Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning
Effective teaching is profoundly complex, rigorous, and highly skilled work. Effective teachers are reflective decision makers who draw upon several domains of knowledge simultaneously as they work to promote student learning. Effective teachers know their students and understand the variety of ways in which those students learn. They know their academic subject matter and possess a repertoire of instructional strategies for helping students engage with that subject matter and make it their own. They know how to assess what their students have learned and plan what students should learn next. They function competently and responsibly in all of their professional relationships, which includes working with parents or caregivers, colleagues, supervisors, and the wider community to promote student learning.
The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning is a degree program for licensed, credentialed K-12 teachers and early childhood professionals, including day care personnel. The program’s three emphasis areas—Literacy and Language, Teaching with Technology, and Teaching Students with Special Needs—aim to enhance teachers’ existing classroom skills and promote career enrichment.
