Nov 23, 2024

2015-2016 Graduate Catalog

2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mathematics Education 7–12 Teacher Certification

About the Mathematics Education Program

This program enables teachers, administrators, and other formal and non-formal educators at all grade levels to enact meaningful mathematics teaching and learning in all possible learning environments. Interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches are used to support rich mathematical investigations and to implement challenging curricular structures that exceed state and local standards and objectives.

The program is suitable for elementary, middle and high school teachers and administrators who want to specialize in mathematics education, those who work in educational agencies and curriculum development, community college instructors, and others who are interested in the best mathematics education practices for all students.

Teacher Certification

Pennsylvania Instructional Teacher Certification (variable credit depending on previous academic credentials)

Mathematics Education 7–12

ED 503 General Foundations of Education in the U.S. (3 credits)
ED 512 Differentiating Instruction in the Inclusion Classroom (3 credits)
ED 523 The Teacher and the Classroom, Secondary (3 credits)
ED 526B Learning and Assessment in Secondary Mathematics (3 credits)
ED 565B Computers and Technology in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
ED 580 Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)
ED 606 Strategic Instruction for Emergent and Content Literacy, K-6 (3 credits)
ED 622 ESL: Teaching Multilingual and Multicultural Literacies (3 credits)
ED 471 Graduate Student Teaching, Secondary (6 credits) (credits not applicable to master’s degree or culminating activity)

Important Additional Certification Requirements

Completion of all subject/content area coursework required to meet the general and specific certification standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education for middle school education certification. This will be determined by the Program Coordinator during an initial advising meeting.
Satisfactory completion of student teaching (“B” or better) in the area of certification and the PDE 430 performance-based assessment rating form. (Note that all practicum prerequisites must be met and the adviser’s approval received before enrolling in the student teaching.)
Proficiency in the skills of teaching as demonstrated through three levels of program fieldwork prior to the student teaching experience.
Program GPA of 3.0 is required by Pennsylvania Department of Education and the University to apply for Instructional I certification.
Obtain qualifying scores on the PAPA Series qualifying tests and the appropriate PECT/PRAXIS required tests (Note: in order for students to receive an Instructional I certificate from the PA Dept. of Education they will need to obtain qualifying scores on all required PECT/PRAXIS tests. Students may retake tests if their scores do not meet the state required cutoff scores.
Updated clearance documentation: PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse background check and FBI background check.
Completion of Pennsylvania Instructional I application required by the University and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Information on the Instructional I application process can be found on the graduate forms page at www.arcadia.edu/gsforms