Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT): Middle Level Education

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Program Overview.

Looking to be a leader in the development of engaging curriculum and meaningful, 21st century learning environments for middle school learners? A MAT in middle level education may be of interest to you.

About MAT: Middle Level Education at Morningside

Gain a breadth of knowledge, learning how to more effectively work with middle level students.
Expand your opportunities for advancing your work in middle school education while enhancing your skills in areas such as literacy; growth and development; curriculum and methods; a variety of middle school subject areas; and more.
Enjoy the flexible advantages of earning a degree 100% online, allowing you to work and maintain your personal and professional aspirations.
Take advantage of opportunities to gain practical experience that can be immediately applied in the classroom.

Make It Your Own

Engaging online coursework prepares you to earn a MAT: Middle Level Education degree and expand your career opportunities. Adding an endorsement to an Iowa teaching license is another great way to further your professional career as an educator.

Credit Requirements

Work is completed in two parts. Candidates must complete 17 credits of professional foundations core and at least 15 credits in the field of middle level education which may include Morningside’s eight credits of middle school foundations and coursework in content areas that are taught in the middle school.

COURSES

Transfer and Partner Credits

Candidates may transfer up to three credits from another institution or up to three credits from an educational partner as long as the content of the credit aligns with the focus area.

Morningside's graduate education tuition is one of the lowest in the COUNTRY.

100%

of coursework
completed online

Morningside Brings the Value

Fit for your budget, your time, and your life, the Morningside graduate program in education brings the value. Conveniently online, you can advance your career in education in a flexible way that doesn't place a hold on your personal life, professional aspirations, or budget.

Advance your career with a MAT in Middle Level Education

Courses based on the Standards for the Middle Level Endorsement per the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (2017) and the Middle School Belief Statement(s) per the Association of Middle Level Educators (AMLE).
Learn about the physical, cognitive, and social-emotional characteristics of young adolescents that define middle level students and the strategies that are most effective with them.
Through action research, deeply explore a related topic and apply the findings immediately to your own classroom.
May advance you on your district's salary schedule.

Meet A Mustang

Beth Oolman, Middle Level Education Adjunct Instructor

Beth has instructed Middle Level Education at Morningside since 2001, bringing with her 31+ years of middle level education experience teaching eighth grade language arts.
Beth has an M.S. in education.

Why Morningside

“Being a middle school teacher is more than knowing your subject area. Meeting the needs of middle school students means you know how to help them grow emotionally, socially, physically, and academically. Earning a MAT: Middle Level Education degree will provide you with the tools you need to understand, work with, serve, and mentor middle level-aged students, all while continuing your career as an educator. You will put into practical use what you are learning from the start of your program until the end and know how to effectively and successfully work with middle school-aged students!"

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