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MAT Middle Grades Education

Requirements

36 semester hours of graduate and licensure coursework

18-24 semester hours in a subject area for licensure which meets the specified ISBE Standards in one of the Content Pathways: Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Science.

Core Coursework

EDUC 5000Introduction to Teaching: Professional Responsibilities

2
EDUC 5010Educational Psychology

2
EDUC 5011Adolescent Development in Middle Grades And Senior High

2
EDUC 5120Multicultural Education

2
EDUC 5220Instruction and Assessment

2
EDUC 5310Curriculum: Planning and Preparation

2
EDUC 5315Literacy Methods in Middle Grades And Senior High

2
EDUC 5430Survey of Teaching Exceptional Learners

3
EDUC 5510Clinical I: Teacher Aiding

1
EDUC 5520Clinical II: Mini-Teaching and Seminar

2
EDUC 5830Clinical III: Student Teaching

8
EDUC 5900Capstone Seminar for Student Teachers

4

Literacy Content Pathway

EDUC 5356Methods of Teaching Grammar and Writing Pedagogy in Middle Grades and Senior High

2
EDUC 5357Adolescent Literature

2
EDUC 5380Mathematics Methods for the Middle Grades I

2
EDUC 5381Mathematics Methods for the Middle Grades II

2

Science Content Pathway

EDUC 5230Science Content and Methods for The Middle Grades I

2
EDUC 5231Science Content and Methods for The Middle Grades II

2

Social Science Content Pathway

EDUC 5240Social Science Content and Methods For the Middle Grades I

2
EDUC 5241Social Science Content and Methods For the Middle Grades II

2