If you simply want to teach children math, science, social studies and important dates in history, Quinnipiac is not for you.
We are the right program for you if you believe, as we do, that the best educators are more than teachers of reading, writing and arithmetic. Teachers who are lifelong learners constantly seek new, better methods to engage young minds. Teachers who are leaders encourage their schools to embrace best practices and conquer the challenges of teaching.
Our curriculum prepares students to be exceptional teachers, learners and leaders. That’s our goal. This is how we achieve it:
- Our classes average 15 students. You won’t struggle for attention to ask a question or wait in long lines for one-on-one time with a professor to seek career advice or get academic help. Our professors love interacting with students, and they’ll love meeting with you.
- You’ll learn from an expert faculty. All our full-time professors hold doctorate degrees and have years of experience teaching K-12 grades and college courses. Our professors have started schools from the ground up and received national awards.
- Our students are closely mentored. From day one, a master of arts in teaching faculty adviser will guide you and answer your questions. Our clinical coordinators place you in local schools for your field study, your full-time internship and your student teaching. Your support network will also include a teacher at your school site to mentor you.
- When you graduate from Quinnipiac, you graduate with experience. Our progressive fieldwork program involves four field-study courses to observe teachers in classrooms in a school; a full-time internship involving light teaching responsibilities; and 10 weeks of student teaching during which you'll take full responsibility of your own classroom, apply theories you’ve learned and test strategies you’ve developed.
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The master of arts in teaching programs are nationally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation for teacher education, and by the Connecticut State Department of Education.
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