Master of Arts - Teaching - Education Specialist - Mild to Moderate Teaching Credential

The Master of Arts in Teaching with Education Specialist Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential blends a teaching credential program with a Master of Arts in Teaching. The Master of Arts Teaching program focus is based on teacher candidates becoming leaders for systems change, committed to inclusive practices, social justice, advocacy, collaboration, and evidence-based practices with a focus on reflection during the teaching and research process.

The MMSN Teaching Credential provides candidates with focused, rigorous coursework and structured, supervised field experiences throughout the program. Candidates acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will equip them to work within the continuum of service delivery models, including resource specialist setting, special day classrooms, inclusive general education classrooms, charter schools, and non-public school sites.

Throughout the Master of Arts Teaching program, candidates will learn how to critically examine evidence-based practices, policy issues, and current research on teaching and learning in the field of special education. Candidates will be expected to apply analytical skills to develop and implement standards-based curriculum in diverse settings using best instructional and inclusive practices that positively impact the learning of all students, including English Learners and children and youth with disabilities. Candidates also will conduct original teacher action research using practice-based methods in diverse educational settings.