Agricultural Education

Course List: 

• Transitional B certification  Clinically-Rich Residency  

   

   

• Both tracks offer an assortment of enrollment sequences. The enrollment sequence will depend on the required clinical coursework that aligns with a student's chosen track. Regardless of the track chosen, all sequence types contain the same first-year coursework.  TRANSITIONAL B CERTIFICATION ENROLLMENT SEQUENCE  In the first year, students enroll on a part-time basis, completing 15 credits of graduate coursework and 50 hours of field experience (15 of which must be in Special Education). Upon successful completion of the first year of courses, meeting New York State Education Department requirements and obtaining a qualifying teaching position, students may apply for a Transitional B Teaching Certificate. While employed as a teacher of record, degree candidates complete 15 credits in year two of the program and 12 credits in year three. Students are responsible for obtaining their Transitional B teaching position and are not placed into clinical settings by the program. During this period, a mentor teacher in the school setting, program faculty and program field supervisors provide instructional support. Successful completion of years two and three of the program, including the capstone, result in the award of the M.A.T. degree. Program completers are eligible for New York State Initial teaching certification (and Professional certification with three years of teaching experience). 

• INTENSIFIED MENTORED TEACHING TRACK FOR TRANSITIONAL B CERTIFICATION ENROLLMENT SEQUENCE  The one-year Intensified Mentored Teaching track allows students to complete a year of Mentored Teaching as the teacher of record while on Transitional B certification. In order to pursue this pathway, the student must secure a full time (1.0 FTE) teaching position in their content area for the entire school year (September-June). The intensified track features a 6-credit course, Intensified Mentored Teaching 1 (IMT1), during the first semester of classroom teaching. This 6-credit course will include eight observations by faculty members and additional mentoring and support through both online and face-to-face components of the course. Intensified Mentored Teaching 2 (IMT2) is a 3-credit course, taken during the second semester of classroom teaching, and includes seven observations by faculty mentors. The pedagogical impact of an intensified year of mentored teaching strongly supports students’ initial teaching experiences, enabling the faculty to offer increased support to students during this critical first year as a teacher of record. Program completers are eligible for New York State Initial teaching certification (and Professional certification with three years of teaching experience). 

• RESIDENCY TRACK CLINICALLY-RICH RESIDENCY ENROLLMENT SEQUENCE  The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Clinically-Rich Residency Program uses a blended model of delivery, with online, face-to-face and clinically-based instructional modes. After completing the first year of the program, students begin a year-long placement in a 7-12 classroom with a critic teacher certified in the resident’s content area. Residents will assume more responsibility incrementally for the classroom, culminating in the complete assumption of the critic teacher’s classes for eight weeks during the spring term.   During the year-long residency, students will complete additional coursework that links theory to classroom practice. Residents receive intensive mentoring by faculty members and field supervisors. The program concludes with the capstone project within the program. Program completers are eligible for New York State Initial teaching certification (and Professional certification with three years of teaching experience.)  Please see the course catalog for a complete list of courses.