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Shippensburg University Offers New MAT in Science Education
Shippensburg University has added a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Science Education degree to meet a growing need for more highly qualified high school and middle school science teachers.
The program will lead to both a master’s degree and teacher certification (pending approval) by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). It is designed for professionals and recent college graduates who already hold a degree in a scientific discipline and who wish to teach science in either a middle school or high school.
The 30-credit MAT can be completed in 18 months. Cohorts of 10-15 students will complete a sequence of six modules using a combination of monthly face-to-face meetings on Saturdays at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, online interactions, and videoconferencing. Each module will be three credit hours. At the beginning of the program, students will be assigned an experienced science teacher in a local school as a mentor and approximately 25 hours of observation and co-teaching per module will be required.
During the 12-week student teaching practicum (12 credits.), students will implement principles from the modules and assume responsibilities for planning, instruction, and assessment. Two capstone projects, a professional portfolio and the results of a research project, will be presented at the end of the program.
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The curriculum is designed to meet PDE’s post-baccalaureate guidelines as well as accreditation standards for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the National Science Teachers Association.
Dr. Christine A. Royce, associate professor and chair of teacher education and Dr. Joseph W. Shane, associate professor and chair of chemistry proposed the program. Both have extensive experience and expertise in science education.
According to Shane, “The program will provide a rigorous and efficient pathway for individuals who already hold a degree in a scientific discipline to obtain licensure via the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The program is designed so that students can maintain their employment until the capstone, 12-week student teaching practicum. The program will also prepare students to serve as school leaders in addition to being exemplary science teachers.”
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Royce said the experiences and course work have been designed to allow students “to draw on their own content expertise while at the same time build a solid foundation in instructional strategies and theory. Successful science educators need to be able to connect the theoretical aspects of research and content with the pedagogical aspects of quality teaching.”
The program had earlier received a $150,000 grant from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to develop the program in response to current and predicted shortages of highly qualified science teachers in the Commonwealth and region. National data predict a shortage of nearly 200,000 science and math teachers in next decade nationwide.
For more information visit www.ship.edu/graduate.
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