Preparing Entry-Level Mathematics Teachers

PROGRAM (TM2):(NYS program code: 25057A; HEGIS #: 0808.00; ISIS code: TM2)
M.S. in Inclusion Middle Childhood Education: Mathematics

Leads to the following NYS certification(s):

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

(42 credits of coursework + 9 credits of field experiences)

Program of study
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Sample program A -- beginning full-time, then part-time
Sample program B -- beginning part-time, then full-time
Sample program C -- part-time student

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Possible Extensions After Graduation

Sample program A -- student starting in Summer, full-time for a year, part-time the second year

Summer 1:

• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (2 credits)

Spring 1:

• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings A (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings B (4 credits)

Summer 2:

• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Portfolio

Fall 2:

• Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Spring 2:

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

Sample program B -- student starting in Summer, part-time the first year and full-time in Fall-Spring the second year

Summer 1:

• Disability and Schools (3 credits)
• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)

Fall 1:

• Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education OR: Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)
• Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Spring 1:

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

Summer 2:

• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Teaching, Curriculum and Change OR: Race, Class, Gender and Disability in American Education (3 credits)

Fall 2 (FULL-TIME):

• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (2 credits)

Spring 2 (FULL-TIME):

• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings A (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings B (4 credits)

Summer 3:

• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)
• Portfolio

Sample program C -- part-time student starting in Fall and taking mostly 2 courses per semester, plus last Spring semester full-time

Fall 1:

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

Spring 1:

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

Summer 2:

• Literacy Learning as Social Practice (3 credits)
• Teaching, Curriculum and Change (3 credits)

Fall 2:

• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Mathematics (3 credits)
• Field Experiences in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings (2 credits)

Spring 2:

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

Summer 3:

• Adolescent Development & Youth Culture (3 credits)
• Collaborative Teaching Partnerships in Inclusive Classrooms (3 credits)

Fall 3:

• Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning Literacy in Elementary School (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 1 (1 credits)

Spring 3 (FULL-TIME):

• Implementing Innovation in Mathematics Education (3 credits)
• Topics in Teaching and Schooling - PART 2 (2 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings A (3 credits)
• Student Teaching in Inclusive Middle Childhood Settings B (4 credits)

Possible extensions AFTER graduation to obtain initial teaching certification in additional areas: (NOTE: These extensions can all be completed as a part-time student while holding a full-time teaching job)

Adolescence Education, specialist in Mathematics (grades 7-12):

• Field Experiences in Secondary Schools (Fall)
• Integrating Mathematics with Technology (Summer/even)

Middle Childhood specialist in another subject matter (grades 5-9) (11 credits, if previous programs included a total of at least 30 credits in the subject matter of specialization):

• Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X (Fall)
• Field Experiences in Middle Childhood (Fall)
• Implementing Innovation in X Education (Spring)
• Theory and Practice in the Teaching and Learning of X in Elementary School (for specialists in social studies or science (Spring)) OR: Language and Literacy in Education (for specialists in English) (Fall) OR: Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (for specialists in foreign languages) (Summer) OR: Latin Skills (for specialists in Latin) (Fall)

Childhood (grades 1-6) (17 credits):

• Child Development and Learning in Context (5-12 years) (Summer)
• Children's Literature and Literacy Learning (Summer)
• Field Experiences in Elementary School (Fall)
• Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning the Arts in Elementary School (Summer+Fall)
• Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning Science in Elementary School (Spring)
• Theory & Practice in Teaching and Learning Social Studies in Elementary School (Spring)