The MAT Program Courses

EDUC 510/511
Curriculum and Instruction
This is a two-semester long-course that in the first semester introduces the pre-service teacher to the art of curriculum design, including a range of authentic assessment protocols. The second semester focuses on the implementation of curriculum that is intellectually defensible both in content and in pedagogy.

EDUC 520/521
Elementary Curriculum Methods
The first semester emphasizes educating the pre-service teacher: (a) to teach elementary students via methodologies of instruction in literacy and language arts in the first semester, and social studies, mathematics and science in the second, and (b) to examine the importance of understanding children's thinking and reasoning processes as a means of planning effective instruction.

EDUC 540/541
Leadership and Reflective Teaching
Drawing on the literature in leadership studies, culturally and politically responsive pedagogies, feminist studies and institutional reform, the course provides pre-service teachers with an in-depth examination of the responsibilities and concrete actions of citizen-educators. The first semester is largely drawn from theory and examples of leadership and reflective teaching, while the second semester focuses on the practice of such teaching and its curricular ethical implications.
EDUC 550/551
The Learner and the Learning Environment
The first semester investigates the research data on human development, cognition, motivation and assessment. In the second semester, the teacher candidate uses this information to analyze classroom interaction and outcomes, and to problem solve and implement strategies to optimize the learning environment.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Candidates who successfully complete DePauw's MAT Program will be eligible for recommendation to the Indiana Department of Education-Office of Educator Licensing and Development (IDOE-OELD) for an Initial Practitioner's License. The following criteria must also be met:

  • Passing scores on appropriate Praxis II exams;
  • Current certification in Adult/Child CPR; and
  • Clean criminal history record.

Indiana is a member of the NASDTEC Interstate Contract, which affords teachers licensed by the IDOE-OELD opportunities for reciprocal licensure in 46 member states. Candidates wishing to apply for licensure in non-member states will do so as out-of-state candidates for initial licensure.