Degree
Focus
The Master of Arts in Teaching and
Learning with Technology allows you to acquire the knowledge, skills, and
behaviors necessary to incorporate technology, tools, and instructional systems
in a variety of learning environments including online learning. Discover how
the latest technology tools can impact the learning experience, from K-12
students up through corporate trainees. Embark on a variety of courses that
will provide you with the skills to apply the latest technology to teaching and
online learning, as well as to serve as a resource for your fellow teachers and
colleagues.
Career
Opportunities
With your Master of Arts in Teaching
and Learning with Technology degree, you will be qualified to pursue a career
in any of the following arenas:
- Public Schools
- Private Schools
- Charter Schools
- Corporate Training
- Consulting
- Online Instructor
The 30-credit hour MATL curriculum
starts with an exploration of active learning and classroom management
strategies for today's interactive classroom:
- Strategies for teaching, assessing, and integrating your area of specialization across the curriculum
- An action research project focused on your classroom challenges
- Development of a professional portfolio that demonstrates your growth as a teacher
The curriculum is delivered in less
than a year, over 5 eight-week blocks in a sequential format that helps you
build upon a framework from one block to the next.
K-12 Technology Integration
Specialization
Block 1: Classroom & Instructional Management
Block 2: Action Research in Practice - Technology
Block 3: Computer Applications and Technology Across the Curriculum
Block 4: Orchestrating Your Classroom with Technology
Block 5: Instruction & Assessment for Diverse Classrooms
A Teacher-Friendly Master's
NSU's online Master's in Teaching is designed to help practicing teachers balance work, family and a master's education.
- Entirely online to fit your schedule - no face-to-face meetings required
- No exams - assignments are application-oriented and focused on your classroom
- Five starts each year - January, March, May, August and October - with time off during the year (different depending on the term you start) to enjoy vacations and personal time.
The degree program is designed to
help candidates become proficient in program competencies that are based upon
national and professional standards for practicing teachers. Additionally, the
program is built upon the Reflective Decision-Maker Model to strengthen
thoughtful self-analysis of teaching practice.
The program's nine emphasis
areas-Teaching Literacy and Language: Grades K-6, Teaching Literacy and
Language: Grades 6-12, Teaching With Technology, Teaching Students With Special
Needs, Teaching Mathematics: Grades K-5, Teaching Mathematics: Grades 6-8,
Teaching Mathematics: Grades 9-12, Teaching Science: Grades K-6, and Teaching
Science: Grades 6-12 - aim to enhance teachers' existing classroom skills and
promote career enrichment.
Teaching With Technology Emphasis:
Learn how technology can be integrated into your classroom and how the Internet
can support teaching and learning. You'll also learn how special education can
benefit from high-tech teaching methods. Many schools have chairpersons who
head up technology departments and offer enrichment programs.
Online Educational Technology degree
candidates acquire the knowledge, skills and dispositions to support student
learning through the use of technology and to provide professional development
and technical assistance to teachers and other school personnel. Courses apply
directly to the educational technology challenges faced by schools and
educational technology specialists to maximize effectiveness and improve
student performance.