Math, Science, and Technology - Elementary Education M.A.

Interested in mathematics, science or technology in the elementary grades? The MA/MST program has a great deal to offer. We are seeking applicants, who are already initially certified to teach, to join us in improving children's learning in math, science and technology in grades PK-6. Our program is 12 years old with over 250 graduates who have gone on to be wonderful teachers and resources in math and science for their schools and school districts.

You will expand your content and pedagogical abilities with a culminating action research project focusing on the children's learning where you apply the knowledge and skills you have gained in the MA/MST program. In the program, the T means education and information technology as well as design technology. For instance, children design model buildings using ratio and proportion as well as geometric reasoning. There is an emphasis on multiple forms of assessment and strategies for successfully employing these in times of high stakes testing. One of the strengths of the program is that you will learn strategies for interconnecting math and science using technology and design. Our research has shown that these strategies improve all students's learning.

The culmination of the students' work is the Master Thesis. This is an original piece of research conducted in the teacher's own classroom. The thesis involves the creation and implementation of an integrated mathematics, science and technology unit and the design and completion of a research study of the unit's associated learning outcomes. Students present a summary of their research in a Poster Session at the end of the program. | See Photos |