Preparing Mathematics Teachers (Current)

PROGRAM (PM3):(NYS program code: 25057B; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: PM3)
M.S. in Inclusion Middle Childhood Education: Mathematics
(for current middle childhood mathematics teachers)
(for teachers with initial certification as Specialist in Mathematics at the same grade level)

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

• Middle Childhood Education (Grades 5-9) as specialist in mathematics (Professional)
• Teaching Students with Disabilities in Middle Childhood (Grades 5-9) as specialist in mathematics (Initial + Professional)

(30 credits of coursework + 0-5 credits of field experiences)

Program of study
View Sample Programs (paths to degree depending on start date and full-time or part-time status)
Sample A -- full-time student
Sample B -- part-time student (begin Summer)
Sample C -- part-time student (begin Fall)

Sample program A -- full-time student starting in Summer (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Summer 1:

• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Elective (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (for MC teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 1:

• Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (A) (for MC teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
• Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program B -- part-time student starting in Summer and taking 2 courses per semester (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Summer 1:

• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)

Spring 1:

• Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
• Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Summer 2:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

Fall 2:

• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (for MC teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (A) (for MC teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
• Master's Essay (0 credits)

Sample program C -- part-time student starting in Fall and taking 2 courses per semester (Eliminate or substitute with an elective any course you already took in a previous program)

Fall 1:

• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Teaching & Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Spring 1:

• Assessment in Instructional Contexts (3 credits)
• Instructional Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Summer 2:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Fall 2:

• Masters' Research Methods (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (for MC teachers, if needed) (2 credits)

Spring 2:

• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (A) (for MC teachers, if needed) (3 credits)
• Master's Essay (0 credits)

Summer 3:

• Elective (3 credits)