Marygrove College

Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, K-12 focus

The Master in the Art of Teaching with a Focus on Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment is a degree that provides classroom teachers access to research-based strategies and information to enable them to become teacher leaders. Additionally, the program as a whole incorporates the 5 Core Principles of Teaching as described by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). It is an expectation that upon completion of this degree, teachers actively apply these principles:

Teachers are committed to students and learning.
Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Teachers are members of learning communities.

Elementary Reading & Literacy K-6 focus

The Master in the Art of Teaching (MAT) with a Focus on Reading & Literacy is a program of study that accomplishes two goals. First, it concentrates on developing instructional leaders. Second, it concentrates on the content knowledge elementary teachers need in order to be effective teachers of reading and literacy.

The program incorporates the Five Core Propositions (principles of teaching) as described by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). It is an expectation that upon completion of this degree, teachers actively apply these principles:

Teachers are committed to students and learning.
Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Teachers are members of learning communities.
The program also incorporates the International Reading Association (IRA) Standards for Reading Professionals. These standards emphasize content knowledge and professional practice that is evidence of this knowledge.

Mathematics grades 6-8 focus
This program concentrates on developing instructional leaders, and the content knowledge middle-level teachers need to know in order to be effective teachers of mathematics. The degree incorporates the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics as outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

Mathematics grades K-5 focus
This program focuses on developing instructional leaders, and the content knowledge elementary teachers need to know in order to be effective teachers of mathematics. The degree incorporates the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics as outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).