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Program Change: P00088

Program Title: Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program
Graduate
Describe the proposed degree program change(s) in terms of how the changes differ from the program as currently approved and published in the latest WOU catalog (specify the latest catalog date).
Changes from the program described in the latest catalogue (2009-2010) include: 1 - Total program credits are reduced from 57 to 53 2 - Per quarter credit totals are below Graduate Studies limits 3 - Summer and Winter starts are replaced by Summer and Spring starts 4 - Spring start students may be able to add ESOL endorsement with extra Summer Quarter time 5 - ED Tech ¿ CSE 610 replaced by 2 (or 3) credits worth of 1 credit targeted ED Tech courses, or one 3-credit ED Tech course 6 - ED 697 ¿ full-time student teaching ¿ reduced from 10 credits to 9 credits 7 - ED 616 ¿ Half-time student teaching ¿ reduced from 5 credits to 3 credits 8 - ED 625 (Classroom Management), ED 627 (Assessment), and ED 639 (Curriculum and Planning) are replaced by Curriculum, Assessment, and Management I and II (ED 622 and ED 623) 9 - ED 651 (Critical Literacy) is changed to ED 651 (Content-Area Literacy) (this change has already been completed) 10 - ED 609 (Aug./Sept. Experience) is eliminated, with the student teaching experience folded into the regular ED 609 (Practicum) course 11 - ED 624 (Special Populations) is increased from a 2 to a 3 credit course and is now a Term II course 12 - ED 669 (Pedagogical Content Knowledge) is replaced by ED 434/534 Content Pedagogy I, the first in a two-part Content Pedagogy series 13 - ED 436/536 (Content Pedagogy II) is added to the program as the second in a two-part Content Pedagogy series 14 - ED 677 (Integrating and Differentiating Instruction) is dropped from the program, with credits and content directed to ED 624, ED 434/534, and ED 436/536 15 ¿ Professional Seminar: 4 Terms of Professional Seminar courses (1, 2, 3, and 3 credits, ED 656-659) instead of one term of a 2 Term Applied Research Seminar (ED 695)

Describe the reasons for making this change:
Program revisions were first undertaken at the insistence of the WOU Graduate Studies Office in order to bring the MAT program into compliance with WOU per-term credit limits. The Teacher Education Division used this opportunity to undertake beneficial and needed revisions in a number of areas. Detailed reasons for each of the changes listed above are described in detail in the document attached to this form.

For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
The effectiveness of our program changes will be evaluated in a number of ways. Exit survey data from candidates will continue to be collected, along with feedback from WOU faculty and classroom mentor teachers, to assess how program changes have impacted identified areas for improvement. Alumni and employer survey data can be collected to assess program effectiveness in promoting candidates¿ achievement of proficiencies. Analysis of data from field assignments, collected in our EDSMART database, will allow us to examine student performance on formative assessments and relative to program proficiencies. Assessment of new professional projects and embedded assignments will also provide additional information on candidates¿ performance. Enrollment numbers will be reviewed, and information collected from candidates indicating why they chose WOU¿s MAT program, to assess the effects these changes have had on the front end of the program.

Approval Queue

Step	Approver	Decision	Timestamp
1 - Department	-----------------	Approved	November 09 2009
2 - Division	Mark Girod	Approved	November 12 2009
3 - Division Curriculum	Mary Reynolds	Approved	November 13 2009
4 - Library Dean	-----------------	Approved	October 01 2009
5 - Graduate Committee	Mary Bucy	Approved	November 17 2009
6 - Faculty Senate	Katherine Schmidt	Approved	January 13 2010
7 - Dean	Hilda Rosselli	Approved	January 26 2010
8 - Provost	Kent Neely	Approved	February 19 2010
9 - President	Dianna Nickelson	Approved	February 24 2010

Attached Files:

Graduate Committee - MAT Program Revisions - Program Comparison Chart - 11-9-09 draft.doc

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