Master of Arts in Teaching

Handbook

 

WCU Graduate School

  • Program Information
  • Requirements
  • Regulations
 Evaluation of Your Teaching

 

NOTICES FOR MAT STUDENTS

  Updated 11-20-06


Admission to the MAT program requires a personal interview with Dr. Herzog, program coordinator. See admission requirements below.

As you progress through your program, it is important to plan well.  All information is available on this website as well as in the University documents such as the Graduate School website and the Graduate catalog.  Students are responsible for following University policies and deadlines. 


MAT internships require a full-time semester-long commitment. You should plan to do your internship during your final semester, and that takes prior planning.  The internship application and autobiography are due early the semester before the internship.  At the same time you apply for your internship, you should also apply for graduation.  If you miss application deadlines, you may have to stay in graduate school longer than you had hoped. You have to be enrolled in at least one credit hour during the semester you graduate, including summer.

Contact Dr. Herzog for questions, information, etc.

 

(FYI. Forms are saved in htm and pdf formats to enable you to copy, print, and/or save. )

 

Program Planning

Student Checksheet. The Student Checksheet is a list of required courses and other program requirements.  It is useful for program planning and setting your timeline.  It is updated periodically, so it is best to check it every so often.


Internship Information & Documents

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The MAT requires a full-time, semester-long internship in the grade level and subject of the concentration.  The internship application and autobiography are due early the semester prior to the internship. All students are advised to get some experience in public schools prior to the internship.  This can be done as a volunteer or through an independent practicum.

 

 
  • Videotape Permission Form

This contains an explanation of the responsibilities of MAT interns and information for supervisors and cooperating teachers. 


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Unit & Lesson Plans - Interns must have approved lesson plans for every class they teach during their internship.  Here are some samples of Unit and Lesson Plans.

 

  • Sample Lesson Plans from Educator's Reference Desk - Also, see home page.  Scroll down to Curriculum Links and see links to professional organizations.  The Smithsonian Institution has lesson plans for various subjects and grades.  You might find lesson plans on the following topics at the website linked to the ERD
  • Lesson Plans from Edsitement & the National Endowment for the Humanities

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Evaluation of Your Teaching

  • Beginning Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument (Exit Criteria)
  • Performance Evaluation by NC LEA (NCDPI Form S)
  • Advanced Competencies

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Graduation & Licensure Requirements
  • Teacher Work Sample Unit - A Program Requirement
  • MAT Portfolio Guidelines - A Graduation Requirement

You should complete your Application for Graduation early.  Once you send it to your first advisor, it has to go to your second advisor and department head for signatures.  Make sure you indicate the semester of your planned graduation.  Send it, along with a completed Student Checksheet, and your most recent transcript from the WCU website to:

Other Information

PRAXIS II

 

Mary Jean Ronan Herzog, Professor

Killian 108B

Educational Leadership & Foundations

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC  28723

828.227.3327/fax 828.227.7607

mherzog@email.wcu.edu

Homepage:  http://paws.wcu.edu/mherzog

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