新墨西哥大学

Our M.A. in Secondary Education for Licensed Teachers will help you advance to Level II or the New Mexico Three-Tiered Teacher Licensure System. In our program you will take 15 hours of core courses in areas of research, diversity, curriculum development, advanced instructional strategies and a Masters Capstone seminar at the end of the program.

You will also be able to explore one area of study through 18 hours of an emphasis area that you will choose. You may take courses to add a new endorsement, strengthen your teaching knowledge and skills in your current teaching area, investigate areas of teacher leadership, study your own teaching or learn how to impact the lives of students beyond your classroom. All courses will help you improve in your ability to assess your practice for student learning and other skills that will help you be prepared to complete the Professional Development Dossier for licensure advancement.

Concentration

Elementary Education or Secondary Education with Mathematics, Science and Educational Technology (MSET) Concentration

MSET offers a concentration to those interested in teaching within the fields of mathematics, science and educational technology. Students will complete core content classes as determined by their advisor, as well as elective classes in MSET or the Departments of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Program Information

The Program of Studies for participants in the MSET concentration cohort includes course work in either mathematics, the sciences or educational technology and teacher education.

The courses within the Program of Studies contain experiences and knowledge bases which emphasize the following themes:

• Inquiry
• Research
• Analysis and Critique
• History and Philosophy
• Cultures and Diversity

These themes focus on the contexts of learning and the sociopolitical aspects of learning and teaching.

Student Outcomes

• Analyze and critique research, curriculum, assessment and pedagogical practices in mathematics, science and/or technology education.
• Acquire skills necessary to meet the needs of culturally, linguistically, and educationally diverse communities particular to the Southwest.
• Conduct research and engage in inquiry on teaching and learning in science, mathematics and/or educational technology.
• Apply philosophical, historical and current perspectives in the domains of science education, mathematics education, technology education, elementary education, secondary education and teacher education.