SEC-MAT-Handbook 2025-2026

General Program Information

Program-Level Outcomes Associated with a MAT in Secondary Education At the completion of this MAT Program , candidates will be able to: Teaching, Students, and Environment • Create learning opportunities and classroom environments that support the intellectual, social, moral, ethical, physical and emotional development of all students. • Create instructional opportunities to meet learning needs of diverse learners and foster effective interaction with colleagues, students, and families. • Demonstrate skills necessary to apply teaching strategies that support the intellectual, social, and personal development of students living in the 21st Century. Teaching, Curriculum, and Instruction • Create developmentally appropriate instructional strategies that encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills. • Enact teaching practices, which are differentiated based upon the specific needs of students. • Use appropriate technologies and teaching methodologies in classroom instruction. • Plan and teach lesson content and analyze learning in ways that show understanding of curriculum development and lesson assessment. Teaching and the Profession • Demonstrate professional conduct and comport themselves as reflective practitioners and positive role models for all students • Understand legal and ethical expectations of school professionals • Work collaboratively with school colleagues, parents/families and the community to support students and their learning

Admission Requirements Criteria for admission to the MAT in Secondary Education include:

1. Baccalaureate degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution

10 / Secondary Education MAT Handbook

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