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

The Master of Arts in Teaching with Education Specialist Mild to Moderate Teaching Credential with Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program blends a teacher preparation program (with both the Mild to Moderate Support Needs Special Education Teaching Credential and the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential) with a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). The Master of Arts Teaching program's focus is 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. They 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.

The collaborative relationship with school districts provides the California State University's program the opportunity to place candidates completing their fieldwork in different classroom settings, with various grade/age levels, allowing them multiple opportunities to work with all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students with a wide range of abilities and challenges.

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. They 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. The materials and associated activities presented in the MAT coursework are highly integrated to support them with successful completion of the Master of Arts in Teaching degree at the end of the program.