. 而认证课程则以较低的价格提供, 所有硕士课程的学生都按照正常的研究生学费费率学习硕士课程. 

Coursework and Internship

Coursework begins in the summer with online and on-campus classes in learning theory, general teaching methods, curriculum design, and literacy strategies. Coursework varies depending on endorsement area to provide discipline-specific emphasis. 候选人通常与获得相同初选支持的同龄人一起上课，以促进大学之间的相互依存. 课程作业的校内会议次数因背书区域而异.

Internship begins in late August as K–12 teachers return to school for in-service training. Candidates intern across the school year, while completing online and on-campus coursework. 校内和在线课程结合实习经验，帮助考生将教育理论和研究应用于规划, instruction, and assessment.

Candidates are paired with a mentor teacher and university field supervisor in a school setting. 在整个K-12学年期间，每周实习五天, 包括在职和年终活动. Candidates may have to two release days a month to attend program requirements and wellness goals.

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. Candidates begin internship with focused observations and progress to independent teaching. 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. 实习结束时，候选人将课堂责任的控制权交还给他们的导师老师.

完成MAT学位

Candidates earn the MAT degree by completing five additional graduate-level courses, 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, 大多数候选人在获得证书后立即完成学位要求，以增加他们的基本工资. 考生可以在入学后的五年内推迟完成学位要求, as long as active enrollment status is maintained by completing one class every four quarters. Students admitted to the AMAT program with an advanced degree may transfer 12 of the 15 credits 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

参加AMAT课程的考生遵循的课程顺序旨在超越当今课堂的需求. Graduates complete the program with knowledge and skills required for effective teaching, 通过实习经验的整合发展, 积极的同伴相互依赖, and focused pedagogy for teaching primary and secondary students in a variety of endorsement areas. 

Candidates receive a specific course sequence, depending on endorsement, as they begin the program. 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.
Currently employed school-district or private-school staff members (such as paraeducators, instructional assistants, or education aides) with a minimum of one year of student interaction and leadership.

Route 3: 为拥有学士学位的“转行者”准备的
目前未受雇于学区或私立学校的个人(例如考虑转行的人)

Route 4: 具有学士学位及有限资格证书之地区职员.
持有有限证书(如有条件或紧急替代证书)在公立学校工作的教师.