Required Coursework for Licensure (28 credits)
Note: Students will be recommended for licensure when all requirements for licensure have been fulfilled. Upon successful completion of the coursework and student teaching, candidates must take and pass the Praxis II content and pedagogy examinations before applying and obtaining a Minnesota Teaching License.
Additional Coursework Required for Master of Arts in Teaching (6 credits)
Note: All candidates are required to complete their capstone project (Thesis, Alternate Plan Paper, or Creative Project prior to awarding the master's degree.
For additional information about the Graduate Teacher Licensure Program contact Dr. Daria Dona (507-389-2915 or 389-1965), e-mail: daria.dona@mnsu.edu
KSP 600 (2) Media Utilization for Secondary Education
Instructional media used in the secondary classroom is demonstrated and used by the students. Resource selection and evaluation is stressed. Electronic media, computer aided instruction, telecommunications, and standard classroom media applications are stressed. Ethical issues of copyright discussed.
KSP 602 (1) Field Experiences
Candidates are required to take this course twice throughout their teacher licensure program. The field experiences will provide opportunities for candidates to put theory into practice in a K-12 or 5-12 environment. During field experiences candidates will become familiar with specific school-related issues, strategies to assist student in learning and apply strategies to help students study and learn within the classroom environment. Prior to this experience candidates will need to complete a background check.
KSP 603 (3) Foundations of Education
In this course, candidates study the psychological, social, historical, and application of developing positive relationships in diverse learning communities within social, historical and philosophical perspectives. The course is based on the premise that building a learning community and developing positive relationships with colleagues and learners is basic to teaching and learning.
KSP 604 (3) Teaching and Learning in the Inclusive Classroom
Theories of human development with a concentrated study of cognitive development, applied to learning in the multicultural and inclusive classroom.
KSP 605 (3) Human Developing and Learning
This course is intended to prepare future educators and enhance the knowledge of present educators and counselors. The focus of this course is to provide foundational knowledge on physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development enhancing learning development of youth in grades 5-12.
KSP 606 (1) Reading in the Middle/Secondary School
Reading as it applies to Middle and Secondary schools will be the focus of this course. The course will focus on the current issues and trends in methodologies, linguistics, grammar, composition and applications of reading throughout the course.
KSP 607 (3) Philosophy and Practices in the Middle School
This course is designed to provide inexperienced and experienced educators with greater insight into the unique position of the middle school in the U.S. system of public education. Throughout the course students will explore topics of concern regarding middle school education.
KSP 608 (3) Planning, Instruction, and Evaluation in the Secondary School
This course is designed to guide K-12 and 5-12 student through the design and implementation of a standards-based curriculum form the analysis of standards, designing performance packages base upon the standard, designing a course, and pedagogical methods.
KSP 609 (3) Research Methods
The research process is one that is complicated, and nonlinear, and very often difficult for students to understand and see its strengths and weaknesses. This course will introduce students to research methodologies as applied to research and evaluation. The course will focus on developing skills and applying different methodologies in a research plan.
KSP 610 (3) Scholarly Writing
After candidates complete their research course this course is designed to provide a learning experience in utilizing techniques and procedures in scholarly writing in completing their capstone project.
KSP 611 (3) Action Research to Improve Student Learning (3)
Teachers use observations and informal data to learn more about their own classrooms. This course is designed to provide learning experiences in using research techniques and procedures in actual field research.
KSP 660 (1-6) Practicum in the Middle School
Special teaching projects of an experimental or creative nature in the students' field of preparation.
KSP 662 (1-6) Practicum in the Secondary School
Special teaching projects of an experimental or creative nature in the students' field of preparation.
