West Plains, MO. – The Missouri State University Outreach office is offering two new education degrees on the Missouri State University-West Plains Campus. The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL) and the Specialist in Education, Teacher Leadership (SETL) will be offered in a joint cohort format beginning this fall for our local teachers.
The MATL class was designed to help teachers and educators already in the classroom develop new learning techniques and ideas to help their students understand the work. The MATL is a 33-credit-hour class. The SETL class was designed to help teachers and educators gain the skills and abilities to step into leadership roles, like division chair or mentor. The course is a 36-credit hour class.
The majority of educators who enroll in the MATL and SETL degree programs have been teachers for a while already, and SETL students will already have a master’s degree in an education-related field. Teachers interested in partaking in the MATL course should already have a bachelor’s degree and certification to teach preschool-12th grade before applying to this program. The program will consist of 18 credit hours of professional learning community courses and 12 credit hours in an emphasis area. A teacher applying for SETL needs a master’s degree and certification or the potential for certification to teach preschool through 12th grade before applying to the program. The program will consist of 18 hours of professional learning community courses, three hours of an administrative area leadership course, and 12 hours in an “emphasis area” or a slate of electives designed to meet the student’s content area interests.
For more information about the MATL and SETL programs and how to apply, contact Deanna Smith, MSU Outreach regional outreach administrator for the southeast region, at 417-255-7777 or DeannaSmith@MissouriState.edu. For more information about financial assistance, contact Tate at KristaTate@MissouriState.edu.
