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MASTERS  IN  EDUCATION TEACHER CREDENTIAL PROGRAM

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH  2009

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THE MASTERS OF ARTS IN EDUCATION, TEACHING CREDENTIAL

The master of arts in education teacher credential program prepares teachers for California's culturally and linguistically diverse children and youth. The M.A. in Education degree/CA Credential Program is earned by completion of a five-quarter program comprising two summers and one academic year. Graduates of the program are prepared to teach K-12 English language learners. The program also offers the Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (BCLAD) emphasis teaching credential. The BCLAD emphasis authorizes primary language instruction and dual language immersion education. The UCSC Education Department's BCLAD language of emphasis is Spanish.

The program seeks to prepare informed, articulate, analytical leaders of educational reform within schools and the community. In addition, students are expected to integrate theory and practice in courses, classroom placements, and research projects. Master's candidates are admitted to begin the program in the summer quarter only, and no candidate is admitted on a part-time basis.

The preliminary multiple subjects teaching credential for elementary school teachers (used in self-contained elementary classrooms-typically grades K-6-where all subjects are taught by the same teacher), and the preliminary single subject teaching credential for secondary teachers (used in a departmentalized setting where the teacher is generally responsible for one subject, typically grades 7-12), are available. The single subject program offers the following subject areas: mathematics, English, social sciences, and science. Programs of study are subject to change.

The overarching goal of the UCSC Master’s/Credential Program is to develop teachers who are change agents and social justice advocates dedicated to fostering equitable and effective schooling and life opportunities for all students. 

In assuming an active role in the reconstruction of the education system and society, we are committed to:

• addressing injustices in undesirable patterns of student achievement.
• recognizing, understanding, and transforming individual and institutionalized racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, and linguicism.

We are committed to preparing future teachers to enact pedagogies that

• conceive of students’ varying  accomplishments, abilities, interests, practices and perspectives as resources for learning and teaching.

• include innovative approaches to instructional practices, lesson design, and performance assessment aimed at deepening students’ opportunities to learn.
• engage their K-12 students with challenging content knowledge in a wide range of disciplines and
• engage their K-12 students in the critical analysis of social justice issues aimed at building a just and democratic society.

Admission & State Requirements