Upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students receive a Master of Arts in Teaching and a recommendation for an Alaska Type A Elementary Teaching Certificate, K-8. During this time the MAT student serves as an intern with a team of two teachers in an elementary school, one primary and one intermediate. In the Fall semester interns will be at their assigned school three days a week and take coursework on campus two days a week plus one evening. In the Spring semester interns will be at their assigned schools four days a week and take coursework on campus one day a week plus one evening. Students who are actively engaged when learning gain greater understanding.
Technology is an integral part of today's society.
Teachers need to know how to use current technologies to improve student learning and for their own continued professional growth. Learning and skills are best identified and measured in terms of competencies. Performance-based monitoring and assessment of students' knowledge and effectiveness lead to greater student progress. Academic and social autonomy, developed through student ownership, risk-taking, and problem solving, leads to students who value and take responsibility for their learning. Effective learning is best facilitated when teachers are aware of and respect diversities of gender, culture, language, learning styles, etc.